Tom Vernon, the founder of the Right to Dream Academy, has revealed that the best player he ever witnessed at the Akosombo-based academy was Kelvin Ofori.

The talented winger transitioned from the Academy to Germany, where he signed with Fortuna Düsseldorf. He later played for Paderborn and is currently with Spartak Trnava in Slovakia.

According to Vernon, the 22-year-old had the potential to reach the level of Lionel Messi due to his exceptional talent.

“The best player I ever saw here was Kelvin Ofori. He signed in Germany, and now he’s playing in Slovakia. He was skillful,” Vernon told Joy Sports.

“I don’t like it when people tell me they have a Messi-type player just because he’s left-footed and plays in a similar style. But it changes; at different stages, different players develop, and what matters is how they perform when fully grown. But if you talk about academy football, he was the best player. Even at Manchester United, I never saw a player as good as Kelvin Ofori.”

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