January 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, after retiring from football and now has\u00a0Aphasia.<\/p>\nJunior Agogo is now being taken care of by his mother.<\/p>\n
Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write.<\/p>\n
Aphasia is due to injury to\u00a0the brain, especially from a stroke.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Agogo played for Bristol Rovers between 2003 to 2006, before moving to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n
Junior Agogo (real name Manuel Agogo), is a Ghanaian striker who made 140 appearances for the Rovers.<\/p>\n
He joined from then Conference side Barnet, for a fee of \u00a3110,000 with Giuliano Grazioli moving to Underhill as part of the deal.<\/p>\n
Agogo was a member of the Black Star squad that participated in 2008 African Cup of Nations which was hosted by Ghana.<\/p>\n
Click below for Mr. Agogo speaking to the BBC:<\/strong><\/p>\n