KickOff.com’s Lovemore Moyo is counting down the 30 worst foreign strikers to grace these shores in the PSL era – and at number 23 is former Kaizer Chiefs man Louis Agyemang.
Louis Agyemang (Kaizer Chiefs then Dynamos)
Agyemang was recruited by Ernst Middendorp in 2005 after having worked with him at Hearts of Oak in Ghana.
The German coach is actually said to have converted Agyemang from a defender to a striker during their time at Hearts of Oak prior to their reunion at Chiefs.
It was clearly evident Agyemang had a football brain as he had a decent touch on him and some clever runs.
However, he will not be remembered as a success story at Chiefs despite netting nine goals during his first season at the club when he was Middendorp’s preferred striker.
Agyemang led the attack during Amakhosi's infamous season of draws (2005-06), starting 23 games, coming on as substitute in another 10 games, and scoring four league goals and another five in cup games.
He led a blunt attack that had Songwe Chalwe, Serge Djiehoua, Kaizer Motaung Jnr and David Radebe.
His second season was awful as he looked lethargic and failed to score in the four games that he started (plus eight substitute appearances) before he was transfer-listed.
The fact that no other PSL club took him up – as is normally the case for any player discarded by Chiefs – says something.
Surely, the likes of Moroka Swallows, Free State Stars and Maritzburg United should offer you a contract after your time at Chiefs but alas he was ignored by every club.
First Division side Dynamos was the only club that then found reason to snap him up at the beginning of the 2007-08 season. where he lasted a season.
He has since played for Asante Kotoko, Medeama SC and current club Asanti Gold