Kwarasey can be a world class goalkeeper - Annan

Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan says Adam Kwarasey can be a world class goalkeeper if he maintains his form after his brilliant performance against Brazil.

The Norway-born shot-stopper recently switched nationality to play for his father country.

Kwarasey made his debut against Swaziland on Friday and was not tested in the game but he can out of the blocks in the 1-0 defeat to the South Americans on Monday.

Ghana kept the scoreline to a minimum thanks to three wonderful late saves from Kwarasey.

The man who recently deposed long-time number one Richard Kingson superbly stopped Alexandre Pato’s late header before stopping a Ronaldinho free-kick in the dying moments.

“I thought Pato’s header was going in until he made that fantastic save,” Annan told BBC Sport.

“Then came the save from Ronaldinho’s free-kick and we are very pleased with him that we didn’t concede more goals because of his saves.

“If he keeps playing like he did [against Brazil], he is going to be a very good goalkeeper.”

Kwarasey, 23, made his Ghana debut in Friday’s 2-0 win over Swaziland, a result that kept the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists top of Group I – just ahead of Sudan, who won 1-0 in Congo-Brazzaville.