Kofi Bagabena

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Kofi Bagabena
Personal information
Full name
Kofi Stephen Bagabena
Born (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988 (age 36)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  7)20 May 2019 v  Namibia
Last T20I26 September 2024 v  Mali
Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2025

Kofi Bagabena (born 25 November 1988) is a Ghanaian cricketer. [1] He was named in Ghana's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa. [2] He played in Ghana's second fixture, against Vanuatu, on 4 September 2017. [3]

In May 2019, he was named in Ghana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. [4] [5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Namibia on 20 May 2019. [6]

On 16 October 2021, Bagabena became the first Ghanaian cricketer to take a hat-trick in a T20I match, and the second to take a five-wicket haul in T20I cricket, doing so in the match against the Seychelles, with his four overs yielding five wickets for nine runs. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Kofi Bagabena". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 4 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ↑ @CricketGhana (16 May 2019). "We are coming!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Full Scorecard of Seychelles vs Ghana 3rd Match, Group A 2021/22 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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