Emre Mor, Stanislav Lobotka, Andreas Schjelderup, Mathias Jensen, Andreas Skov Olsen or even Mikkel Damsgaard, for a good decade, the Danish club Nordsjælland has offered itself the label of a perfect club in the development of young talents. An anchored philosophy and which translates with a transfer window turned towards elements of the future. With an average age of 21.9 years, the Tigers maintain this tradition and can rely on partnerships in Africa to unearth the future talents of tomorrow. This is the case of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana where Nordsjælland attracted Mohammed Kudus and Kamaldeen Sulemana who are now at Ajax Amsterdam and Southampton (after a stint in Rennes). A course also followed by Ernest Nuamah.
An express adaptation to European football
Arrived in the winter of 2022 in Denmark, the young left winger quickly seemed to follow in the footsteps of his compatriots. Fast, technical and efficient, the one who can play in all attacking positions took only two months to move from the reserve to the first team. Scorer for his first match against Aarhus on April 10, 2022, he came into play for the last nine matches of the season. An interesting introduction to Flemming Pedersen’s team. The latter gave him a more important role by propelling him as a starter for the 2022/2023 season. Scorer in his first two matches, he formed the ideal counterpart to the star of the team, the young Norwegian Andreas Schjelderup (19) who martyred the championship – with 10 goals and 1 offering in 17 games – which led to his transfer to Benfica last winter.
Also author of a solid first part of the season (5 goals and 4 offerings in 16 matches), Ernest Nuamah was the other weapon of the Tigers at the start of the exercise ended with the unofficial title of “autumn champion”. “He can definitely become our next great player. As you can see, he has high-level individual qualities. His acceleration and physical strength are top notch. He has a big part in our success, because he occupies the opponents with his great speed. He threatens them all the time, so opponents have to keep an eye on him at all times. explained Flemming Pedersen after a 2-1 victory against Lyngby at the start of the season. A great enthusiasm around the young Ghanaian who continued to endure after the winter break.
Three French clubs in the ranks
If the loss of Andreas Schjelderup hurt Nordsjælland who gently took the hit against Copenhagen in the title race, Ernest Nuamah continued to impress with 7 goals at the end of the season allowing him to end the exercise with 12 goals and 4 offerings in 30 matches. Top scorer in his training, the native of Kumasi even offered himself the luxury of a double including a free kick against Brondby in this second part of the season. “I chose Ernest to hit him because he has confidence and he delivered a great game. The mentality he shows and marks shortly after is very high class. explained his new coach Johannes Thorup.
However, he also tempered the high expectations around the winger: “Nuamah has great potential, but he still has a lot to learn.” For the main interested party, the objective is the same as most of the young talents who have passed through Nordsjælland: to learn in order to reach the heights afterwards. “I am very happy with our performance. Now it’s up to me to do my job here. We have to perform. Then my dream is to play in one of the biggest championships in the world. he explained. This is good since Paris Saint-Germain is interested in his profile just like Lille and Reims. Interesting destinations for the player who became a Ghanaian international last June and who will have his sights set on the next African Cup of Nations.
