Ghana Premier League Golden Boot Winner Seals Move to Egyptian Giants Ismaily

Ghana Premier League Golden Boot Winner Seals Move to Egyptian Giants Ismaily

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:06 PM
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  • Ashantigold forward Yaw Annor has completed his move to Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily SC
  • The Ghana Premier League goal king joins the Egyptian giants after an excellent season with Ashantigold
  • Yaw Annor beat Asante Kotoko's Cameroonian forward Franck Etouga Mbella to win the golden boot with 22 goals

Ghana Premier League goal king, Yaw Annor, has joined Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily SC.

The 24-year-old signed a five-year deal reportedly worth $200,000 to seal a transfer from Ashantigold to the Egyptian outfit.

In photos posted on social media, the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League top scorer is seen in the colours of Ismaily as he gets unveiled.

Yaw Annor, Ghana Premier League, Goal king, Ismaily, Egypt
Ghana Premier League goal king Yaw Annor has joined Ismaily SC in Egypt. Credit: @Ismailyofficial
Source: Twitter

The talented forward netted 22 goals to be crowned the Ghana Premier League goal king. He beat Asante Kotoko's Cameroonian forward Franck Mbella Etouga to win the award on the final day.

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Yaw Annor was also crowned Ghanaian-based Player of the Year at the Ghana Football Awards held in Accra on Saturday.

The golden boot winner started his career at Bechem United before moving to Spain to play for Fuenlabrada. He also had a short stint at Burgos in Spain before returning to Ghana.

Asante Kotoko midfielder unconvinced by Yaw Annor's goals in the Ghana Premier League

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Richard Boadu has alleged that some Ghana Premier League clubs manufactured goals for Ashantigold SC forward, Yaw Annor.

Annor finished the 2021-22 Ghana Premier League as the top scorer with an eyewatering 22 goals.

He thus equalled a long-standing record set by former Hearts of Oak striker Ishmael Addo in the 2000/01 season.

GPL goal king Yaw Annor ranked among the top 10 scorers in the world

Yaw Annor has been named in the Top 10 goalscorers in 2022 after his spectacular performance in the just-ended Ghana Premier League.

The Ashantigold marksman finished the 2021-22 Ghana Premier League as the top scorer with an eyewatering 22 goals, equalling a long-standing record set by former Hearts of Oak striker Ishmael Addo.

In a photo shared on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, Annor was ranked in the top 10 goal scorers in 2022, ahead of Frenchman Wissam Ben Yedder and Real Madrid Academy graduate, Pablo Sarabia.

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Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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