Eric Bekoe praises Franck Etouga for breaking his goalscoring record at Kotoko

Former Asante Kotoko striker Eric Kwabena Bekoe has congratulated Franck Mbella Etouga for breaking his record at the club.

The 20-year-old Cameroonian youth star has been in a rich vein of form in his first season at Kotoko, netting 18 times in 21 games for the Porcupines.

What is special about his performance is that, he has netted two hat tricks so far which makes him the first Asante Kotoko player to do so in the Premier League era.

On Saturday, Etouga scored the only goal for Kotoko to defeat WAFA 1-0 at Sogakope – a venue the Porcupines had not won in seven attempts.

His goal breaks 14 years club record held by Eric Bekoe since the Premier League started in Ghana for most goals scored in a single season.

Etouga who is currently the league’s top scorer equaled a record set by former striker and club legend Eric Bekoe on match week 25.

Bekoe held the record for most goals scored in the Ghana Premier League for Asante Kotoko in the 2007/08 season (17) and was equaled by the Cameroonian forward in the game against RTU in Tamale.

However, Bekoe has heaped praises on the Cameroonian centre-forward, backing him to break the 22 goals scored by Ismael Addo in a single season.

”Congratulations my brother a record is been broken and a new record about to be set,” he posted on Facebook.

”After more than a decade you have showcased a quality of a box to box striker into the family it was about hardwork, dedication, determination to serve Krobea have brought u this far keep the fire burning Am happy for u my brother go higher MBELLA.”

In the season 2007/08, with a total of 17 goals in 23 matches, Bekoe was crowned the top scorer of the Premier League and also won the league with Kotoko as well as the Presidents Cup in the same year.

He also netted 10 goals in the CAF Confederation Cup which won him the top scorer’s gong before leaving the Porcupines to join Petrojet in Egypt.