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Emmanuel Frimpong, a former Arsenal player in the English Premier League, is set to come out of retirement to join Ghana’s Premier League giants Kumasi Asante Kotoko for next season.
Emmanuel Frimpong grew up in the Arsenal academy where he began his career as a footballer. He had the opportunity to play for the Arsenal senior team during French coach Arsene Wenger’s time as Arsenal manager.
The box-to-box midfielder who was born in Kumasi, Ghana but moved to Tottenham at a young age, where he was originally discovered by Arsenal and enrolled in Hale End Academy at the age of nine alongside teammate Jack Wilshere .
He attended Gladesmore Community School in Tottenham until the age of 14, when he left to concentrate on playing soccer full time at Arsenal’s youth academy.
The 28-year-old who retired from soccer in 2019 due to ongoing injuries has announced that he is ready to come out of retirement to play for the Ghana giants.
“At the moment if I am honest it is far from the truth and there is nothing concrete. You’re never ready unless you get tested. At the moment, obviously, I have been out of the game for so many years and it will take me a couple of months to get back to the physical form that I think is required to play.
“I support Kotoko and if I had the chance it would be one of the most important days of my life,” Frimpong said in an interview with TV3.
On August 17, 2017, Frimpong signed a two-year contract in Cyprus with Ermis Aradippou. However, the Ghanaian in March 2019 withdrew from football due to injury.
Frimpong played six games for the England Under-16 team in 2007. He has also represented the England Under-20 and Under-21 teams. However, he was called up to the Black Stars and made his international debut in Ghana on March 24, 2013 during a 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Sudan.
Frimpong is known for his energy in midfield and has been compared to former Arsenal player Alex Song and several other African midfielders who have a lot of pace and stamina.
He has also been called a younger version of Michael Essien due to his hard work in the role of defensive midfielder.
