The death of our club owner has affected our season – Karela’s Emmanuel Keyekeh

Karela United midfielder, Emmanuel Keyekey has attributed the team’s woes in the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season to the death of their club owner Mr. David Brigidi.

The former Nigerian Senator bought the Ayinase based club in 2013 and bankrolled them to earn a promotion to the Ghana Premier League.

Prior to his demise, the club was in the top four of the 2017/18 league which was truncated following the Anas number 12 expose which was aired on the 6th of June 2018.

Though the club played in the finals of the NC’ Special Competition tier 1 that year, they are yet to find their rhythm in the ongoing league as they lie 17th with 11 points after match week 15.

Keyekeh in an interview with Cape Coast based YFM said ’’We are not happy about where we are on the league log. The death of our boss has really affected us because aside him motivating the playing body with money, his presence during match days was a morale booster for us.”

He further pleaded with the fans to disregard any reports of him joining either Hearts of Oak or Asante Kotoko.

“I’m still a Karela player and I have more than six months left on my contract. To be honest my dream is not to play in the Ghana Premier League after Karela and I’m not in a rush to leave Karela.”