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Kofi Osei

Ghana Famous People

Osei Kofi22
Date of Birth:
1940-06-03
Place of Birth:
Ghana

Osei Kofi is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He was born on 3 June 1940. He played for Asante Kotoko S.C. and the Ghana national football team. He was a joint top scorer 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.

Osei Kofi apparently turned down a financial incentive to play in Europe at his prime in 1969. He later became a priest. He has also worked as the National Coordinator for National Games. Honors · Africa Cup of Nations winner: 1965· Ghanaian Premier League winner: 1964, 1965, 1967

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