Ghana and Amiens defender Nicholas Opoku returned to first team duties for the first time this year after suffering a cruciate ligament injury last season.

The 24 year old center back was named on the bench for his side Ligue 2 match against  AS Nancy at home which they won 1-0 kind courtesy of Chadrac Akolo in the 82nd minute.

Opoku has missed 27 matches for his French Ligue 2 side since last season when he sustained the injury but was named on the bench this weekend despite being an unused substitute.

The injury kept him out of action until January this year when he started playing for the Amiens reserve team.

His return will come as some piece of good news for Amiens as they push for a top finish in the Ligue 2 with hopes of promotion very unlikely.

The Ghanaian was a key component of the Amiens defence before he sustained the unfortunate injury and will be looking to reclaim his place in the first team with his return from the injury.

Opoku was forced to miss the 2021 African Cup of Nations tournament for Ghana due to injury but may just be fit in time for the 2022 World Cup play offs against Nigeria later this month.