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Ex-Black Stars defender Jerry Akaminko ready to return to Ghana Premier League

Football News EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT- July 1st: Jerry Akaminko 14 of Ghana in action during the United States Vs Ghana International Soccer Friendly Match at Pratt  Whitney Stadium on July 1st 2017 in East Hartford, Connecticut. Photo by Tim ClaytonCorbis via Getty Images
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EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT- July 1st: Jerry Akaminko #14 of Ghana in action during the United States Vs Ghana International Soccer Friendly Match at Pratt & Whitney Stadium on July 1st 2017 in East Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

Former Black Stars defender, Jerry Akaminko says he is eyeing a return to the local topflight for the second time.

The former Hearts of Lions defender has been clubless since parting ways with İstanbulspor in 2019.

With Asamoah Gyan having signed a one-year deal with Legon Cities last season, Sulley Muntari has signed a short-term deal with reigning champions, Hearts of Oak in the ongoing 2021/22 Ghana Premier League campaign.

However, Akaminko, who missed the 2014 World Cup in Brazil due to injury says he is ready to return to the local topflight.

According to him, he does not know the team he will sign for but he is prepared to return to the local topflight.

"With Sulley (Muntari) and Inkoom (Samuel) already playing (for Hearts of Oak), I think it's a good thing and it's giving us hope that we can also play," the 34-year-old told Graphic Sports.

"I think, I will definitely play in the league but I won't be able to tell for which team but I will definitely play in the league," he added.

Akaminko made his debut and scored his first goal with the Ghana national team on June 1, 2012, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification at the Kumasi Sports Stadium.

Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah
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