Leicester City Football Club manager Steve Cooper has described Black Stars winger Abdul Fatawu Issahaku’s injury as a blow for the team.
Cooper said this in a pre-game presser as Leicester City prepare to take on Chelsea on Saturday, November 23 in the first game of the English Premier League’s round of games immediately after the international break.
The ex-Nottingham Forest manager also confirmed that Issahaku’s injury is an ACL related one and will sideline the 20 year old for the rest of the season. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
In 11 games in his debut campaign in the EPL, Issahaku has two assists and produced a Man of the Match award winning performance in Leicester’s 3-2 comeback win over Southampton.
Football legend Gary Lineker described Issahaku as a player he is excited to watch and wants to see play more minutes. On Issahaku’s injury and lengthy absence, Cooper stated, (Click highlighted text to read full story)
“He’s a young player and having an ACL injury can be quite common, it’s part of football, but it’s still a serious injury. For it to happen at a young age is a blow for him and a blow for us. With the mentality he has, I think that’ll be the case.”
