{"id":399028,"date":"2017-07-08T23:13:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T23:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/08\/kotokos-osei-agyemang-relishes-first-team-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2017-07-08T23:13:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T23:13:37","slug":"kotokos-osei-agyemang-relishes-first-team-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/08\/kotokos-osei-agyemang-relishes-first-team-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko&#8217;s Osei Agyemang relishes first team opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday,  8 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-07-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/15030120.295.jpg\" alt=\"Osei' Agyemang\" title=\"Osei' Agyemang\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Osei Agyemang<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1499555616_657_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Asante Kotoko defender Richard Osei Agyemang is relishing first-team opportunities after spending a large part of the season on the substitute bench.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile guardsman has found game time hard to come by since his return from injury.<\/p>\n<p>But former Berekum Chelsea defender has not given hope of winning back his position in the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our team is strong so I haven\u2019t given up on myself. I\u2019m not playing as much as I did last season\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always train hard. I made it a point to prove myself anytime I get the chance. I\u2019m happy I contributed to the win,\u201d he told Asantekotokosc.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s more ahead. I wanted the fans to see that I wasn\u2019t being lackadaisical because of my lack of playing time. The team is dear to my heart. My time will come. That\u2019s why I always tell my fans to pray for me. 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