Rhyda Ofori Amanfo

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Rhyda Ofori Amanfo
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Rhyda Ofori Amanfo captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team
Personal information
Born (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  4)28 March 2022 v  Rwanda
Last T20I31 March 2023 v  Nigeria

Rhyda Ofori Amanfo (born 6 June 1997) is a Ghanaian sportswoman [1] and a cricketer. [2] She was appointed as captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team in 2015. [3]

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Education

Rhyda is a graduate of Obuasi Senior High Technical School and Wesley College of Education.

Career

Cricket

Rhyda is the captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team, her appointment came in 2015. [3]

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (T20) debut for Ghana against Rwanda on 28 March 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria. Ghana placed fourth in the tournament. [4] [5]

Rhyda also captains Pomposo Royals, a senior women’s T20 League team in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [6]

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References

  1. "For the first time inside "the Everest locality", the world champion" Rhyda Amanfo Ofori ( Rhy)" from " Ghana " "".
  2. "Rhyda Ofori profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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