| « This Strange World Of Football | No Words Can Describe Beijing Olympics » |
From The Archives
The Ghana senior national football team, Black Stars, have won the Africa Cup of Nations four times. For the records I have provide the players that constituted the winning teams in 1963,1965,1978 and 1982.
1963 (GHANA)
1 Aggrey Fynn (captain)
2 Dodoo Ankrah
3 Franklin Crentsil
4 Oblitey Owens
5 Addo Odametey
6 Ben Acheampong
7 Kwame Adarkwa
8 Ofei Dodoo
9 Wilberforce Mfum
10 Edward Acquah
11 Mohammed Salisu
12 Kofi Pare
13 Attah Kwame
14 E.Degraft
15 Agyeman Gyau
16 Joe Aikins
17 Osei Kofi
18 Leonard Acquah
Ghana beat Sudan 3-0 in Accra to win the cup
1965 (TUNISIA)
1.Addo Odametey(captain)
2.Dodoo Ankrah
3.Ben Acheampong
4.Kofi Pare
5.Osei Kofi
6.Agyeman Gyau
7.Frank Odoi
8.Sam Acquah
9.Ganiyu Salami
10.Ben Kusi
11.Willie Evans
12.Kwame Nti
13.John Naawu
14.Paa Nii Lutterodt
15.Jones Attuquayefio
16.Richard Barnie
17.Oman Mensah
18. Joseph Addison
19.Amusa Gbadamosi
Ghana beat host nation Tunisia 3-2 after extra time in Tunis to win the cup.
1978 (GHANA)
1.Awuley Quaye (captain)
2 Opoku Afriyie
3 Joseph Carr
4 Huseini Salifu
5 Isaac Acquaye
6 Haruna Yuisif
7 P.S.K.Paha
8 Charles Oppong
9 Justice Moore
11 Ofei Ansah
12 Adolf Armah
13 John Yawson
14 Dan Kayede
15.Mohammed Polo
16Addae Kyenkyenhene
17. Willie Klutse
18 Anas Seidu
19 Kuntu Blankson
20 Abdul Razak
21 Emml Quarshie
22 George Alhassan
Ghana beat Uganda 2-0 in Accra to win the original cup for keeps
1982 (LIBYA)
1. Emml Quarshie(captain)
2. Haruna Yusif
3. Sampson lamptey
4. Owusu Mensah
5. John Baker
6. Joseph Carr
7. Kwame Sampson
8. Isaac Paha
9. Albert Asaase
10. John Essien
11. Kofi Badu
12. George Alhassan
13. Opoku Nti
14. Kofi Abbrey
15. Abedi Ayew Pele
16. Seth Ampadu
17. Opoku Afriyie
18. Hesse Odametey
19. Kwasi Appiah
20. Acquaye Maclean
21. Ben Kayede
22. John Bannerman
Ghana beat host nation Libya 7-6 on penalties to win the cup.