March 25

DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020
Stephen Appiah is the
best player I played with
• Says Charles Taylor
CHARLES TAY-
LOR, a former
sensational player
on the Ghanaian
football field, has
mentioned Stephen Appiah, a
former Black Stars captain, as
the best player he played with in
his career.
The Ghanaian footballer,
who played for Hearts of Oak
and Kumasi Asante Kotoko, said
this when speaking on a interview
on Tru 92.5fm, an Eastern
Region-based radio station monitored
by the DAILY HER-
ITAGE.
He said Appiah was not only
good on the pitch but his commitment
also counted.
He said he was also grateful
to Appiah for paying his plane
ticket to Italy by the time he
wanted him to play for Brescia
before the disappointment from
Hearts of Oak.
He said his contract with
Brescia expired during the time
Hearts of Oak wanted him to go
and play for a Switzerland-based
club.
"I was supposed to return to
Italy after they let me come and
prepare in Ghana so I informed
our C.E.O that I would be
leaving Hearts of Oak on
Wednesday but he told me
there was a team in Switzerland
and they were ready to
pay me $1million.
“I wanted to earn more
money for Hearts so I boycotted
Italy for Switzerland
but after all, I wasted my
time there without doing
anything. Later on it was
too late to return to Brescia
in Italy but I still appreciate
what Stephen did and he is
my best ever player in
Ghana."
•Stephen Appiah
Christian Atsu can't leave Ghana
• Christian Atsu
• As government has shut down airspace
NEWCASTLE UNITED
winger Christian Atsu can't leave
his native Ghana after the government
shut down the country's
airspace.
The 28-year-old sneaked into
the West African nation well in
time before the shutdown. The
English Premier League is expected
to return until at least
April 30 due to the pandemic.
Ghana's government has shut
down the country's airspace and
borders due to the coronavirus
pandemic which has infected 52
people in the West African nation.
The situation means the
wideman cannot travel to England,
which has also imposed
travel restrictions with no end in
sight.
Global leaders are racing
against time to find a vaccine
and fast as the deadly virus continues
to wreak havoc - bringing
football activities to a complete
halt.
Footballers have also been affected
by the situation which
threatens the existence of humanity.
Kotoko agree to settle $180k
Emmanuel Clottey’s fine
ASANTE KOTOKO have
agreed to settle the $180,000
fine slapped on Emmanuel
Clottey by FIFA for a breach of
contract with Esperance.
Kotoko communicated the
latest development on Clottey's
saga to Esperance through Offside
Oku Consult, managed by
renowned football administrator,
Ashford Tetteh Oku, whom
they hired to help them retrieve
the transfer fee regarding the
sale of Kwame Bonsu to the
Tunisian giants.
It is further explained that
since Asante Kotoko sold
Kwame Bonsu for $150,000,
they will pay $30,000 to Esperance
as the balance of the fine
imposed on Clottey.
It would be recalled that the
Tunisian giants paid $1.5 million
to sign Clottey from Berekum
Chelsea in 2012.
He struggled to find his feet
at the club and decided to end
his contract with Esperance.
He left for Ghana and signed
a deal with Kumasi Asante Kotoko,
but Esperance referred the
matter to FIFA for a breach of
contract.
FIFA found Clottey guilty of
the charges and slapped a
$180,000 fine on him and instructed
that Asante Kotoko
should ensure he pays the
amount to the Tunisians in
2015.
However, Clottey filed a writ
at an Accra High Court against
Asante Kotoko that the Kumasi
giants should pay the full fine
imposed on him by FIFA because
they failed to inform him
about correspondence from the
world football governing body
on the matter.
The ruling on the issue is yet
to be pronounced by the Accra
High Court yet Kotoko have
agreed to pay the fine. The former
Ghana Premier League top
scorer currently plays for Great
Olympics.
• Kotoko will pay the fine for signing Clottey illegally