Kwasi Owusu

Kwasi Owusu (7 November 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a Ghanaian international footballer. As of June 2013, he was considered to be the country's leading international goal scorer with 36 goals.

Kwasi Owusu
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-11-07)7 November 1945[1]
Date of death 30 March 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 74)
Place of death Sunyani, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
National team
Ghana

He died aged 74, on 30 March 2020, in Sunyani.[2]

International goals

Date Match Number of goals scored Competition
17 August 1969 (1969-08-17) Ghana  6-0  Niger 5 1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
21 September 1969 (1969-09-21) Niger  1-9  Ghana 4 1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
7 February 1970 (1970-02-07) Congo-Kinshasa  0-2  Ghana 2 1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round
11 February 1970 (1970-02-11) Ghana  1-1  Guinea 1 1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round
15 April 1970 (1970-04-15) Ghana  3-0  Ivory Coast 1 International Friendly
19 April 1970 (1970-04-19) Ghana  1-1  Ivory Coast 1 International Friendly
7 February 1971 (1971-02-07) Ghana  2-1  Sierra Leone 1 International Friendly
2 May 1971 (1971-05-02) Ivory Coast  2-6  Ghana 2 International Friendly
30 April 1972 (1972-04-30) Cameroon  0-3  Ghana 1 1972 Summer Olympics
18 June 1972 (1972-06-18) Dahomey  0-5  Ghana 2 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game
2 July 1972 (1972-07-02) Ghana  5-1  Dahomey 1 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game
8 January 1973 (1973-01-08) Nigeria  4-2  Ghana 1 1973 All-Africa Games First Round
10 January 1973 (1973-01-10) Tanzania  0-1  Ghana 1 1973 All-Africa Games First Round
14 January 1973 (1973-01-14) Guinea  2-1  Ghana 1 1973 All-Africa Games Semi-final
17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) Nigeria  0-1  Ghana 1 Nigeria/Ghana Festival
14 December 1975 (1975-12-14) Ghana  6-2  Guinea 3 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
6 April 1975 (1975-04-06) Ghana  6-0  Liberia 2 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
13 April 1975 (1975-04-13) Mali  3-1  Ghana 1 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
20 April 1975 (1975-04-20) Liberia  1-4  Ghana 2 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
27 April 1975 (1975-04-27) Ghana  4-0  Mali 1 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
24 August 1975 (1975-08-24) Ghana  1-2  Nigeria 1 Nigeria/Ghana Festival
31 August 1975 (1975-08-31) Ghana  3-0  Nigeria 1 (pen.) Nigeria/Ghana Festival
Total 36  

Source:[3]

References

  1. Kwasi OwusuFIFA competition record
  2. Prince Narkortu Teye, "Ghana loses second legend in two days as Kwasi Owusu passes away", Goal, 30 March 2020.
  3. "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.
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