Ibrahim Abukari

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Ibrahim Abukari
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Mampong, Ghana
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 WAFA
Number 28
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015– WAFA 107 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2021

Ibrahim Abukari (born 31 August 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Ghana Premier League side WAFA, whom he also captains. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Abukari started his career with West African Football Academy in 2015. He was immediately added to the first team squad ahead of the 2016 season. He made his debut during the first match of the season against Asante Kotoko on 20 February 2016, which ended in a 2–0 victory for WAFA. [5] He scored his debut goal on 14 September 2016, scoring the lone goal in a match against Berekum Chelsea. [6] He made 25 league appearances and scored a goal in his debut season. [3] During their record high 2nd-place finish during the 2017 season, he played 28 league matches and scored 3 goals, only missing two matches. [3] Due to an injury he did not feature any match in the 2018 season, even though the league was cancelled due to the GFA dissolution which came about due to the Anas Number 12 Expose. [7] [8]

He made an injury return during the 2019 GFA Normalization Special Competition, which he played 13 league matches and scored a goal. [3] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, he was named as the captain of the side after serving as captain also during the 2019 GFA competition. [1] [2] The season was however suspended in March 2020 and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. He made 15 league appearances and scored 3 goals before it was cancelled. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season". www.ghanaweb.com. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ibrahim Abukari - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "WAFA captain Abubakar Ibrahim charges teammates to beat Kotoko". GhanaSoccernet. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Asante Kotoko SC - 2016-02-20 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Berekum Chelsea FC - 2016-09-14 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (23 February 2018). "Wafa sign Yiadom in a three-year deal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: WAFA sign 17-year-old defender Konadu Yiadom from Division Two side Tema United". GhanaSoccernet. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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