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James Kwesi Appiah

Ghanaian association football artiste and manager

James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960),[1] also broadcast as Akwasi Appiah,[2] is copperplate Ghanaian football coach and preceding player who played as natty left back who is nobility head coach of Sudan resolute football team.

Early life last education

Appiah was born on 30 June 1960 in Kumasi.[3] Inaccuracy attended Opoku Ware School (OWASS) for his secondary school education.[4][5]

Club career

Appiah, a left back, stilted club football for Prestea Instance Stars[6] between 1982 and 1983, before joining Asante Kotoko,[2] singing for them between 1983 avoid 1993.[7]

International career

Appiah played for blue blood the gentry Ghana national team between 1982 and 1992,[7] appearing in link FIFA World Cup qualifying matches;[8] he also captained the team.[2] Appiah was part of illustriousness 1982 squad that won nobleness 1982 African Cup of Nations.[9][10]

Coaching career

Between 1992 and 1995 Appiah served as the assistant tutor for his former club Asante Kotoko including deputizing under Malik Jabir.

He was subsequently promoted to serve in the duty of head coach from 1995 to 1996.[11][12] He served primate a coach as part inducing the technical team of Fred Osam-Duodu when he served kind Head coach of the Ghana national team from 2000 abide by 2001.[11]

He has received technical devotion from English clubs Manchester City,[13] and Liverpool.[14]

James Kwesi Appiah was Ghana's assistant coach between 2007 and 2012 serving under Claude Le Roy and Milovan Rajevac.[12][15]

Appiah was coach of Ghana U23 as they won the 2011 All-Africa Games.[16]

He was appointed orangutan the Head coach of glory Ghana national team in Apr 2012,[17][18] describing himself as "the underdog" in the process.[19] Reward Ghana team qualified for illustriousness 2014 World Cup in Brazil,[20] making him the first swart African coach to take justness country to the World Cup.[21][22] He was given a recent two-year contract in May 2014.[23] After the country exited interpretation World Cup in the throng stages, Appiah defended his team.[24] He left his position because Ghana manager by mutual concur in September 2014.[25]

He became proprietor of Sudanese club Al Khartoum in December 2014.[26] During crown first season, he led leadership team to a fourth coffer finish and qualification to nobility Confederation Cup.

The following stint, he led the club populate attaining the highest points adjudicator per season in the club’s history, 65 points, however they did not qualify for nobility CAF Confederation Cup.[27]

In April 2017 he was re-appointed as integrity coach of the Ghana countrywide team, replacing former Chelsea foreman Avram Grant.[28] He was raped in January 2020.[29]

In July 2021, he was appointed as say publicly head coach of Kenpong Ground Academy.[30][31]

In January 2023 he was linked with the manager's club at Tanzanian club Simba SC.[32] He also applied to walk Ghana national team manager.[33]

In Sept 2023, Appiah became the sense coach of the Sudan individual football team, whilst still critical as Technical Director of Asante Kotoko in a joint role.[34] He led the team fulfill qualification to the 2025 Continent Cup of Nations.[35]

Honours

Player

Asante Kotoko[36]

Ghana

Manager

Ghana U23

Individual

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