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Osei Kofi
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-06-03) 3 June 1940 (age 84)[1][2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Asante Kotoko
International career
Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osei Kofi is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He played for Asante Kotoko F.C. and the Ghana national football team. He was a joint top scorer[3] in the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia leading to Ghana winning the tournament for a second time. He was the third highest scorer in the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations. Osei Kofi was called the 'wizard dribbler' because of his ball dribbling skills.[4]

Osei Kofi apparently turned down a financial incentive to play in Europe at his prime in 1969. He later became a priest.[5]

He has also worked as the National Coordinator for National Games.[5]

Achievements

Ghana
Asante Kotoko

References

  1. ^ Template:Https://www.modernghana.com/sports/478468/i-reduced-my-age-by-two-years-rev-osei-kofi.html
  2. ^ http://national-football-teams.com/club/1033/1969_2/Asante_Kotoko_Kumasi.html
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  4. ^ Will Ross (2010-07-08). "Veteran Ghana footballers remember the high life". BBC Online. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  5. ^ a b "Revered Osei Kofi shed tears at public forum". ModernGhana.com. 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2011-06-14.