Sports News of Thursday, 24 January 2019

Source: ghanaguardian.com

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan to own a club in Wenchi

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Captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan is set to own a club in his hometown Wenchi in the Brong Ahafo Region.

The Kayserispo striker is currently in a deal to acquire a Sunyani based Division One side Young Apostles Football Club.

The leading goal scorer of the Black Stars according to information available to Ghana Guardian, has agreed terms with Young Apostles Football Club as a major investor of the club, owned by Owura Domfe popularly known as Shelays Papa.

We are told representatives of Baby Jet and his company have been in Brong Ahafo Regional capital Sunyani, for the past three days to finalize the deal.

After the deal is signed, the team would be moved from its current base in Sunyani to Wenchi in the newly created Bono East region, the hometown of Asamoah Gyan.

Young Apostles Football Club was an academy for the Apostles of Power soccer, Brong Ahafo United but was split from the mother club two years ago after Mustapha Riga took charge as the club's President due to misunderstandings between the two parties.

The club got promotion to the Division one last season and was playing very well in their maiden appearance in the league.