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Michael Akuffu
Personal information
Full name	Michael Akuffu
Date of birth	18 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Tamale, Ghana
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team	Mekelle Kenema
Youth career
	Feyenoord Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2010	Feyenoord Academy
2008	→ ASEC Mimosas (loan)
2009–2010	→ FC PoPa (loan)
2011–2017	Asante Kotoko
2015	→ Al-Ansar (loan)
2017–	Mekelle Kenema
International career
2003–2004	Ghana U20
2006–2008	Ghana Olympic
2013	Ghana
Medal record
Football
Asante Kotoko
Representing Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Akuffu (born 18 December 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for Mekelle Kenema.^[1]

Club career

Akuffu began his club career with Ghana Football Leagues club Feyenoord Ghana.^[2] Akuffu is a defensive midfielder and right-back who enjoyed regular berth on loan to ASEC Mimosas. After 1 year at ASEC Mimosas Akuffu rejoined Feyenoord Ghana, and in July 2009 Akuffu went on trial in Finnish club FC PoPa. After the trial Akuffu signed a loan agreement until the end of the Finnish season.^[3] In the first 2 matches of FC PoPa Akuffu he already made a good impression by scoring 2 goals in 2 matches.^[4] In December 2010, Akuffu joined Asante Kotoko.^[5]

International career

In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Akuffu to be included in the Ghana 30-man team for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup^[6] that Akuffu helped Ghana defeat Senegal for a first-place finish, 3-1.^[7] Akuffu was included in the Ghana national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship that finished runner-up.