"It was challenging, but I managed to find the net," Jordan Ayew after scoring the winning goal for Leicester

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew described his winning goal for Leicester City as a challenging one to score. 

He made the comments after netting Leicester’s third goal in a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory against Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium, despite the Foxes trailing 2-0 at halftime.

Ayew came off the bench and peeled away from his marker to connect with a pass from a corner kick to score in the 98th minute and secure back to back wins for Leicester City.

In a related development, fellow Ghanaian and Leicester City teammate, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, came off the bench to assist Facundo Bounanotte score The Foxes first goal and spark the comeback.

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper praised Issahaku’s performance and in an interview with BBC Sport after the game, the veteran Black Stars player was happy his effort got Leicester the win. 

“Massive three points, back to back wins especially after the international break is not easy. We did well, we fought, we pushed them and pushed ourselves and got the three points,” he said.

It (the goal) was just natural instinct. Luckily the ball came, it wasn’t easy but I managed to score. We’re all happy and hopefully there is more to come.”

Jordan Ayew endured a frustrating time with the Black Stars during the international break as Ghana lost 2-0 and drew goalless with Sudan.