{"id":11227,"date":"2025-01-22T08:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T08:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=11227"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T08:30:24","slug":"opoku-aims-for-black-stars-return-after-impressive-kotoko-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=11227","title":{"rendered":"Opoku Aims for Black Stars Return After Impressive Kotoko Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/471602940_1042140111259645_5321794237352848889_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/471602940_1042140111259645_5321794237352848889_n.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/471602940_1042140111259645_5321794237352848889_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/471602940_1042140111259645_5321794237352848889_n-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Opoku is eyeing a quick return to the&nbsp;Black Stars after a brilliant start at Asante Kotoko.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After stints in Algeria and Morocco, Opoku has returned to his former side on a two and half year deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His fine performance earned him a call-up to the senior national team when CK Akonnor was in charge as head coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since his return, Opoku has scored five goals in four games for the Porcupine Warriors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in an interview with Asempa FM, the former USM Alger forward reflected on his previous experience with the Black Stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He admitted he had more to contribute during his first stint but emphasized his readiness to give his best if called up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe that during my first time with the Black Stars, I had more to offer, but maybe it wasn\u2019t the right time. Now, I\u2019ll make sure to improve my game, and if I\u2019m called up again, I\u2019m ready to give my best to the national team,\u201d Opoku said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The striker also praised the fans of Asante Kotoko for their warm reception upon his return and acknowledged the club\u2019s superiority in Ghanaian football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout a doubt, Asante Kotoko is the biggest club in Ghana. Its supporters are unmatched in size and passion\u00e2\u20ac\u201dno one can rival the phenomenal fan base of the Porcupine Warriors,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Opoku is eyeing a quick return to the&nbsp;Black Stars after a brilliant start at Asante Kotoko. After stints in Algeria and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11229,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11227\/revisions\/11229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}