{"id":44805,"date":"2025-11-14T18:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44805"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:19:13","slug":"update-on-francis-abu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/update-on-francis-abu\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Francis Abu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Ghana Football Association wishes to inform the public that Francis Abu is in a stable condition following his injury in the Kirin Challenge Cup against Japan on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><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<p>Abu was fouled by Tanaka Ao in the early stages of the second half and was rushed to the Toyota Memorial Hospital after receiving emergency treatment at the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Kirin Cup 2025 : Japan 2-0 Ghana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kirin-cup-japan-2-0-ghana\/\">Kirin Cup 2025 : Japan 2-0 Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars medical team, led by Dr. Prince Pambo, the Toulouse FC team doctor, and doctors at the Toyota Memorial Hospital, have held comprehensive meetings and agreed on the appropriate management plan for the player.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Hearts of Oak charged for failing to control fans after Kotoko defeat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hearts-of-oak-charged-for-failing-to-control-fans-after-kotoko-defeat\/\">Hearts of Oak charged for failing to control fans after Kotoko defeat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association wishes to thank Ghanaians for their support and outpouring of solidarity during this unfortunate incident. The Association will update the public on the next steps for the player&#8217;s surgery and recovery plan in the coming hours.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Kirin Cup : Black Stars will hold their first training\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kirin-cup-black-stars-will-hold-their-first-training\/\">Kirin Cup : Black Stars will hold their first training<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association wishes Francis Abu a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source : www.ghanafa.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><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>The Ghana Football Association wishes to inform the public that Francis Abu is in a stable condition following his injury in the Kirin Challenge Cup against Japan on Friday. &nbsp; Abu was fouled by Tanaka Ao in the early stages of the second half and was rushed to the Toyota Memorial Hospital after receiving emergency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44806,"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":[8417,3347],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44805","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghplayersabroad"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Francis-Abu.jpeg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bEF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44801,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kirin-cup-japan-2-0-ghana\/","url_meta":{"origin":44805,"position":0},"title":"Kirin Cup 2025 : Japan 2-0 Ghana","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"November 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Black Stars of Ghana by two goals to nil to the Samurai of Japan in the ongoing 2025 Kirin Cup at the Toyota Stadium. 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