Sporting Lisbon forward Abdul Fatawu Issahaku named Man of the Match in Portugal
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Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, a forward from Ghana, played well for Sporting B in their 1-0 win over Belenenses on Friday. He was named Man of the Match for his performance.
The 18-year-old, who played for the first team against Olympique Marseille in the UEFA Champions League and Varzim in the Portuguese Cup, was moved down to the B team before the game.
Issahaku stayed in the game the whole time and helped his team win by a narrow margin.
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After beating the top team in the Portuguese third tier, Sporting is now at the top of the league table.
The highly-rated player will try to make Ghana’s team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He scored the game-winning goal in September in an international friendly against Nicaragua.
Otto Addo, who coaches the Black Stars, is said to have picked his preliminary team for the world cup.
In Group H of the world championship, which takes place from November 21 to December 18, 2022, Ghana will play against Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea.
Black Stars will play Switzerland in another warm-up game on November 17, which is seven days before they play Portugal in their first game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.