Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 November 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1995 | Ashanti Gold | ? | (?) |
1995–1998 | Kalamata | 64 | (2) |
1999 | Tromsø | 0 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Enköping | 32 | (1) |
2001–2003 | Landskrona | 27 | (0) |
International career | |||
1994–1996 | Ghana | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Afo Dodoo (born 23 November 1973) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.
Dodoo began his career in Ghana with Ashanti Gold, before moving to Greece in 1995 to play with Kalamata, [1] He moved to Norway to play with Tromsø, making one cup appearance in May 1999, [2] before ending his career in Sweden with Enköping and Landskrona.[ citation needed ]
Dodoo earned a total of 23 caps for the Ghanaian national side between 1994 and 1996. [3] He participated at the African Cup of Nations in 1994 and 1996, and made four appearances at the 1996 Olympics. [4]
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