{"id":39331,"date":"2023-10-25T09:15:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T09:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=39331"},"modified":"2023-10-25T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T09:15:06","slug":"asante-kotoko-pay-tribute-to-late-winger-robert-eshun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/asante-kotoko-pay-tribute-to-late-winger-robert-eshun\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante Kotoko pay tribute to late winger Robert Eshun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Asante Kotoko pay tribute to late winger Robert Eshun<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAsante Kotoko has offered their heartfelt condolences to the late Robert Eshun, a former player of the club, who passed away in London on Monday. The ex-Kotoko winger tragically suffered a heart attack while en route to work.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Eshun&#8217;s untimely demise has deeply saddened the football community in Ghana, with sympathizers of the club and followers of Ghanaian football mourning the loss.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Heart of Lions coach Fatawu Salifu optimistic about getting first league win despite slow start\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/heart-of-lions-coach-fatawu-salifu-optimistic-about-getting-first-league-win-despite-slow-start\/\">Heart of Lions coach Fatawu Salifu optimistic about getting first league win despite slow start<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are saddened by the news of the passing of our 1990 FA CUP winner, 1990 CAF Champions League semifinalist and ex Black Stars skilful winger, Robert Eshun. Our heartfelt condolences to his family,&#8221; Kotoko expressed on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Eshun, affectionately known as Ebo Electric, is fondly remembered for his crucial goal in the final of the 1990 FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He commenced his career at Asante Kotoko before venturing to Belgium to ply his trade with Turnhot, Tielen, and Lommel in the early nineties.<\/p>\n<p>The speedy winger also had a stint in the Turkish Super Lig with Gaziantep before later featuring for Sarawak in Malaysia.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko pay tribute to late winger Robert Eshun Asante Kotoko has offered their heartfelt condolences to the late Robert Eshun, a former player of the club, who passed away in London on Monday. The ex-Kotoko winger tragically suffered a heart attack while en route to work. The news of Eshun&#8217;s untimely demise has deeply<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,14057],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39331","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-football"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rip.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-aen","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39334,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gold-fields-assures-fans-of-medeama-tna-stadium-completion-come-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":39331,"position":0},"title":"Gold Fields assures fans of Medeama TNA Stadium completion come 2024","author":"Selasi Fiawoyi","date":"October 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Gold Fields assures fans of Medeama TNA Stadium completion come 2024 Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, is well on track to complete the Tarkwa TNA stadium by March 2024. 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