Moses Armah 'Parker' is a Ghanaian businessman, football administrator and currently the owner and President of

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as well as the chairman of Mospacka Group of companies which includes Medeama FM. In July 2010, the businessman completed the takeover of Kessben FC for a reported fee of US$600,000 and renamed it Medeama SC. During the 2019

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general elections Moses Armah represented Medeama SC a delegated and cast the vote on behalf of the club. Several Ghanaian media outlets reported that he was involved in a feud with former

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midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari during Ghana's

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campaign in

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. Meanwhile, during a 2016 interview with Ghanaian radio station Happy FM Moses Armah said he has forgiven Muntari for the incident. Muntari was sent home early from the Ghana camp along with

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due to the incident. Former Ghana head coach

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revealed details about the incident in his book dubbed Leaders Don't have to Yell. After acquiring Medeama in 2010 Moses Armah has steadily risen the profile of the club as they have represented

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twice in

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inter-club competitions by playing in the

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in 2014 and 2016. He also founded Wassaman FC which was in July 2013 renamed to

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and was bought by Nigerian pastor

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Honours

In November 2018 Moses Armah was honoured in

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for his contribution to football development in

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. He led Medeama SC to beat giants

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to win the

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in 2015. This follows a similar feat achieved against the same Kotoko side two years earlier.

References

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