Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has expressed his delight at having a football club named after him in the Eastern Region of Ghana as reported by Ghanaguardian.com

Agent of the Arsenal Star Dr Erkut Sogut was in Ghana for a working visit to the country last week and as part of his schedule presented some branded Mesut Ozil jerseys to a football club based in Abiriw in the Eastern Region.

The German star has taken to his twitter handle to express his delight at helping some young ones get some joy and also having a club named after him.

"Abiriw Ozil Football Club...Nice to have a football club named after me in the Eastern Regional town of Abiriw in Ghana

Glad to see you all smiling in the @arsenal& #M1Ö shirts "

BACKGROUND

Arsenal Star Mesut Ozil has a football club in Ghana named after him after a kind gesture to the club.

Through his agent Dr Erkut Sogut who was on a working visit to Ghana paid a visit with his host Daniel Akowuah to the Eastern Regional town of Abiriw.

Mesut Ozil through his agent presented over 80 signed jersey for U-12,U-15 and U-17 jerseys to the players of Young Boys Fc in Abiriw.

Immediately after the gesture , founders of the team renamed it from Young Boys Fc to Abiriw Ozil Football Club.

Abiriw Ozil Fc is a local football team formed three years ago in  Abiriw  a town in the Okere District Assembly in the Eastern Region.

The football team was formed by two young twins, Okyere Junior and Okyere Senior about three years ago.

Dr. Erkut Sogut outlined the intentions of the German World Cup winner aside the football pitch.

"I'm a deliverer of his message,I'm here for him because he can't be here so I'm a messenger for him, he gave me his word to do this with Daniel together"

"So we are here to deliver his message,to share with the kids the young ones,give them vision and dreams to follow them work hard and hopefully achieve them".

The twins Okyere senior and Okyere junior were grateful to the Arsenal star for his kind gesture and hope to raise the team to a higher pedestal in future.