{"id":609288,"date":"2019-04-21T13:01:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday, 21 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n2019-04-21\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/6595"},"modified":"2019-04-21T13:01:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:01:33","slug":"former-black-stars-striker-opoku-agyemang-believes-he-can-play-again-after-nine-months-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/21\/former-black-stars-striker-opoku-agyemang-believes-he-can-play-again-after-nine-months-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Black Stars striker Opoku Agyemang believes he can play again after NINE months out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday, 21 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/65959225.295.jpg\" alt=\"Opoku New\" title=\"Opoku New\" width=\"295\" height=\"297\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Qatar-based Opoku Agyemang<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Qatar-based Opoku Agyemang remains hopeful of staging one of the greatest comebacks in football history despite being sidelined for close to nine years.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ghana striker was first sidelined for eight months in 2010 after tearing anterior cruciate ligaments which ruled him out of the 2010 Fifa World Cup finals.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to feature for his club side Al Sadd in the Asian Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Agyemang signed for Bulgarian side Levski Sofia but had his contract terminated due to his health status.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Despite being out these past nine years, I have always felt confident that I will recover fully and play again. I&#8217;m still on rehabilitation full of hope that I return soon,&#8221; Opoku told Starr FM.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Growing up, I had dreams of playing top level football. I will be 30 in June (2019) and I have given up on that because the agents shy away saying age is not on my side coupled with the fact that I have been out for over 8 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I have not given up on playing again. When I finally feel there is no chance, I will surely announce the end of my playing career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I love to play football. It is my source of happiness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Opoku was a member of the Ghana squad which won the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/1551782796_787_96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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