Bekoe voted Kotoko's best

Accra, Aug. 8, GNA - Kumasi Asante Kotoko's head striker

Eric Bekoe has been voted the best player of the Club for the last

soccer season. Bekoe, the top scorer in the Onetouch Premier League beat five

others in a text poll organized by Kotoko's sponsors, cellular outfit

Tigo. Freddy Quainoo, Brands Manager of Tigo who announced this

on Friday said Bekoe pulled 47 percent of the total votes cast by

fans of the Club. Right back Samuel Inkoom, Daniel Nii Agyei, Harrison Afful,

Stephen Oduro and Jordan Opoku followed in that order with 24

percent, 11 percent, 10 percent, 4.6 percent and 4.4 percent

respectively. Kwame Baah Nuako, Communications Director of Kotoko said

the initiative forms part of efforts towards rewarding players of the

Club for their hard work and contributions towards the success of

the team. Bekoe will receive 2,500 Ghana Cedis which will be presented to

him on Sunday, August 31 when Kotoko hosts Sudanese side

Al-Merrikh in their first home game of the CAF Confederation Cup

at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi. Fifty fans will also be rewarded for casting the highest votes

during the poll. Bekoe scored 17 goals to emerge tops in the Premier League.