George Owu

George Owu
Personal information
Full name George Owu[1]
Date of birth (1982-07-07) 7 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Sekondi Hasaacas
2002–2004 Asante Kotoko
2005–2007 Ashanti Gold
2007–2010 Al-Masry
2010–2013 Ebusua Dwarfs
2013–2016 Sekondi Hasaacas
2017–2018 Ashanti Gold 25 (0)
International career
2004 Ghana U-23 3 (0)
2003–2009 Ghana 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Owu (born 7 July 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Owu was born in Accra.[2] He signed for Egyptian Premier League side Al-Masry. He moved from Ashanti Gold.[3] His performances earned him a trial with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur[4] but was not offered a contract.[5]

He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs in October 2010.[6] In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club Sekondi Hasaacas on a one-year deal.[7]

He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the 2017 season.[8]

International career

Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.[9] He played his first game for the Ghana national team on 19 November 2003[10] and was the second goalkeeper at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt 2006.[11]

With both Sammy Adjei and Philemon McCarthy injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the 2006 FIFA World Cup against South Africa. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.[8] He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.[12] He was the goalkeeper for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Ghana.[13]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b George Owu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold Archived 14 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine on www.news.bbc.co.uk
  4. ^ Dornu-Leiku, Prince (9 February 2020). "Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts". Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold". Goal.com.
  6. ^ "SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)". 31 October 2010.
  7. ^ "George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas". Edmund Okai Gyimah. Goal.com. 6 December 2012.
  8. ^ a b Ansah Doe, Owusu (12 April 2018). "FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06 on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de
  10. ^ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu[permanent dead link‍], soccerlastic.com
  11. ^ Ghana names 23-man squad Archived 24 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine on www.ghanafa.com
  12. ^ Profile & Stats on www.de.fifa.com
  13. ^ Owu earns late Stars call-up Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine on www.ghanamma.com