Nana Kofi Babil

Nana Kofi Babil (born January 4, 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SC Rheindorf Altach on loan from Ghana Premier League side Medeama SC.[1][2][3]

Nana Kofi Babil
Personal information
Full name Nana Kofi Babil
Place of birth Tarkwa, Ghana
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 SCR Altach
Youth career
2010 Charity FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Medeama SC 11 (4)
2020– SC Rheindorf Altach 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Babil joined Medeama from a lower division side called Charity FC in December 2019 ahead of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season.[4] He signed a three-year-contract with Medeama who are nicknamed the Mauve and Yellows.[5] He featured prominently for the club in their Ghana Premier League campaign which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He scored 4 goals for Medeama before the league was called off.[7] Babil registered his first goal in the Ghanaian top-flight division when he netted a 90th-minute goal for Medeama in their 3–1 win over Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs on December 29, 2019.[8] He enhanced his scoring credentials when he climbed off the bench to score the 3rd goal for his side against giants Accra Hearts of Oak in a 3–0 win in early January 2020.[9] His other goals in the Ghana Premier League came against Liberty Professionals F.C. on January 11, 2020[10] and International Allies F.C. on February 19, 2020.[11] On March 16, 2020, the Ghana Football Association's disciplinary committee deducted points from Medeama SC for fielding Nana Babil in a league game against Accra Great Olympics because he was deemed unqualified to have featured in the game.[12] Babil was named in the Ghana Premier League Team of the Week by Ghanaian football web portal 442 Ghana.[13]

Personal life

Babil was born in the Ghanaian mining town of Tarkwa to his parents who both hail from the town. He is a devoted Christian.

References
  1. "SCRA verpflichtet ghanaisches Talent Nana Kofi Babil". newsroom.scra.at (in German). Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. "Medeama star Nana Kofi Babil joins Austrian side SCR Altach on a one-year loan deal". www.ghanaweb.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. "Breaking News: Medeama star Nana Kofi Babil "Mbappe" joins Austrian side SCR Altach on a one-year loan deal". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. "Medeama SC announce signing of forward Nana Kofi Babil". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. "Medeama SC announce signing of forward Nana Kofi Babil". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. "Coronavirus: Ghanaian league canceled due to pandemic". AS.com. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. "18-year-old Nana Kofi Babil scores four goals in the Ghana Premier League". Celebrities Buzz. February 2, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. "Ebusua – Medeama 1:3". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. "Medeama – Hearts of Oak 3:0". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. "Liberty – Medeama 1:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  11. "Inter Allies – Medeama 1:2". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  12. "Medeama suffer points deduction for using unqualified player against Gt. Olympics". Pulse Gh. March 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  13. "GPL Team of the Week: Medeama's Nana Kofi Babil' Super sub strike heads him into TOTW". 442 GH. January 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

Nana Kofi Babil[1] at FlashScore

  1. "Kofi Babil (Medeama) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.