Fatawu Issahaku center-goal against Algeria vying for Puskas award
Ghana midfielder Abdul Fatawu Issahaku’s goal is vying for 2023 Puskas award in the next FIFA football awards ceremony early 2024.
The Black Meteors nearly ended the game in Algeria with a 1-0 victory but stopping time equalizer from the hosts settled the game on 1-1 score line.
The Sporting Lisbon attacker gave the Black Meteors the lead with few minutes to full time after scoring from deep center of the field.
It has been Issahaku’s trade mark scoring similar goals in 2021 African Youth Championship in Mauritania as Ghana beat debutants Uganda in final to lift their 4th title and first since 2009.
Ghanaians have now reacted to Fatawu Issahaku’s wonderful goal scored in Black Meteors’ 1-1 draw with Algeria on Friday evening in AFCON U23 Qualifiers.
The spectacular strike from 30m has set tongues wagging on social media, with many hailing it as a potential Puskas award nominee.
Fatawu Issahaku produced the magic as Ghana struggled to find the back of the net with time running out.
The entire Ghana bench rushed to celebrate the long range stunner with the former Steadfast and Dreams FC youngster on the pitch.
A first penalty kick was awarded to the hosts in the 78th minute but Ghana goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim stayed alert and pulled off a fantastic save to keep the game level.
Unfortunately, the Black Meteors gave away a penalty kick in injury time that was this time around converted to restore parity for the hosts.
Eventually, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Ghana and Algeria will have it all to play for next week in the reverse fixture.
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Fatawu’s club Sporting Lisbon are convinced that the player’s goal against the Algeria should be nominated for the Puskás award.
The FIFA Puskás Award is an award dished out by FIFA to the male or female player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant goal every year.
While the 2022 award has gone to Marcin Oleksy, there is another award up for grabs for 2023.
The talented teenager on Thursday night scored with a spectacular strike from the centre circle to help the Black Meteors to draw 1-1 with their counterpart from Algeria in the qualifiers for the U23 AFCON..
This is what his Portuguese club posted after the goal; “Did you already miss a Puskás candidate goal? Abdul Fatawu Issahaku solves.”
The video has since gone viral with many people rooting for a Puskas award nomination for the fantastic goals scored by the talented teenager.
