Zakaria Mugeese, a young footballer from Ghana, has been nominated for the Best Young Player of the Season award in the Israeli Premier League for the 2022-23 season.
Mugeese, who used to play for Ghana’s U20 team, is a winger for FC Ashdod and has been shortlisted for the award because of his impressive performances this season. The 21-year-old has been outstanding, with six direct goal contributions to help Ashdod qualify for the Championship play-offs and reach the semi-finals of the State Cup. This season, Mugeese has scored six goals and provided two assists in all competitions for Ashdod. In the Israeli Ligat Ha’al, he has scored five goals and provided one assist in 21 appearances.
In addition, he scored a goal and an assist in the Israel State Cup, where he played five matches before being eliminated in the semi-finals.
The winner of the award will be announced at the end of the season Awards Gala. Mugeese has been in excellent form since returning from his loan spell at Hapoel Ramat Gan.
