Africa U20 Best Player Sign Mega Deal With Portuguese Giants Sporting CP

Africa U20 Best Player Sign Mega Deal With Portuguese Giants Sporting CP

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has finally joined Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon after impressing at the junior side
  • The Black Stars forward put pen to paper on a five-year-deal after ending his stay in the Ghana Premier League
  • Issahaku played a role as Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after urging rivals Nigeria

Ghanaian teen sensation, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has officially joined Portuguese giants Sporting CP after leaving Ghana Premier League outfit Dreams FC.

The player, who turned 18 last month, inked a five-year-deal with the Primeira Liga side as he begins his career in Europe.

The club confirmed the capture of the Ghanaian youngster on their official Twitter handle on Wednesday, April 5, 2022.

Fatawu Issahaku, Sporting Lisbon, Ghana, Portugal
Fatawu Issahaku completes move to Sporting CP. Credit: @SportingCP_en
Source: Twitter

The 18-year-old shot to prominence after winning the best player at the Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania last year.

He spent the last six months on loan at Ghana Premier League side Dreams FC, where he scored six goals in eight matches.

He was part of the Black Stars team that qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after urging Nigeria via the away goal rule.

Fatawu Issahaku leaves Ghana for Portugal to join Sporting Lisbon

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghanaian teen sensation, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku is on his way to Portugal to join Sporting Lisbon after leaving Ghana Premier League side Dreams FC.

The 17-year-old joined the Portuguese giants U23 before he moves to the senior side next month, when he turns 18.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has been on the radar of several European club but finally decides to join Sporting, who are reported to have offered him a three-year deal.

Liverpool monitor Ghanaian teen Fatawu Issahaku

Sportsbrief.com has learned that, Ghanaian teenager, Abdul Issahaku Fatawu and two others are among players Liverpool plans on watching at the upcoming AFCON.

According to sources, Liverpool, in addition to Issahaku Fatawu, will also be keeping tabs on 20-year-old Guinean, Aguibou Camara of Olympiakos and 17-year-old Ivorian striker, Karim Konaté with ASEC Mimosas.

Hugo Zolf, Chief Editor of African Insider, validated reports that Liverpool will be monitoring Fatawu and three other young African players at January 2022's AFCON.

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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.
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