Dolphins star Isaiya Katoa is continuing to hype up the birth of his future child.
The 22-year-old announced earlier this year that he was set to become a father to a baby girl for the first time.
Katoa’s longtime girlfriend Tipani, has now posted a photo on her Instagram story, which the Dolphins star has reposted, captioned ‘can’t wait to have a mini us’.
The happy couple made their news public February, via a post on Instagram with a photo of a cake they used for their gender reveal, and a sonogram of the baby.
‘Our little island Princess coming September,’ they wrote.
The news was met with more than 9000 likes, and 260 comments.
Isaiya Katoa (pictured with his girlfriend Tipani) is expected to become a father later this year
The happy couple made their exciting announcement in February
The Dolphins star (pictured right) is one of the game’s brightest stars
Katoa’s exciting update comes as he has enjoyed a year of mixed fortunes on the field for the Dolphins.
His side sits seventh on the NRL ladder, and has won 10 matches this season so far.
But he is currently recovering on the sidelines after undergoing forearm surgery last month.
‘Isaiya had surgery yesterday on the fracture and all went well with the procedure,’ Dolphins’ Head of Performance Jeremy Hickmans said.
‘He is expected to be out for between four and six weeks, depending on how his recovery progresses.’
Katoa is one of the competition’s most talented rising stars.
In addition to his 82 matches for the Queensland based team, he’s also represented Tonga on 11 occasions.
