Fatawu Issahaku Scores Belter as Leicester Eliminate Bournemouth from FA Cup: Video

Fatawu Issahaku Scores Belter as Leicester Eliminate Bournemouth from FA Cup: Video

Lukman Mumuni
updated at February 27, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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  • Fatawu Issahaku scored the winner as Leicester beat AFC Bournemouth
  • The Foxes have progressed to the quarter-final of the Emirates FA Cup
  • The Ghanaian forward is on loan from Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon

Ghanaian winger Abdul Fatawu Isshaku sent Leicester City into the quarter-finals of the English FA Cup after scoring the winner against AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Park.

The 19-year-old curled home in extra-time as the Foxes progressed to the next stage of the competition.

Issahaku, who is on loan from Sporting Lisbon, has been in phenomenal form for the Premier League promotion chasers. The goal against Bournemouth was his first in the FA Cup and proved to be decisive for the King Power outfit.

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Fatawu Issahaku celebrates after scoring winner for Leicester against Bournemouth in FA Cup. Credit: @EmiratesFACup
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In a video shared on social media, Isshaku wasted no time after receiving a pass from Nigeria's Kelechi Iheanacho, bending the ball into the far corner.

Leicester City will await their opponents in the quarter-finals after the fifth-round games are completed, as reported by The Guardian.

Meanwhile, Issakhaku will hope to continue his impressive outing for the former Premier League champions as the quest for a return to the English topflight intensifies.

The highly-rated forward is expected to ink a permanent deal at the end of his loan spell at Leicester City.

Issahaku thrills Leicester teammates

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Abdul Fatawu Issahaku thrilled his Leicester City teammates after jamming to Shatta Wale's hit record, Freedom, in the changing room.

Issahaku has become a key figure at Leicester City since his loan move in the summer transfer window, helping the Foxes to the top of the English Championship table.

The 19-year-old scored his first goal for the club in the 3-1 win on Saturday against Swansea City before seeing 80 minutes of action in the 1-0 victory over Sunderland.

Haaland scores five goals as City beat Luton

Sports Brief also reported that Erling Haaland scored five times Man City ran riot in a 6-2 rout of Luton in the fifth round on Tuesday.

It was the second time Haaland had hit five goals in a single game for City after his heroics in the Champions League last 16 second leg win against RB Leipzig in March 2023.

Aided by Kevin De Bruyne's trio of assists, Haaland completed his treble inside the first 40 minutes at Kenilworth Road.

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Lukman Mumuni
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.