Sarfo Gyamfi

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Sarfo Gyamfi
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-17) 17 July 1967 (age 56)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983 Neoplan Stars
1983 Abeokuta Walls Rangers FC
1983 Warri State Sugar Factory
1983 Warri Water Corporation
1984 NEPA [1]
1984–1990 Asante Kotoko
Admira Wacker
1991–1992 Tirol Innsbruck [2] 13 (3)
1992–1993 VfB Leipzig [3] 4 (0)
1993–1994 Hallescher FC [4]
International career
1992 Ghana [4] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sarfo Gyamfi (born 17 July 1967) is a former Ghanaian international footballer. [5] He was part of the squad that participated at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations where Ghana reached the final.

He has played professional football in Ghana, Nigeria and Europe. He is known as "The Black President" by Asante Kotoko fans. He retired from playing in 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Boakye, Gideon. "Kotoko Changed My Life – Sarfo Gyamfi". AfricanSoccerNet. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. "Sarfo Gyamfi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. "Gyamfi, Sarfo" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Sarfo Gyamfi". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. Sarfo Gyamfi FIFA competition record (archived)