Asante Kotoko winger Joseph Amoako has made his first appearance after being freed by the Swedish Police for wrongfully sentenced to two years in prison for rape.
Amoako, who was transferred to relegated Swedish Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF on a season-long loan deal from Kotoko, was reportedly found guilty of the statutory rape of a minor in Sweden and sentenced to two years in jail.
The 20-year-old was detained in Swedish Police custody in November 2022 for court trial after being charged of engaging in sexual affairs with a minor.
Helsingborgs IF cancelled his loan deal due to the rape allegations before the contract expired in January per the agreement with his parent club, Asante Kotoko.
The Helsingborgs District Court initially found the budding talented winger guilty on two counts and handed him a 24-month jail term but the player has been released after an appeal.
His representative Derrick D. Thompson confirmed the release of the 20-year-old winger.
"They just released him yesterday from the prison after the appeal was made. The case was fake, the girl was lying. Upon appeal, Amoako has been released. It was all a fake story from the girl so he is now a free man."
He was the third Ghanaian footballer to be jailed in Sweden over rape allegations after Kingsley Sarfo and Kwame Bonsu.
Amoako struggled for playing time at Helsingborgs IF where he made only ten (10) game outings — 295 minutes — for the club in all competitions.
Below are the pictures of Joseph Amoako on the street of Sweden
