Osei Kofi

Osei Kofi
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-06-03) 3 June 1940 (age 84)[1][2]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1954–1961 Asante Kotoko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Hearts of Oak 50 (22)
1962–1975 Asante Kotoko 340 (151)
International career
1962–1974 Ghana 34 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osei Kofi is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He played for Asante Kotoko S.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 joint top goalscorer in 1965 Africa Cup of Nations and 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]

  1. ^ "I reduced my age by two years: Rev. Osei Kofi".
  2. ^ "Osei Kofi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  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 (8 July 2010). "Veteran Ghana footballers remember the high life". BBC Online. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Revered Osei Kofi shed tears at public forum". ModernGhana.com. 25 February 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2011.