Asante Kotoko Coach Hails Cameroonian Striker After Heroic Performance in Ghana Premier League

• Asante Kotoko gaffer Prosper Narteh Ogum was full of praise for Frank Mbella Etouga after he scored another on Sunday in the Ghana Premier League.
• Etouga won the Man of the Match award following his heroic display against Accra Lions and now has eleven goals
• Kotoko defeated Accra Lions 3-1 at the Baba Yara stadium to strengthen their lead at the top of the Ghana Premier League

Asante Kotoko coach Prosper Narteh Ogum was full of praise of hat-trick hero Frank Mbella Etouga, whose three goals buried Accra Lions in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.

The Porcupine Warries overcame the resilience of Accra Lions to clinch a 3-1 victory at the Baba Yara stadium.

Etuoga boosted his overall goal tally to eleven for the season so far with two strikes in the first half and a third in the second, showing the kind of lethal finishing that the Kumasi-based club sorely lacked last year.

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It was the second hat-trick from the Cameroonian forward since he moved to Asante Kotoko before the start of the 2021/22 campaign.

"You know him already He is a super player. I don’t know what to tell him. Congratulations to him," coach Narteh told StarTimes after the game.

Etouga, who was named man of the match against Accra Lions, also said:

"I am very happy to score hat trick again. Thank you to my team, technical team, management team and everyone. I enjoy the win, time to prepare and focus on the Hearts of Oak game", he told StarTimes after the game on Sunday.

Kotoko will take on Hearts of Oak in the first Super Clash of the season at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.

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The team from Elmina since the start of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season has struggled to compete.

As a result, the club is one of the three teams at the bottom of the league table fighting to avoid relegation at the end of the campaign.

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Meanwhile, Sports Brief reported last year that Ghanaian Premier League giants, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, have completed the signings of Cameroonian duo Mefegue Omgba and Etouga Mbella.

The pair each signed a three-year deal ahead of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season. In a post on Twitter by the club, sighted by Sports Brief, the duo were confirmed the new players of the club.