CAF U-17 AFCON: My biggest dream is to play together at Real Madrid with my brother – Jacob Kpoeti

Ghana’s Jacob Kpoeti has revealed his ultimate football ambition of playing alongside his twin brother Esau at Real Madrid while representing the Black Stars at senior level.

At the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026, Jacob Kofi Etse Kpoeti and Esau Kofi Atsu Kpoeti have become one of the tournament’s most fascinating stories, playing side by side in central defence for Ghana’s Black Starlets on one of African football’s biggest youth stages.

In a sport where chemistry between central defenders can take years to build, Ghana may have found the perfect partnership by birth.

“My biggest dream is to play together at Real Madrid with my brother and also for the Black Stars. We are both Real Madrid fans,” Jacob said with a smile.

The twins from Mepe in Ghana’s Volta Region have already demonstrated remarkable understanding on the pitch. “It is because we have played together at WAFA in the same position. So we understand each other. My brother is the quiet type but I understand his movements,” Jacob explained.

Esau studies Real Madrid defender Dean Huijsen as his role model, while Jacob looks up to Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.