Agogo, 38-year-old, suffered the stroke in January 2015, after retiring from football and now has Aphasia.

Junior Agogo is now being taken care of by his mother.

Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write.

Aphasia is due to injury to the brain, especially from a stroke.

In some cases, it makes communications with the patient impossible. It is associated with difficulty to retrieve names of objects and inability to put together sentences.

Speaking for the first time after the stroke, Agogo in a BBC documentary published on Sunday, said the stroke left him lacking confidence, and he feels socially isolated.

Agogo played for Bristol Rovers between 2003 to 2006, before moving to Nottingham Forest.

Junior Agogo (real name Manuel Agogo), is a Ghanaian striker who made 140 appearances for the Rovers.

He joined from then Conference side Barnet, for a fee of £110,000 with Giuliano Grazioli moving to Underhill as part of the deal.

Agogo was a member of the Black Star squad that participated in 2008 African Cup of Nations which was hosted by Ghana.

Click below for Mr. Agogo speaking to the BBC:

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The 22-year-old, who only joined the Bluebirds from Tottenham last summer, has signed a four-year deal.

Caulker used to play under Harry Redknapp at Tottenham and is a long-term admirer of new team-mate Rio Ferdinand.

“Harry was a big factor and Rio was also a big draw,” he said. “It was important for me to be back playing in the Premier League.”

Caulker played all 38 Premier League games for Cardiff last season, scoring five goals as the Bluebirds were relegated to the Championship.

The centre-back was part of Redknapp’s squad at Tottenham, but did not make a Premier League appearance during the manager’s tenure.

“Harry was very keen for me to join and that was a big plus, knowing the manager wants you,” he added.

“As for Rio, he has been a role model of mine for many years and to have the opportunity to play alongside him was something I felt I couldn’t miss out on.”

Caulker has made one England appearance, in November 2012, scoring in a 4-2 friendly defeat by Sweden.

QPR boss Redknapp believes he has got a player who will only improve.

“Steven is young, he’s a good age and he’s already a fine player – but he has so much more potential and it’s a really excellent signing for the club,” he said.

“He’s got everything to be a top, top centre-half, so I couldn’t be more pleased to have him.”

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Source: BBC

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