President of Italian lower side Como Akosua Puni Essien is on the verge of sacking coach Fabio Gallo, newspaper La Provincia has reported. The astute businesswoman, who is married to Ghana legend Michael Essien, wants to ring changes in the technical direction of the team. Akosu Puni purchased Italian football club for £206,000 at auction … Read more
There were huge crowds and enthusiasm for Akosua Puni Essien when the Ghanaian businesswoman visited the Sinigaglia Stadium to watch her recently-bought Italian team in their match against Piacenza on Saturday. The wife of Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien was at the stadium to watch her first match since taking over as the owner of the … Read more
The news that Michael Essien’s wife, Akosua Puni, had purchased the Italian third division side Como at an auction certainly raised a few eyebrows this week. She paid £206,000 to take control of the bankrupt club, facing no competition, and will try to lead the Lega Pro outfit back into the big time. But those … Read more
Akosuo Puni, wife of popular Ghanaian midfielder and former Chelsea star, Michael Essien has bought the Italian Lega Pro League Club, Calcio Como FC. The record-breaking move makes Essien’s wife the first Ghanaian to buy a European football club. The footballer’s wife purchased the over 100 years old Italian third division club at an auction … Read more
The wife of Ghanaian football star Michael Essien, Mrs Akosua Puni has bought Italian third division Lega Pro side Calcio Como. Mrs Puni Essien, a British citizen of Ghanaian origin bought the club for €237,000 at a bankruptcy auction held by FC Como Limited. The figure was €10,000 more than the starting price. A press … Read more