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Michael Essien's Wife, Akosua Puni Essien Buys Serie C Club Como FC

The wife of former Chelsea, Real Madrid and AC Milan midfielder Michael Essien has bought Italian third-division side Como at an auction. Akosua Puni Essien bought the club for €237,000. The price does not include the training centre or the Calcio Como brand, and the team will now be known as FC Como.

A club statement "Football Club Como is pleased to announce that the club has a new company taking charge of the affairs of the team," the club's official statement read.

"We are pleased to announce to the city of Como that Akosua Puni, Mrs. Essien, is the new owner Fc Como Srl.

"We will soon come to the city to introduce ourselves. We are honoured to be here and to join a club with over 100 years of history. "We want to thank our curator Di Michele for the great job done. The commitments and promises are to grow first team and focus on youth development.

"We will create the conditions to bring the Como in Serie B as soon as possible and enhance our talents."

After three failed attempts to sell the club to avoid its complete obliteration, the offer from Puni came giving the players, team officials, and the teeming club supporters hope for the future.

The wife of the former Chelsea and Real Madrid superstar visited the club last month and was shown the Sinigaglia Stadium and the Sports Center in Orsenigo, where the team trains.

She becomes the first native Ghanaian to buy a club in Europe just one year after Ghana-based Tom Vernon acquired the Danish club Norsjaelland. She has charged the club to gain an immediate promotion to the Serie B after serious financial problems in recent times led to their demotion.

Como were relegated from Serie B last season and are currently in seventh place in Lega Pro and on course for the playoffs.

Puni Essien's husband earlier this week signed for Persib Bandung to play in the Indonesia Liga 1 this season.
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