Ghana's 2010 World Cup Star Anthony Annan Joins German Lower Tier Side Arminia Lirich

• Ghana's 2010 World Cup star Anthony Annan has joined German side Arminia Lirich
• The former Black Stars midfielder returns to Germany after ending his stay in Finland
• Annan played for Inter Turku and TPS for a combined three seasons before his move

Former Ghana midfielder, Anthony Annan, has joined German District League A side, Arminia Lirich. The 37-year-old signed for the German amateur side after impressing the technical team during weeks of trials.

Annan left Finnish outfit, Turun Palloseura (TPS), at the end of last season to return to Germany, where he spent time in the Bundesliga with Schalke 04.

Commenting on the signing of the midfielder, Lirich manager, Jens Szopinski said, per nrz.de:

"From the Bundesliga to the Liricher cage, that's a nice headline, isn't it? With our assistant coach, Gerald Siebert and Dennis Peprah, who we signed from Blau-Weiß Oberhausen, there are also two native Ghanaians in our team."

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"You know Anthony through the Ghanaian community in the Ruhr area and [they] made Arminia palatable for him. Anthony then came to training and was impressed by the camaraderie and quality of the team. He then stayed and has been with us since the beginning of July," he added.

Annan spent three season in the Bundesliga, where he made just 14 competitive appearances for Schalke 04, as reported by Transfermarkt.

He is revered in Ghana for playing a significant role in the Black Stars reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

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