Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emanuel Awuley Quaye | ||
Date of death | 25 March 2024 | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ghana |
Emanuel Awuley Quaye (died 25 March 2024), known as Awulley Senior Quaye, was a Ghanaian international football player. He captained the Ghana team as they won the 1978 African Cup of Nations. [1] He was the father of Abdullah Quaye and Lawrence Quaye. [2]
Awuley played club football as a defender for Accra Great Olympics F.C. [3] [4] He died on 25 March 2024. [5]
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