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Asante Kotoko secure signing of Nigerian forward Wisdom Fernando
Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko have added Nigerian forward Wisdom Fernando to their ranks ahead of the new season.The 22-year-old joins the Porcupine Warriors as a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Akwa United. Last season, the highly-rated attacker featured on loan for Sporting Lagos.Fernando replaces Bernard Somuah Sarpong, who recently secure a loan move to Spanish club, Celta Vigo.The Nigerian forward’s move to the Porcupine Warriors was finalized on the transfer deadline day in Ghana, August 25, 2024.He will join the team in Cape Coast, where the Porcupine Warriors are based for pre-season for the upcoming campaign.Fernando has seven goals and eight assists in 76 appearances in the Nigerian Professional Football League across seven seasons, playing for Akwa and Sporting.He won the Nigeria Premier Football League title in the 2020-21 season with Akwa, with his impressive performances playing a crucial role in the triumph.Fernando becomes the fifth foreign player to sign for the Ghanaian giants this transfer window after Sudanese duo Esmat Abdulhamid, AbdoelRahman Yoouef Yagoub, Congolese defender Samba O’Neil and Guinean goalkeeper Mohamed Camara.
Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko have added Nigerian forward Wisdom Fernando to their ranks ahead of the new season.
The 22-year-old joins the Porcupine Warriors as a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Akwa United. Last season, the highly-rated attacker featured on loan for Sporting Lagos.
Fernando replaces Bernard Somuah Sarpong, who recently secure a loan move to Spanish club, Celta Vigo.
The Nigerian forward’s move to the Porcupine Warriors was finalized on the transfer deadline day in Ghana, August 25, 2024.
He will join the team in Cape Coast, where the Porcupine Warriors are based for pre-season for the upcoming campaign.
Fernando has seven goals and eight assists in 76 appearances in the Nigerian Professional Football League across seven seasons, playing for Akwa and Sporting.
He won the Nigeria Premier Football League title in the 2020-21 season with Akwa, with his impressive performances playing a crucial role in the triumph.
Fernando becomes the fifth foreign player to sign for the Ghanaian giants this transfer window after Sudanese duo Esmat Abdulhamid, AbdoelRahman Yoouef Yagoub, Congolese defender Samba O’Neil and Guinean goalkeeper Mohamed Camara.
