Yaw Ansah Fufuro

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Yaw Ansah Fufuro
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-28) June 28, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Karela United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Medeama SC
2013-2020 Karela United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yaw Ansah Fufuro (born 28 June 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ghanaian Premier League side Karela United. [1] He previously played for Medeama SC for 7 years from 2013 to 2020.

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Career

Medeama SC

Ansah previously played for lower-tier side Westland FC before moving to Medeama SC in 2013. [2] In 2013, he signed a 4-year contract with Ghana Premier League side Medeama SC. from 2013 to 2020. He mostly played as the second goalkeeper to Eric Ofori Antwi between 2017 and 2020. [3] [4] [5] At the start of the 2017 Ghana Premier League season, he started as second fiddle to new signee Eric Ofori Antwi, [4] before dislodging him and featuring in 18 league for Medeama, which later became his highest number of league appearances from 2017 to 2020. [2] [4] [6] [7] In June 2017 within the season, he signed a new 3-year contract to expire in 2020. [2] [3] In the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season he played continued to play second fiddle to Antwi, featuring in just 1 league match before the league was put on hold and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]

Karela United

Ahead of the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season, In October 2020, Ansah joined Western Region-based club Karela United. [9] [10] [11] He was named on the club's squad list for the season. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "In-form Medeama goalkeeper Yaw Ansah signs new three-year deal". GhanaSoccernet. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Yaw Ansah: Medeama's consistency down to unity". Footy-GHANA.com. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "New Medeama No.1 goalkeeper Ansah Fufuro says he's in top form". GhanaSoccernet. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 goalkeepers in the Ghana Premier League - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Medeama goalie Eric Ofori Antwi willing to join Hearts of Oak". Ghana Sports Online. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Medeama goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi goes AWOL". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Yaw Fufuro Ansah - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Goalkeeper Yaw Ansah joins Karela United". Ghana Football News. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Bonaventure, Kolog Yenwonah. "Karela United Signs Medeama SC Goalie Yaw Ansah Fuforo | Ghana Sports Center" . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Karela United sign goalkeeper Yaw Ansah". kyfilla.com. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League full squads: Karela United". GhanaSoccernet. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.


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