Michael Akuffu

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Michael Akuffu
Personal information
Full name Michael Akuffu
Date of birth (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Tamale, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team
Mekelle Kenema
Youth career
Feyenoord Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010 Feyenoord Academy
2008ASEC Mimosas (loan) 10 (3)
2009–2010FC PoPa (loan) 32 (7)
2011–2017 Asante Kotoko ? (?)
2015Al-Ansar (loan) 11 (1)
2017– Mekelle Kenema ? (?)
International career
2003–2004 Ghana U20
2006–2008 Ghana Olympic
2013 Ghana 7 (0)
Medal record
Football
Asante Kotoko
Winner Ghana Premier League 2012
Winner Ghana Premier League 2013
Runner-up Ghanaian FA Cup 2013
Winner Ghana Super Cup 2013
Winner Ghana Premier League 2014
Winner Ghanaian FA Cup 2014
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Winner WAFU Nations Cup 2013
Runner-up African Nations Championship 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Akuffu (born 18 December 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for Mekelle Kenema. [1]

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Club career

Akuffu began his club career with Ghana Football Leagues club Feyenoord Ghana. [2] Akuffu is a defensive midfielder and right-back who enjoyed regular berth on loan to ASEC Mimosas. After 1 year at ASEC Mimosas Akuffu rejoined Feyenoord Ghana, and in July 2009 Akuffu went on trial in Finnish club FC PoPa. After the trial Akuffu signed a loan agreement until the end of the Finnish season. [3] In the first 2 matches of FC PoPa Akuffu he already made a good impression by scoring 2 goals in 2 matches. [4] In December 2010, Akuffu joined Asante Kotoko. [5]

International career

In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Akuffu to be included in the Ghana 30-man team for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup [6] that Akuffu helped Ghana defeat Senegal for a first-place finish, 3-1. [7] Akuffu was included in the Ghana national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship that finished runner-up.

Honours

Club

Asante Kotoko

National Team

Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

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References

  1. Asante Kotoko midfielder Michael Akuffu joins Ethiopian side Mekelle Ketema FC‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 12 September 2017
  2. 25 players for Meteors. The Statesman. 6 November 2006.
  3. "Taistelu jatkuu". fcpopa.fi. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  4. FC PoPa – Michael Akuffu. fcpopa.fi
  5. "Asante Kotoko Fc – The New Signings". Westafricanfootball.com. 19 December 2010.
  6. "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". goal.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". goal.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.