Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 October 1992 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hasaacas Ladies | |||
National team‡ | |||
Ghana | 6 | (3) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2018 |
Elizabeth Cudjoe (born 17 October 1992) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for the Ghana women's national football team. [1] She made her international debut at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008. She was part of the senior national team at the 2011 All-Africa Games where she scored against Algeria and at the 2014 African Women's Championship. At the club level, she played for Hasaacas Ladies in Ghana. [2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 September 2011 | Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique | Algeria | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2011 All-Africa Games |
2. | 2–0 | |||||
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