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Ex Arsenal star Eboue delivers GOOD news to fans after rocky times

Football

By Odero Charles | Sep 28, 2018

**My dream is to coach Asante Kotoko – Emmanuel Eboue**

Troubled former Arsenal star Emmanuel Eboue has expressed his desire to manage Ghanaian giants Kumasi Asante Kotoko, following the resignation of Samuel Paa Kwasi Fabin.

According to the former Ivory Coast international, he has been monitoring the Academy of the club and now wants to tender in his application letter for the job.

"I will be very happy if I Coach kotoko's Youth team. That is my dream. I want to tendered in my CV at Kotoko," Eboue told Ash FM.

"I want to change the fortune of Kotoko Youth Academy,” he added

"I know kotoko for long when I was playing for Arsenal and also know how the fans react if they lose match at home.I can stand any pressure.”

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"Ghana has talent but how to use them has been a problem,” he deduced.

Eboue, who hasn’t played a professional football match since May 2014 after leaving Galatasaray, has featured for several top clubs in Europe including KSK Beveren, Sunderland and Arsenal where he spent seven years between 2004 and 2011.

Eboue has also fallen on rocky times in his personal life in recent years.

**Emmanuel Eboue Lost Everything To Ex Wife In Bitter Divorce Battle**

Reports revealed earlier this year how the ex-Ivory Coast international had been left with nothing after an acrimonious divorce battle with wife Aurelie.

It emerged Eboue spends his days hiding from bailiffs, sometimes sleeps on the floor of a friend’s home, travels by bus and even cleans his clothes by hand because he has no washing machine.

Then in July, Eboue was arrested outside his home in Enfield on suspicion of arson and spent a night in jail before he was released with "no further action".