James Kwesi Appiah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Kwesi Appiah | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al Khartoum (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1993 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| National team | |||
| 1987–1992 | Ghana | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Ghana U23 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Ghana | ||
| 2014– | Al Khartoum | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960),[1] also known as Akwasi Appiah,[2] is a Ghanaian football coach and former player. He became manager of Sudanese club Al Khartoum in December 2014.
Education
Kwesi Appiah attended Opoku Ware School in Kumasi.
Career
Playing career
Appiah, a left back, played club football with Asante Kotoko,[2] playing for them between 1983 and 1993.[3]
Appiah played for the Ghanaian national team between 1987 and 1992,[3] appearing in two FIFA World Cup qualifying matches;[4] he also captained the team.[2]
Coaching career
He has received technical training from English clubs Manchester City,[5] and Liverpool.[6]
James Kwesi Appiah was Ghana's assistant coach between 2007 and 2012.[7]
Appiah was coach of Ghana U23 as they won the 2011 All-Africa Games.[8]
He was appointed as the Head coach of the Ghanaian national team in April 2012,[9] describing himself as "the underdog" in the process.[10] His Ghana team qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil,[11] making him the first black African coach to take the country to the World Cup.[12][13] He was given a new two-year contract in May 2014.[14] After the country exited the World Cup in the group stages, Appiah defended his team.[15]
He left his position as Ghana manager by mutual consent in September 2014.[16]
He became manager of Sudanese club Al Khartoum in December 2014.[17]
References
- ↑ "Profile". L'Equipe. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 Patrick Akoto (10 April 2012). "Ghana FA reaches agreement with Kwesi Appiah, set to be unveiled on April 17". Ghana Soccernet.
- 1 2 James Kwesi Appiah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ James Kwesi Appiah – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Ghana coach Appiah back to share skills with Man City". BBC Sport. 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana coach to get Liverpool tips". BBC Sport. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ http://www.modernghana.com/sports/496627/2/ten-things-about-ghana-coach-kwesi-appiah-you-do-n.html.
- ↑ "Ghana beat South Africa for Gold". Kickoff.com. 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Ghana appoint James Kwesi Appiah as new head coach". BBC Sport. 10 April 2012.
- ↑ Michael Oti Adjei (18 April 2012). "New Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah keen to silence doubters". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "World Cup 2014: Ghana make it through to Brazil". BBC Sport. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Africa needs more local coaches, says Caf coach". BBC Sport. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "World Cup 2014: Appiah prepares to name Ghana squad". BBC Sport. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ Michael Oti Adjei (23 May 2014). "Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah given new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "World Cup 2014: Appiah happy with Ghana performances". BBC Sport. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kwesi Appiah leaves his post as Ghana coach by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah takes over at SC Khartoum". BBC Sport. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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