Kwasi Owusu
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-11-05)5 November 1945[1]
Date of death 30 March 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 74)
Place of death Sunyani, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1976 Bofoakwa Tano
International career
1967–1976 Ghana 52 (36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kwasi Owusu (5 November 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a forward for Bofoakwa Tano.[2] He is the Ghana national team's third leading international goal scorer with 36 goals[3] in 52 appearances.[4] He died aged 74, on 30 March 2020, in Sunyani.[5]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Owusu goal.
List of international goals scored by Kwasi Owusu[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 August 1969  Niger 6–0 1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
2
3
4
5
6 21 September 1969  Niger 9–1 1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
7
8
9
10 7 February 1970  Congo-Kinshasa 2–0 1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round
11
12 11 February 1970  Guinea 1–1 1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round
13 15 April 1970  Ivory Coast 3–0 Friendly
14 19 April 1970  Ivory Coast 1–1 Friendly
15 7 February 1971  Sierra Leone 2–1 Friendly
16 2 May 1971  Ivory Coast 6–2 Friendly
17
18 30 April 1972  Cameroon 3–0 1972 Summer Olympics
19 18 June 1972  Dahomey 5–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game
20
21 2 July 1972  Dahomey 5–1 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game
22 8 January 1973  Nigeria 2–4 1973 All-Africa Games First Round
23 10 January 1971  Tanzania 1–0 1973 All-Africa Games First Round
24 14 January 1973  Guinea 1–2 1973 All-Africa Games Semi-final
25 17 August 1974  Nigeria 1–0 Nigeria/Ghana Festival
26 14 December 1975  Guinea 6–2 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
27
28
29 6 April 1975  Liberia 6–0 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
30
31 13 April 1975  Mali 1–3 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
32 20 April 1975  Liberia 4–1 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
33
34 27 April 1975  Mali 4–0 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
35 24 August 1975  Nigeria 1–2 Nigeria/Ghana Festival
36 31 August 1975  Nigeria 3–0 Nigeria/Ghana Festival

References

  1. ↑ Kwasi Owusu's obituary at AllAfrica.com
  2. ↑ Nkrumah, I. K. (27 August 1976). The Mirror: Issue 1203 August 27 1976. Graphic Communications Group.
  3. 1 2 "REVEALED: Kwasi Owusu is the all-time leading scorer of the Black Stars, not Gyan". Ghana Soccernet.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (4 June 2020). "Kwasi Owusu - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Prince Narkortu Teye, "Ghana loses second legend in two days as Kwasi Owusu passes away", Goal, 30 March 2020.
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