Projeto announce two African signings for São Paulo youth set-up | OneFootball

São Paulo have reportedly completed the signings of two promising African football talents to strengthen their youth academy in Cotia: 18-year-old center-back Ufala, from Guinea-Bissau, and Ghanaian winger Mohammed Ridwan, who is the same age.

The information was reported by the Young African Promises (YAP) project, which specializes in uncovering talent from the continent.

The Morumbi club, however, had not officially confirmed either deal by the time this report was published.

The move reflects the board’s strategy of expanding its player recruitment beyond the South American market, using the tricolor club’s training center structure for the youngsters’ technical, physical, and tactical development.

In addition to the two, Tricolor currently have three other foreigners in their youth ranks: Marvin Ávila, from Guatemala, Matthew Díaz, from Ecuador, and Welber Jardim, from Indonesia.

In the recent past, São Paulo’s youth setup has already included three other Africans, the standout being defensive midfielder Iba Ly, who was even called up to the senior squad and currently plays for Retrô, from Pernambuco.

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