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ONE of the latest Ghanaian soccer sensations making all the headlines around Europe is the young and gifted striker Chris Dickson who currently plies his trade in the Cypriot First Division League. The English-born Ghanaian has been on the stoplight after a string of magnificent performances from him to help his team AEL Limassol won the Cyprus league for the first time ever in their 44 year history. Chris Dickson has been on the spotlight after his clubs qualification into next year�s season of the European Champions League with connoisseurs of the world game tipping him as one of the talents to watch out for in Europe�s most glamorous soccer competition. Teams from Cyprus have done tremendously well anytime they get into the European Champions League with APOEL serving as the latest example. They proceeded into the quarter finals where they lost to Real Madrid. Dickson who joined the Cypriot league in January in one of the clubs major signing has been very influential in the clubs successes this year and hopes to replicate it in the Cup Finals and the Champions League next season. Born Christopher Alexander Dickson, the former Charlton Athletic forward and 27 year old proud Ghanaian is eying a position in the Black Stars African Cup campaign and the World Cup Qualifiers more especially with the retirement of Asamoah Gyan from International foortball. If Chris Dickson earns a call up from head coach Kwesi Appiah, it will mark the return of the skillful and pacey striker to the national side after his debut for the Black Stars in August 2008.