Seidu Abubakari

Seidu Abubakari
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ebusua Dwarfs
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Ebusua Dwarfs 35 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2021

Seidu Abubakaripronunciationⓘ (born 17 December 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Ghana Premier League side Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs.[1][2]

Career

Abubakari started his senior career with Ebusua Dwarfs in October 2019 ahead of the 2019–20 season.[1] He made his debut on 29 December 2019, coming on as half time substitute for Abudu Dramani in a 3–1 loss to Medeama.[3] On 15 January 2020 in league game against Liberty Professionals, he came off the bench in the 63rd minute to score his debut goal in the 70th minute, they however lost after Liberty scored in the 73rd and 90th minute of the game.[4][5] In his first start of the season on 27 January 2020, Abukari scored the first goal of a 2–1 victory over Dreams in the Ghana Premier League, before he was taken off at half time.[6] On 11 March 2020, he scored a second half brace to help Dwarfs to a 2–1 victory over King Faisal Babes with both goals being assisted by Moro Sumaila.[2]

After starting the season from the bench and eventually earning a place in the starting line-up, he played 13 of the 15 league matches and scored 6 goals before the league was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.[1]

Abubakari made his first start of the 2020–21 season during the opening day match against rivals Elmina Sharks, he played the full 90 minutes as the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[7] He scored his first goal of the season on 23 May 2021 after he scored the equalizer in the 22nd minute.[8] Dwarfs went on to win the match via a George Asamoah 90th-minute goal.[9] On the final match of the season against Bechem United, with Dwarfs in the relegation zone, he scored a goal in the 20th minute to keep them away from dropping. Dwarfs won the match 2–1,[10] however they were relegated to the Ghana Division One League on head-to-head basis against Elmina Sharks as both teams finished with 41 points.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Abubakari Seidu - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". GlobalSportsArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2019/20 Ghana Premier League: Week 14 Match Report- Ebusua Dwarfs 2-1 King Faisal". GhanaSoccernet. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Match Report of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs vs Medeama SC - 2019-12-29 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". GlobalSportsArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2019/20 Ghana Premier League: Week 4 Match Report - Ebusua Dwarfs 1-2 Liberty Professionals". GhanaSoccernet. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ Kapoor, Daraja Jr. (15 January 2020). "Match Report- Ebusua Dwarfs 1-2 Liberty- Rudolf Mensah grabs late winner as Scientific Scoccer lads record first win". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Match Report of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs vs Dreams FC - 2020-01-27 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". GlobalSportsArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs vs Elmina Sharks FC - 2020-11-15 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". GlobalSportsArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Comeback in Cape Coast as Ebusua Dwarfs beat Liberty Professionals 2-1, Match report". GhanaWeb. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Match Report of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs vs Liberty Professionals FC - 2021-05-23 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". GlobalSportsArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Former Ghana Premier League winners Ebusua Dwarfs relegated on final day". GhanaSoccernet. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  11. ^ "GPL wrap: Liberty and Ebusua Dwarfs relegated, Aduana end season unbeaten at home - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. ^ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (18 July 2021). "GHPL final day wrap up: Ebusua Dwarfs, Liberty relegated as Asante Kotoko shockingly lose at home to Sharks". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 1 September 2021.


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