Ghana’s Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has advocated for more investors into the Ghana football following partnership between Accra Lions and Germany football legend Lothar Mathaus.
The 62-year-old who was unveiled on Tuesday as a co-owner of the Ghana Premier League is reported to paid €2 million.
The ownership group now consists of Matthäus, Ghanaian football star Frank Acheampong, and renowned football agent Oliver Konig. This purchase comes with a reported valuation of around €2 million.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Mustapha Ussif said, “It’s a great milestone that you have achieved for yourself and also legendary, Lothar Mathaus I have been watching you around six-years for the thing that you did for Germany. You are my fun and I have been following your numerous achievement and everything”
“We congratulate you for this big investment that you are doing for Ghana football and we are very grateful for this. We want to appeal to others to emulate what you are doing by investing in this partnership and making sure that we develop talents for mother Ghana and also for our clubs”
“Accra Lions have a very big achievement, they started not long ago as compared to other clubs like Hearts of Oak and Kotoko but they’ve already made a mark in Ghana football. So this is a very big step that you have taken and we are very grateful for this” he said.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Sylvester Ntim
