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- ↑ 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina: Match Report, Guinea - Ghana
- ↑ "Willie Klutse wants Sellas Tetteh for Ghana coaching job". www.ghanaweb.com. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "Willie Klutse kicks against proposed penalty kicks in Ghana league". www.ghanaweb.com. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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