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Sports News of Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Dangote's relationship with the late President Mills pushed him to invest in a top Ghanaian club

A collage of Aliko Dangote, Hearts of Oak official logo and the President Mills A collage of Aliko Dangote, Hearts of Oak official logo and the President Mills

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote once made plans to pump huge sums of money into the top Ghana Premier League club, Accra Hearts of Oak, according to local reports.

The Nigerian billionaire who was a close friend of the late Ghana President, John Atta Mills decided to sponsor the Accra-based side in honor of his late friend who served as a board member of the club.

“Dangote decided to honor the memory of his late friend by sponsoring the football club he so much loved”, GhanaWeb reports.

The proposed deal was set in motion until some club officials decided to frustrate the deal.

Mohammed Alhassan, a former national organizer for the clubs supporters wing in a recent interview detailed how some selfish interest from some of the club officials caused Mr. Dangote to pull out of the proposed deal.

“Dangote wanted to support Hearts of Oak with a big sponsorship, but he pulled out because of someone’s personal interest. Dangote wanted to sponsor Hearts of Oak to honor Professor Mills because of their relationship. Kempes Ofosu Ware was the DCE at Tema. Kempes finished everything only for someone said over his dead body. That person was Akambi.

“I was part of the delegation that went to Nigeria. Myself, Kenpes and three others. Togbe Afede had traveled and instructed that the letter be sent to the desk. At the board meeting, the issue was never raised. Kempes gave us Ishmael Addo, Dong Bortey, Bossman, and others,” he said.

Mr. Dangote has also been rumoured to have expressed his interest in the purchase of the Premier League giant club Arsenal in the past.

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