{"id":605677,"date":"2019-04-06T18:19:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T18:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday,  6 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n2019-04-06\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/802098"},"modified":"2019-04-06T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T18:19:20","slug":"kotei-relishes-good-champions-league-campaign-with-simba-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/06\/kotei-relishes-good-champions-league-campaign-with-simba-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotei relishes good Champions League campaign with Simba FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday,  6 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-06<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/80209887.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kotei\" title=\"Kotei\" width=\"295\" height=\"443\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kotei says his dream is to play for the Black Stars<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Simba FC midfielder James Kotei is relishing a good run with his Tanzanian side in the CAF Champions League and says playing in Africa\u2019s premier club competition has lifted his career to another level.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Ghanaian midfield enforcer has been the engine of the Tanzanian champions and he has featured in all their games this season, putting up impressive performances which have helped them to secure a second-round berth in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian is expected to lineup for Simba when they play host to DR Congo giants TP Mazembe at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salam on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Kotei revealed that he was enjoying his career in the east African country and featuring in the CAF Champions League had added value to his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not many people knew about the Tanzanian League. I came here from Omani Premier League side Al Orubah in 2017 and I can say it has been a success,&#8221; Kotei told Graphic Sports Online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very glad to play in the CAF Champions League as it has taken my career to another level. We finished second behind Al Ahly in our group and we have qualified for the second round. I am excited and honored to be an integral part of the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Honestly, the season has been stressful combining the Champions League and the domestic league, but I am coping and doing well through Christ who has strengthened me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the most adored players in the Tanzanian premier league, the 25-years-old midfielder says that his dream is to wear the Black Stars jersey one day despite the possibility of representing Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Kotei is yet to represent Ghana at any level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For now, I am thinking about my mother Ghana, whatever comes after is from God,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The player started his career at Dansoman-based Liberty Professionals before he was sent on loan to BA United to continue with his development before moving later to the Gulf state of Oman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/1551782677_816_56523644.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">For more news go to: www.graphic.com.gh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>This article has no comments yet, be the first to comment\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Saturday, 6 April 2019 Source: Graphic.com.gh 2019-04-06 Kotei says his dream is to play for the Black Stars Simba FC midfielder James Kotei is relishing a good run with his Tanzanian side in the CAF Champions League and says playing in Africa\u2019s premier club competition has lifted his career to another level.&#13; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":605678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-605677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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