Asante Kotoko have received a major blow with the news of  midfielder Emmanuel Sarkodie set to be ruled out of the club’s 2020/21 season’s campaign due to injury.

The 25-year-old suffered a knee injury at the Adako Jachie training complex ahead of their FA Cup round of 16 game against Asokwa Deportivo.

Head coach Mariano Barreto confirmed in an interview with the club’s official website that the former Nkoranza Warriors enforcer will be out of action for several weeks.

“Sarkodie, unfortunately, will be out for the rest of the season”, Mariano Barreto told the club’s official website.

“He is out with a knee injury which occurred here in training and the doctors are working to ascertain the degree of it. But, what is assured is that he will not play any more part this season”

Barreto will have to do without Emmanuel Keyekeh and Kwame Baah for the rest of the campaign.