Kwasi Owusu
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 5 November 1945||
Date of death | 30 March 2020 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Sunyani, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1976 | Bofoakwa Tano | ||
International career | |||
1967–1976 | Ghana | 52 | (36) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kwasi Owusu (5 November 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a forward for Bofoakwa Tano.[2] He is the Ghana national team's third leading international goal scorer with 36 goals[3] in 52 appearances.[4] He died aged 74, on 30 March 2020, in Sunyani.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Owusu goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 August 1969 | ![]() |
6–0 | 1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game | ||
2 | ||||||
3 | ||||||
4 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
6 | 21 September 1969 | ![]() |
9–1 | 1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game | ||
7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
9 | ||||||
10 | 7 February 1970 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round | ||
11 | ||||||
12 | 11 February 1970 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round | ||
13 | 15 April 1970 | ![]() |
3–0 | Friendly | ||
14 | 19 April 1970 | ![]() |
1–1 | Friendly | ||
15 | 7 February 1971 | ![]() |
2–1 | Friendly | ||
16 | 2 May 1971 | ![]() |
6–2 | Friendly | ||
17 | ||||||
18 | 30 April 1972 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
19 | 18 June 1972 | ![]() |
5–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game | ||
20 | ||||||
21 | 2 July 1972 | ![]() |
5–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game | ||
22 | 8 January 1973 | ![]() |
2–4 | 1973 All-Africa Games First Round | ||
23 | 10 January 1971 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1973 All-Africa Games First Round | ||
24 | 14 January 1973 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1973 All-Africa Games Semi-final | ||
25 | 17 August 1974 | ![]() |
1–0 | Nigeria/Ghana Festival | ||
26 | 14 December 1975 | ![]() |
6–2 | 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game | ||
27 | ||||||
28 | ||||||
29 | 6 April 1975 | ![]() |
6–0 | 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game | ||
30 | ||||||
31 | 13 April 1975 | ![]() |
1–3 | 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game | ||
32 | 20 April 1975 | ![]() |
4–1 | 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game | ||
33 | ||||||
34 | 27 April 1975 | ![]() |
4–0 | 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game | ||
35 | 24 August 1975 | ![]() |
1–2 | Nigeria/Ghana Festival | ||
36 | 31 August 1975 | ![]() |
3–0 | Nigeria/Ghana Festival |
References
[edit]- ^ Kwasi Owusu's obituary at AllAfrica.com
- ^ Nkrumah, I. K. (27 August 1976). The Mirror: Issue 1203 August 27 1976. Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ a b "REVEALED: Kwasi Owusu is the all-time leading scorer of the Black Stars, not Gyan". Ghana Soccernet.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (4 June 2020). "Kwasi Owusu - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Prince Narkortu Teye, "Ghana loses second legend in two days as Kwasi Owusu passes away", Goal, 30 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kwasi Owusu at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1945 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Sunyani District
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Ghana men's international footballers
- 1970 African Cup of Nations players
- Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Ghana
- 1976 African Cup of Nations players
- Bofoakwa Tano F.C. players