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Full name | Alhaji Adam Nii Dodoo Ankrah | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1934 | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Ghana |
Alhaji Adam Nii Dodoo Ankrah also (born 8 March 1934) is a Ghanaian former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
Ankrah played for the Ghanaian club and won the FA Cup for three consecutive seasons: 1961-62, 1962-63, and 1963-64. This was short-lived as the club was dissolved after the founder of the club Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown in 1966. [3]
Mr Ankrah made his debut in the Ghana Black Stars senior men's football team of Ghana in 1957. The team won the following trophies:
After a successful football campaign at the West African Game ( Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup), he won the Ghana Footballer of the Year.
Nii Dodoo Ankrah also known as 'Magic Hands' received this special award from the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) at its 47th annual awards. [4]
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