Massive Blow for Asante Kotoko as Star Forward Ruled Out of Rest of the Season

Massive Blow for Asante Kotoko as Star Forward Ruled Out of Rest of the Season

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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  • Isaac Oppong has been ruled out of the rest of the Ghana Premier League season after undergoing a knee surgery
  • The promising attacking footballer suffered an injury to his knee during a league match against Kumasi-based King Faisal
  • This will be double agony for coach Prosper Narteh Ogum who wanted to count on the 18-year-old for the remainder of the season

Asante Kotoko have been dealt a huge blow after forward Isaac Oppong is reported to have undergone a successful knee surgery.

The 18-year-old suffered the setback in December last year in a league game against local rivals King Faisal.

The promising teenagers later recovered to make a cameo in the stalemate against Hearts of Oak in the Ghana Premier League two months later.

Isaac Oppong, Asante Kotoko, Ghana Premier League
Massive blow for Asante Kotoko as star forward Isaac Opong is set to miss the rest of the season due to injury. Credit: @sportsimagesgh
Source: Twitter

Oppong has however been withdrawn from the Porcupine Warriors' activities following advise from the medical team of the Kumasi-based club, according to Ghanasoccernet.

His season is reported to be over after the boy wonder underwent surgery to correct the knee injury at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.

He is expected to be on the sidelines for three months.

Imoro Ibrahim Scores Superb Freekick As Asante Kotoko Pip Rivals King Faisal

Sports Brief earlier reported that a brilliant first-half freekick from Asante Kotoko defender Imoro Ibrahim gave his side a 1-0 victory over King Faisal in Kumasi.

The left-full back hammered home a beauty from distance early in the game to stun their local rivals on Sunday.

The Porcupine Warriors were eager to avoid another loss at the hands of Alhaji Grunsah's side following back-to-back defeats earlier in the season.

Former Asante Kotoko Striker Kwame Poku Scores Outrageous Bicycle Kick

Ex-Asante Kotoko forward Kwame Poku channeled his inner Cristiano Ronaldo to score a mouthwatering acrobatic goal for USM Algers last Saturday.

Poku, 22, was on target for the Algerian giants as his side shared the spoils with Chelghoum in the Algerian top-flight.

His goal fetched the equalizer for the home side two minutes after Chelghoum broke the deadlock through Ahmed Khaldi after 25 minutes.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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