English Premier League trophy arrives in Ghana

The English Premier League trophy has landed in Ghana for a mini tour within the capital, Accra.

The trophy, which is the actual, became unveiled at a gathering in Accra with Ghana legends John Painstil and John Mensah gracing the event.

The title acquired by Manchester City final season will seemingly be on display in Labone on Sunday, with fans of the popular league anticipated to advance support gain a look for of the trophy.

Painstil, who played for West Ham United, Fulham and Leicester City at some stage in his time in England, jokingly disclosed it became the closest he has advance to the title.

“I am very overjoyed to a minimum of stare this. Even when I take advantage of to play in England, I by no formula obtained end to it and now it’s in Ghana. Fortunately, I became taking half in for Fulham, West Ham and Leicester and I became a little bit end when Fulham accomplished in prime 8,” he joked.

“I am overjoyed the trophy is support home, the motherland, which our folks, who like the English Premier League will advance search two games and contain the unreal to clutch photos with the title,” he added.

Within the meantime, Mensah, who played for Sunderland described the moment as huge.

“It is truly huge. I am very overjoyed to mark this trophy. Of route, I would contain acquired one of the trophies but as I talked about earlier, I became on mortgage at Sunderland. I fought onerous to encourage the membership so we’ll seemingly be the first to gain the Premier League,” talked about the defender.

“To play within the Premier League in unprecedented. I truly enjoyed my time in England.”