Defender Mubarik Yussif has been named AshantiGold SC player of the month for January following an impressive start in the 2019/2020 season.

This is an award introduced by a group of supporters of the Obuasi based team known as  Top-AshantiGold Supporters Union and the January award is the very first for the season.

The fans are doing this in a way to motivate players in every game they play.

Yussif is first to win the coveted award after an outstanding performance since the Ghana Premier League started.

The central defender featured in all six matches in January scoring two goals in process and was also man of the match winner once.

Yussif was being challenged by goalkeeper Frank Boateng, James Akaminko and Mark Agyekum.