Young Ghanaian trio of Ernest Poku, Jayden Addai, and Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro reached the final of the 2022/23 UEFA Youth League on Friday after their side AZ Alkmaar defeated Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon CP on penalty shootouts.
Ernest Poku settled the scores for AZ 30minutes into the first half after Diogo Cabral gave Sporting Lisbon the lead on the 9th-minute at the Stade de Genève in Switzerland.
The young Dutch-Ghanaian, Poku, turned provider for Ro-Zangelo Daal who put Alkmaar into the lead 6 minutes later to make the score 2-1.
The Portuguese side drew level three minutes after the break as Chico Lamba netted from the spot kick.
Goalkeeper Owusu-Oduro made two vital saves before Addai converted the winning penalty when they game went into penalty shootout.
