{"id":606239,"date":"2019-04-09T03:53:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T03:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n        <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"587\" height=\"330\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/junior-agogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Junior-Agogo\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"74695104\" onload="},"modified":"2019-04-09T03:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T03:53:08","slug":"video-junior-agogo-reveals-he-is-unable-to-write-after-suffering-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/09\/video-junior-agogo-reveals-he-is-unable-to-write-after-suffering-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Junior Agogo reveals he is unable to write after suffering stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"330\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/junior-agogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Junior-Agogo\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"74695104\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junior Agogo and mum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Ghana international Manuel Junior Agogo has revealed that he can no longer write with his right hand after suffering a stroke over four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0former Nottingham Forest and Zamalek striker in a video post on social media said he has difficulty moving and controlling his right hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s (right hand) better but it ain\u2019t like before,\u201d Agogo said in a slurred speech (below).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p1GLYD9OZwE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He said he spent two months in the hospital after suffering the debilitating illness on December 8, 2014. He suffered the illness just two years after ending his football career and has been praised for his impressive recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <\/strong><strong>Junior Agogo suffers stroke, struggles to speak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Agogo told the BBC Four documentary titled Speechless that he had troubles with speech following the illness which he says has left him lacking confidence and socially isolated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the BBC, two years after his stroke when just 35 years old, Agogo is still visiting the Neuro Rehab Unit of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London\u2019s Queen Square as he battles to find his way in the world with depleted language.<\/p>\n<p>The forward began his career with the Owls, playing three games for the then Premier League side between 1997 and 2000.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to score over 100 career goals, his most notable spell coming with Bristol Rovers, for whom Agogo scored 45 goals in 140 games between 2003 and 2006.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO SEE: <\/strong><strong>Nana Ampadu convinced my mother to allow me do music \u2013 Akosua Agyapong reveals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also helped Nottingham Forest to promotion from League One in 2007\/2008, finishing as the club\u2019s top goalscorer as they finished runners-up in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Agogo enjoyed a cult during his 27-game stint with the Black Stars of Ghana scoring 12 goals.<\/p>\n<p>The producers of the documentary, Speechless describe it as a \u201cfascinating and moving, upsetting and uplifting in its depiction of the isolating and estranging condition, aphasia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: Graphic Showbiz <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Adomonline\/ado-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Junior Agogo and mum Former Ghana international Manuel Junior Agogo has revealed that he can no longer write with his right hand after suffering a stroke over four years ago. The\u00a0former Nottingham Forest and Zamalek striker in a video post on social media said he has difficulty moving and controlling his right hand. \u201cIt\u2019s (right [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":606240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video: Junior Agogo reveals he is unable to write after suffering stroke - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/09\/video-junior-agogo-reveals-he-is-unable-to-write-after-suffering-stroke\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Video: Junior Agogo reveals he is unable to write after suffering stroke - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Junior Agogo and mum Former Ghana international Manuel Junior Agogo has revealed that he can no longer write with his right hand after suffering a stroke over four years ago. 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