Sports equipment manufacturing company Adidas have signed a three-year deal with Ghanaian teenager Kellyman Papa Kwasi Omari.
The 16-year-old central midfielder appended his signature to a professional contract with Aston Villa in midweek and now he has been snapped up by Adidas.
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The company will provide him with boots and other sporting materials as he continues to nurture his talents.
Omari was born to a Ghanaian father and a Northern Irish mother and has played for Northern Ireland at U17 level.