Samuel Yaw

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Samuel Yaw
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Date of birth (1945-02-02) 2 February 1945 (age 74)
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Ghana

Samuel Yaw (born 2 February 1945) is a Ghanaian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Samuel Yaw Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 23 October 2018.