Nii Dodoo Ankrah

Nii Dodoo Ankrah
Personal information
Full name Alhaji Adam Nii Dodoo Ankrah
Date of birth (1934-03-08) 8 March 1934 (age 90)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ghana

Alhaji Adam Nii Dodoo Ankrah (also Edward Dodoo-Ankrah) (born 8 March 1934) is a Ghanaian former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Club career

Real Republicans F.C (Ghana)

Ankrah played for the Ghanaian club and won the FA Cup for three consecutive seasons: 1961-62, 1962–63, and 1963–64. This was short-lived as the club was dissolved after the founder of the club Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown in 1966.[3]

International career

Mr Ankrah made his debut in the Ghana Black Stars senior men's football team of Ghana in 1957. The team won the following trophies:

Awards

  • Footballer of the Year: 1960

After a successful football campaign at the West African Game (Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup), he won the Ghana Footballer of the Year.

  • Dansoman Keep Fit Club Certificate of Honor: 1993
  • SWAG Certificate of Honour: 1998
  • Plaques of Honour for winning the 1963 & 1965 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS: 2000
  • Lifetime Achievement Award - 2022

Nii Dodoo Ankrah also known as 'Magic Hands' received this special award from the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) at its 47th annual awards.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Dodoo-Ankrah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ Face to Face with Dodoo Ankrah [Former Black Stars Keeper & Two-time AFCON winner], retrieved 25 May 2023
  3. ^ "Today In History: Real Republicans becomes 1st team to win Ghana FA Cup three consecutive times". Pulse Ghana. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ GTonline (2 February 2023). "Honour memories of fans that perished in Nigeria - Alhaji Dodoo Ankrah". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 25 May 2023.


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