The 25-year-old nimble left-footed midfielder says his fine form on his striking abilities this term is down to the challenge thrown at him by the man on the touchline at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard prior to the start of the current campaign 

Ghana international attacking midfielder Augustine Boakye has stated that  his manager at AS Saint-Étienne spurned him on to add goalscoring to his game outings ahead of the start of the ongoing Ligue 2 football season.

The West African Football Aacademy (WAFA) graduate, who linked up with the Greens in the summer of 2024, has so far established himself as a central figure in the setup of Scottish manager Ian Cathro since the beginning of the 2026-27 campaign.

With his fine goalscoring form this term, the former Wolfsberger AC man has revealed that, prior to the start of the season, his boss has asked him ''to be collective, to score, to score...'' after adapting to his playing philosophy across the field of play so far.

The Ghana international is quoted as saying by AS Saint-Étienne French news aggregator Ferveur Verte: ''The coach asks me to be collective, to score, to score... This summer he told me he watched me last season as I have adapted to his project and tactics.''

He added : ''l think I have made progress. It goes through good training, first to be physically fit. I've also progressed on French, it's helped me to adjust. I'm doing my best to reach the ascent goal, the one clearly set!''

Boakye, who has been on fire with goalscoring exploits this season, has so far racked up 5 goals and setting up another 3 in 9 games across all competitions for AS Saint-Étienne in this ongoing 2026/27 campaign.

On the international scene, the Bompata-born adroit left-footed wing-forward has won 2 caps for the Ghana national football team so far in his international football career.

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