The former AC Milan midfielder also spoke about his plans to build a school in Kumasi - Ghana's second-largest city and his father's home town - in order to strengthen the bond with the local support.
The 36-year-old won the Super Lig with Gala in his first half-season. The Ivory Coast international added: "You can't make happy people all the time but I made them happy for 340 days out of 365 a year."
Roberto Landi is in talks to return as coach of Liberia
Malawi, Benin, Namibia and Mauritania begin with victories - Malawi began their campaign to reach the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco with a 2:0 win over visiting Chad on Saturday.
Mozambique thrash debutants South Sudan in 2015 qualifying
Sunday's Results: 18.05.2014
• Liberia vs Lesotho 1:0
• Kenya vs Comoros 1:0
• Madagascar vs Uganda 2:1
• Libya vs Rwanda 0:0
• Burundi vs Botswana 0:0
• CAR vs Guinea-Bissau 0:0
• Swaziland vs Sierra Leone 1:1
• Tanzania vs Zimbabwe 1:0
• Mozambique vs South Sudan 5:0
• Mauritania vs Eq Guinea 1:0
• Namibia vs Congo 1:0
• Sao Tome vs Benin 0:2
• Malawi vs Chad 2:0
AS Vita Club beat Zamalek in the African Champions League first group match.
As from now Al Ahly wants to win the Confed Cup 2014
GROUP A
• 18.05.14: Real Bamako (Mali) vs Asec Mimosas 1:1
• 18.05.14: AC Leopards (Congo) vs Coton Sport -:-
GROUP B
• 18.05.14: Al Ahly (Egypt) vs Nkana 2:0
• 18.05.14: Sewe Sports (Ivory Coast) vs Etoile du Sahel 1:1
Cameroon coach Volker Fink will use pre-World Cup preparations at an Austrian training camp next week to raise his side's spirits.
Egyptian giants Al Ahly beat Zambia's Nkana 2:0 in an African Confederation Cup Group B match at the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo.
On Saturday evening Esperance, who won the title in 2011, lost 2:1 to visitors Entente Setif from Algeria.
AFRICA CUP 2019
Quarter-Finals
Day 17
46th match
Nigeria vs South Africa 2:1
Goals Nigeria
Samuel Chukwueze 27', William Troost-Ekong 89'
Goal. South Africa
Bongani Zungu 71'
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Nigeria
South Africa