Kofi Amponsah

Kofi Amponsah (born 23 April 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.^[1]

Kofi Amponsah

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-04-23) 23 April 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Ghapoha Readers	10	(0)
1998–1999	Panelefsiniakos	15	(1)
1999–2000	Olympiacos	10	(0)
2000–2003	PAOK	62	(2)
2003–2005	AEK Athens	20	(1)
2005	Egaleo	4	(0)
2005–2008	Apollon Kalamarias	46	(2)
2008–2009	Enosis Neon Paralimni	17	(0)
Total		184	(6)
International career
1998–2008	Ghana	19	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Amponsah was born in Accra, Ghana. He played domestically for Ghapoha Readers before spending ten years in Greek football with Panelefsiniakos, Olympiacos, PAOK, AEK Athens, Egaleo and Apollon Kalamarias and then playing in Cyprus for Enosis Neon Paralimni.^[2]

International career

Amponsah was part of the Ghana national team at the 2002 African Nations Cup, which exited in the quarter-finals after losing to Nigeria, having finished second in Group B.^[3]

Honours

Ghapoha Readers^[2]

• Ghanaian FA Cup: 1996–97

Olympiacos^[2]

• Alpha Ethniki: 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Greek Football Cup: 1998–99

PAOK^[2]

• Greek Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03