Premier League footballer of the season, Eric Opoku has expressed gratitude to Mr. Ernest Thompson after taking delivery of the $1000 pledge the SSNIT Board Chairman made at 2014/15 GFA/PLB Awards Night gala at the La Palm Royal Hotel last Friday.

Mr. Thompson who chaired the event, promised to give the winner of the “Footballer of the Season” award category an extra $1000 aside the PLB’s prize package.

And after receiving the money on Thursday, Eric Opoku expressed appreciation to the Black Stars Management Committee member for the kind gesture.

“I am very grateful to Mr. Thompson for this kind gesture. It serves as a huge boost for me in my career and I really thank him for this huge favour”, the Ashantigold midfielder told ghanafa.org.

PLB Vice Chairman, Mr. Ashford Tetteh Oku who made the presentation on behalf of Mr. Thompson, urged the midfielder to aspire to achieve more in his career and only use this award as a stepping stone.