Grace Banwaa Buoadu

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Grace Banwaa Buoadu (born 15 January 2002 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer as a goalkeeper. She is about 173 cm tall and weighs about 65kg. [1]

Banwaa plays as goalkeeper for Hasaacas Ladies FC – one of the football clubs playing in the Ghanaian women league. She was called into the team in 2019. [2] In the season overview, she appeared 6 times on the field of play, made 13 saves, kept 4 clean sheets and played 548 minutes for her club. [2] [3]

In 2022, Banwaa was also called into the under-20 National women team to represent Ghana in the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup tournament. [4]

In September 2023, Banwaa was announced as Best Goalkeeper of the Season during the Ghana Football Association awards night. [5] She also emerged as a winner in the RG World goalkeeper's competition in 2023 in the month of October/November. [6]

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  2. 1 2 "Grace Banwaa Buoadu". Hasaacas Ladies Football Club. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Grace Banwaa". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. ↑ Amoh, Rosalind K. (2022-08-05). "Final Princesses squad for U-20 Women's World Cup - Graphic Online". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  5. ↑ Sika, Kofi (2023-09-12). "Grace Boadu Banwaa wins Best Goalkeeper of the Season". Hasaacas Ladies Football Club. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Grace Banwaa wins RG World goalkeeper of the month for October/November". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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