Black Stars midfielder Abdul Salis Samed has described RC Lens 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain as the “best way to start” 2023.
He said this via his official Twitter page after playing a key role in Lens’ 12th win in 17 French Ligue 1 games this season.
The win closes the gap between second ranked Lens and top ranked PSG to four points; Lens has amassed 40 points while defending league champions PSG have 44 points.
Samed played out the entire duration of the headline contest and had a passing accuracy of 92% against 60 touches while winning five of 13 ground duels.
The 22 year old picked up a yellow card in the 41st minute in a game that had Lois Openda score a goal and assist Alexis Claude-Maurice’s goal.
Samed has featured in both Lens games after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar where Salis competed in all three group phase games for Ghana’s Black Stars.
Feu d’artifice sang & or 🎇🤩
𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 🫶🏾#RCLPSG pic.twitter.com/cVZxHeuWFG— Abdul Samed 🇬🇭⚽️ (@salisabdulsamed) January 1, 2023
Lens is scheduled to play 19th placed Strasbourg on January 11 where Samed is in line to face fellow Black Stars player Alexander Djiku.
