Ghanaian international winger Ernest Nuamah ended a 272-minute run without a goal in official competition by scoring against Angers for Olympique Lyonnais, according to X Sport Feed Life. He is back from a serious injury to his right knee sustained in April 2025.
On Sunday, against Angers, Ernest Nuamah found the net again. The Ghanaian international winger at Olympique Lyonnais scored a goal that ends a run of 272 minutes without scoring in official competition, X Sport Feed Life reports.
His previous goal dated back to 15 October, in the Europa League match against Crystal Palace, which Lyon won 3-2. In between, he had not scored in official competition.
A return after the right knee injury
To grasp the significance of this goal, you have to go back to spring 2025. Struck by a serious right knee injury in April, Ernest Nuamah was out of action for 394 days, according to X Sport Feed Life. That spell on the sidelines cost him 66 matches, with Lyon and with his national team.
The road back was therefore long, and the 272-minute drought has to be read in that light. Before this goal against Angers, the winger already had five goals to his name in official competition this season, including three in Ligue 1 and two in European competitions, the same source specifies. With this goal, he now has six.
An attacking trio against Angers
Against Angers, Nuamah was fielded in attack alongside Keito Nakamura and Julien Duranville, his attacking teammates, according to the same source.
His return to scoring comes as Lyon look to rediscover a positive dynamic after two consecutive defeats. The goal therefore arrives at a time when the club needs results.
What comes next in Ligue 1
Lyon’s next Ligue 1 match will be the next opportunity to confirm it. For Ernest Nuamah, the stakes are twofold: to build on a run after a 272-minute drought and to extend a season that already counts six goals in official competition, including three in the league.
The next Ligue 1 fixture will also give the Ghanaian the chance to find his rhythm alongside Nakamura and Duranville. The report specifies neither the date nor the opponent of that match.