Black Queens striker Vivian Adjei holds on to hope over recurring knee injury

It’s every footballer’s dream to reach the top and represent their country with pride.

While playing for one’s nation brings immense joy, it’s equally heartbreaking to be abandoned by that same nation when injured while serving with dedication.

This is the poignant ordeal of Black Queens forward Vivian Konadu Adjei.

Vivian Adjei began her professional career at Kumasi Sporting Academy (KUSA) in Kumasi.

She pursued greener pastures abroad early in her career, earning her first call-up to the senior national women’s team after securing a professional contract.

During an international break, Vivian suffered a knee injury in camp, which has severely impacted her football career.

She is still seeking solutions to this problem.

“A doctor in Ghana told me I have to end my football career after the X-Ray results that I have knee injury which I can’t play again,” she broke the news to Onua Sports

The knee injury sustained by the India-based footballer is threatening to derail her career. She is racing against time to recover from the injury.

“As a young girl who wants to be known by the world is now clubless all because of this injury, it’s sometimes breaks my heart and affect my mental health too.

“I can’t think well and it got to a time I wanted to end everything,” she said with tears  welled up in her eyes.

A visibly disappointed Vivian expressed frustration, feeling hard done by Ghanaian officials.

“My doctor went to the FA to seek help because my condition was getting worse,” she said in Twi.

“Three clubs I played for all abandoned me because of this injury and they said I brought the injury from the national camp.”

Vivian’s local herbal remedies for treatment were confiscated at the airport for no apparent reason.

“My flight left because I was late so I needed to wait for the next day before I can go. To my surprise, after my arrival I found out that the medicine was thrown way. I used GH¢2500 for this medicine and all went waste.”

The Black Queens are getting ready for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) to be held in Morocco.

She wished she could be part of this team.

By Mary Adepa Anane Antwi