Prince Opoku Agyemang

Prince Opoku Agyemang (born 6 June 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premier Division side Cape Town City F.C on loan from Ghana Premier League side Medeama SC and a former member of the Ghana Black Stars B squad. He is renowned for his positioning, technique and finishing, and is widely regarded as one of the best Ghanaian strikers of recent memory.[1][2][3][4]

Prince Opoku Agyemang
Personal information
Full name Prince Opoku Agyemang
Date of birth (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Cape Town City F.C.
Youth career
2002–2005 Masso FC
2005–2008 Asante Kotoko Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Sekondi Eleven Wise 16 (12)
2010–2012 Heart of Lions 23 (4)
2016–2019 New Edubiase United F.C. 52 (42)
2019–2020 Medeama SC 14 (11)
2020– Cape Town City F.C. 0 (0)
National team
2019– Ghana 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

After scoring 8 goals in 10 games for New Edubiase United F.C. in the 2019 Ghanaian Premier League he was signed by Medeama SC on a 3-year-contract in December 2019.[5] He made his Ghana Premier League debut for Medeama in an away game against Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium and marked the event by scoring a goal in a 3–1 win.[6] On the following match day he scored a first-half brace against giants Accra Hearts of Oak at the TNA Park as Medeama scooped a 3–0 win.[4] Agyemang struck the match-winning goal against Asante Kotoko on 15 January 2020 in the week 4 of the Ghana Premier League at the TNA Park.[3] He scored a total of 11 goals in 14 games for Medeama before the 2019/10 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Agyemang earned a call up in the Black Stars B squad and scored a total of 10 goals in 5 games for the side which was managed by Maxwell Konadu.[6]

Club career

Early career

Agyemang was born in Kumasi and grew up in Asokwa, a town in under the jurisdiction of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. He took his first steps in football as an unregistered player for the local club Masso FC in Asokwa which later played in the colts division in the Ashanti region. After showing scoring prospect he was signed by Asante Kotoko to their youth team in 2005.[7] He left Kotoko to join Sekondi Eleven Wise in the 2008/09. He scored a total of 12 goals in 16 appearances and helped the club to secure promotion to the Ghana Premier League during the spell of Charles Akonnor as head coach.[7] Heart of Lions acquired the striker and deployed him as a left-winger in the 2010/11 Ghana Premier League season where he netted 4 goals in 23 games.[7]

New Edubiase United F.C

Following his spell at Heart of Lions he left to join Bekwai-based New Edubiase United in 2016. During his spell at the club he scored a total of 42 goals in 52 games compelling Medeama FC to sign him after netting 8 times in 10 games in the 2019 Ghanaian Premier League.[5][7]

Cape Town City F.C

Following his 11-goal haul for Medeama SC in the cancelled 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season the Ghanaian press reported that he has joined South African side Cape Town City FC on a season-long loan deal from Medeama.[8][3][2]

International career

Agyemang was named in the Ghana Black Stars B squad that played at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations in Senegal.[9] During the preparatory matches for the tournament he scored a total of 10 goals in 5 games for the side which was managed by Maxwell Konadu. He scored a hat-trick against Tema Youth FC and a brace against Division One League side Young Apostles.[1][10]

Honours

References
  1. "Fleet Footed Prince Opoku Agyemang Registers Powerful Hatrick For Black Stars B In 6-Goal Feast". 442 GH. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. "Prince Opoku Agyemang confirms imminent transfer to Cape Town City FC". www.ghanaweb.com. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. "Medeama's Prince Opoku Agyemang heading to Cape Town City FC- report". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "Meet Medeama's Scoring Sensation Prince Opoku-Agyemang". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. Osman, Abdul Wadudu (27 December 2019). "Official: Medeama SC sign Prince Opoku Agyemang on three-year deal". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. "Ebusua – Medeama 1:3". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. "[PLAYER WATCH]: Meet former Kotoko youth player Prince Opoku Agyemang who bagged 42 goals in Division One before joining Medeama". Sports Afric. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. Futaa. "🇿🇦🔵🇬🇭 Cape Town City confirms failed move for Prince Opoku Agyemang | Futaa.com Ghana". futaa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  9. "WAFU 2019: Seven Kotoko players named in Black Stars 'B' squad". www.ghanaweb.com. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. Osman, Abdul Wadudu (12 September 2019). "Prince Opoku Agyemang scores twice as Black Stars B wrap up preparation with a win against Young Apostles". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. "Ghana vs. Senegal – Football Match Report – October 13, 2019 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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