Adjoa Bayor

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Adjoa Bayor
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-17) 17 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2005 Ghatel Ladies
2006–2007 FC Indiana 5 (0)
2007–2008 Ghatel Ladies 9 (0)
2009–2011 FF USV Jena 18 (1)
2010 FF USV Jena II 2 (0)
2011–20?? FC Indiana
International career‡
1997–20?? Ghana 33 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2007

Grace Adjoa Bayor [1] (popularly known as Adjoa Bayor, born 17 May 1979) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She has captained the Ghana women's national team. [2] [3]

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International career

Bayor was part of the Ghana women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.

Career

She was a member of the World All Stars team to play against the China women's national football team in April 2007 at Wuhan, China. [4] [5]

She has played for Ghatel Ladies in Accra, Ghana and has also played for FC Indiana in the United States recently. [4] Bayor joined on 21 January 2009 to FF USV Jena. [6]

She was selected in 2018 by CAF to assist Deputy Secretary in football and development Anthony Baffoe to conduct the draw for Africa Women Cup of Nations. [7]

International

In September 2007 Adjoa Bayor captained the Ghana national team at the World Cup in China. Although Ghana did not get out of the group stage, Bayor scored a remarkable goal from a free kick just outside Norway's penalty area when she faced the wrong way as another player ran up and jumped over the ball, then she casually turned and shot.

Titles

She was voted African Women Footballer of the Year in 2003 by CAF and was in contention in 2004 and 2006. [4]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Adjoa Bayor wants Ghana to open 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations with three points | Goal.com Ghana". www.goal.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Abedu-Kennedy, Dorcas (15 November 2018). "I broke my virginity at age 32 - Adjoa Bayor". AdomOnline.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tony Baffoe challenges Adjoa Bayor to get involved in developing women's football". Citi Newsroom. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "FIFA Recognizes F.C. Indiana Star". Women's Professional Soccer League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  5. ↑ "Ghana keen to repel underdog status". African football. BBC Online. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "FF USV Jena e.V. Offizielle Homepage | Frauenfussball | Bundesliga Regionalliga Landesklasse Nachwuchs". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Ghana legends, Bayor and Sulemana to assist in AWCON draw". GhanaSoccernet. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "African Women Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Player to Watch: Adjoa Bayor". FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Teams. FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
Awards
Preceded by African Women Player of the Year
2003		Succeeded by
Notes and references
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