Ghana Premier League side Karela United have confirmed the appointment of Elloeny Amande as the Club’s new Chief Executive.

“As a son of the land, I am excited to be able to bring my expertise in marketing, media and law to help my home region club Karela FC fulfil the objectives that the founders set for the club.

I am grateful to the board for this opportunity to serve and I am confident that we will be successful on and off the pitch” He said after the official announcement.

The Chairman of the Board, Abena Brigidi also added; ‘This club in its relatively young existence, has had success and we believe that this appointment will further the tradition of sound management and development of our home region’.

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Mr. Amande is a lawyer by profession as well as an astute broadcaster and marketer. He has worked with different media outfits including the Multimedia and Media General groups, as host of flagship sports programmes.

Mr. Amande has broad experience in marketing, having worked in the last 10years in various marketing roles in Ghana and across the African continent. In his current role at BTL Africa [a pan African marketing organization], he oversees five countries.

A passionate football fan, his stint in marketing took off 10years ago when he branched from broadcasting into a sports Sponsorship management role with the Black Stars, managing the Sponsorship relationship between Gold Fields Ghana limited as headline sponsors of the senior national team and the Ghana Football Association.