Born: 3- 6-1940 [*]
Country: Ghana
Caps: 25 (W13-D6-L6 – GF75-GA42 – %64.00)
Goals: 19 (% 0.76 per match)
Age First Cap: 23 yr 363 d 31- 5-1964 vs. Tunisia 2-0
Age Last Cap: 33 yr 77 d 19- 8-1973 vs. Zaire 1-4
National Team Career: 9 yr 80 d
[*] in 2013, Osei Kofi has revealed that he reduced his age by two years during
his career as a professional footballer, during which his date of birth was
declared as 3- 6-1942; according to him age reduction was a common practice
in Ghanaian football to aid footballers in their careers.
Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 1 1 31- 5-64 Accra Tunisia 2-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
2 1 21- 6-64 Tunis Tunisia 1-2 Olympic G. Qualifier
3 1 12-10-64 Yokohama Argentina Ol. 1-1 Olympic Games
4 1 20-10-64 Kyoto Romania 2-4 Olympic Games
5 1 2 12-11-65 Sousse Congo-Léopoldv. 5-2 African Nations Cup
6 1 3 19-11-65 Bizerte Ivory Coast 4-1 African Nations Cup
7 1 4 21-11-65 Tunis Tunisia 3-2 African Nations Cup
8 4 8 11-12-65 Nairobi Kenya 13-2 Jamhuri Cup
9 8 13-12-65 Nairobi Kenya 3-3 Jamhuri Cup
10 8 28- 1-67 Lagos Nigeria 2-2 Azikiwe Cup
11 2 10 12- 2-67 Accra Nigeria 2-0 Azikiwe Cup
12 1 11 12- 1-68 Asmara Senegal 2-2 African Nations Cup
13 1 12 14- 1-68 Asmara Congo-Kinshasa 2-1 African Nations Cup
14 2 14 16- 1-68 Asmara Congo-Brazzav. 3-1 African Nations Cup
15 14 19- 1-68 Asmara Ivory Coast 4-2 African Nations Cup
16 14 21- 1-68 Addis Ababa Congo-Kinshasa 0-1 African Nations Cup
17 14 15-10-68 Guadalajara Hungary 2-2 Olympic Games
18 1 15 17-10-68 León El Salvador 1-1 Olympic Games
19 15 17- 8-69 Accra Niger 6-0 African Cup Qual.
20 2 17 21- 9-69 Niamey Niger 9-1 African Cup Qual.
21 2 19 2- 7-72 Kumasi Dahomey 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
22 19 28- 8-72 München East Germany 0-4 Olympic Games
23 19 1- 9-72 München Colombia Ol. 1-3 Olympic Games
24 19 5- 8-73 Accra Zaire 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
25 19 19- 8-73 Kinshasa Zaire 1-4 World Cup Qualifier
NB: other matches are being investigated; for some matches records are incomplete.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
25 13 6 6 75- 42 32 64.00
Type of Matches and Goals
African Nations Cup 8 7
Olympic Games 6 1
World Cup Qualifier 3 2
African Cup Qualifier 2 2
Olympic Games Qualifier 2 1
Other Tournaments 4 6
Total: 25 19
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