Fatawu Issahaku Scores Debut Leicester City Goal to Inspire Comeback Win Against Swansea City

Fatawu Issahaku Scores Debut Leicester City Goal to Inspire Comeback Win Against Swansea City

Lukman Mumuni
updated at October 21, 2023 at 5:35 PM
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  • Fatawu Issahaku has netted his first goal for Leicester City
  • The Black Stars winger started in the game against Swansea City
  • Leicester City have stretched their winning run to eight matches

Ghanaian winger, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku scored his first goal for Leicester City to inspire them to a 3-1 victory against Swansea City.

The 19-year-old, who was making his third start for the club, played a pivotal role in the game as the Foxes extended their winning streak to eight games.

Swansea City got off to a great start after Matt Grimes opened the scoring just 20 minutes into the match at the Swansea.com Stadium.

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Fatawu Issahaku celebrating his maiden goal for Leicester City in England. Credit: @LCFC
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However, the visitors levelled at the stroke of half-time through experienced defender Jannik Vestergaard.

After the break, Issahaku gave the Foxes the lead for the first time in the game after finishing off a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall cross.

Kelechi Iheanacho sealed victory for the visitors with two minutes remaining as Leicester City maintain their place at the top of the table, per skysports.com.

Issahaku joined the 2016 Premier League champions in the summer transfer window from Sporting Lisbon and has since been an integral part of the team.

The King Power Stadium outfit are chasing a quick promotion to the English topflight a season after their demotion, as reported by leicestermercury.co.uk.

Issahaku eyes Premier League promotion

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghanaian winger, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has disclosed his Leicester City ambition after joining the former English champions.

Issahaku joined the Foxes in the summer transfer window on loan from Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon.

Having made a couple of substitute appearances since joining the club in August, Issahaku started the last two matches as Leicester defeated Blackburn Rovers and promotion chasers Preston to go top of the table.

Ndidi trolls Leicester teammate Fatawu Issahaku

Sports Brief also reported that Nigeria midfielder, Wilfried Ndidi shared a video of winger Fatawu Issahaku, taking a nap in the gym following a session with his Leicester City teammates.

Issahaku, who joined the Foxes on loan in the summer transfer window, was visibly tired as he took a nap on one of the benches.

Ndidi and Issahaku have been in fine form for Leicester City as the former Premier League champions head into the international break top of the English Championship table.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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