Asante Kotoko star Maxwell Baakoh ruled out for up to six months

Head coach of Asante Kotoko Charles Akunnor has disclosed that talisman Maxwell Baakoh will be sidelined for three to six months with a shin injury.

The tricky winger was surprisingly missing from the Porcupine Warriors starting line-up in their 3-0 win against Zambian side Nkana FC on Sunday.

During his post-match presser, questions were posed to coach Akonnor about the reason behind the exclusion of the diminutive attacker.

But according to the former Dreams FC gaffer, Baakoh has been carrying a shin injury for some time now but aggravated it during their final preparation to face Nkana FC on Friday.

“Maxwell Baakoh is injured and he will be out for sometime. He has been playing with the injury for sometime now. But he aggravated it during our final session.”

“He will be out for about 12 weeks to 6 months. Depending on whether he will undergo a surgery.l or not. We will have to wait and see.”

Baakoh has been a key cog for the Reds since joining late last year from Karelia FC.

He has netted two goals in their Confederations Cup campaign so far.