Kotoko coach Prosper Narteh lavishes praise on intelligent Isaac Oppong

Asante Kotoko got the much-needed three points at the Dun’s Park on Friday afternoon, but it wasn’t a stroll in the park for Prosper Narteh’s side, as the hosts gave the Reds a tough test.

The Miners dominated most part of the game but it was the Porcupines who did the needful.

Kotoko weren’t in the mood to lose or draw the game, and Prosper Narteh injected some firepower early in the second half, with Isaac Oppong finding the back of the net nine minutes after the break.

Prosper Narteh reserved special praise for Isaac Oppong as he helped turn the game around.

“He’s an intelligent player, he’s able to read and analyze the game. If you look at the way he scored the goal, he just saw a little space there and he just put a spin on the ball and that is it, It takes a player with a high game to be able to that decision within that restricted or limited space in the game so I am proud of him, he’s a young chap, I will talk to him to keep his focus so that he doesnt become complacent and will be able to deliver as and when he’s in the game”

It takes a lot of courage as a young player to wear Asante Kotoko’s jersey let alone feature in a premier league game.

However, 18-year-old Isaac Oppong has defied the odds and has hit the ground running with the Porcupines in the 2021/22 Ghana top flight.

Oppong, who joined Kotoko from Sunyani-based Second Division Club, Bectaro Sasana in a long-term deal, has so far been involved in five of Kotoko’s six goals scored this season.

He has scored two goals and has assisted two in three games and one penalty won.