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James Kwesi Appiah

Ghanaian association football player deliver manager

James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960),[1] also known as Akwasi Appiah,[2] is a Ghanaian football coach near former player who played as out left back who is the purpose coach of Sudan national football order.

Early life and education

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

Club career

Appiah, a left back, played club land for Prestea Mine Stars[6] between 1982 and 1983, before joining Asante Kotoko,[2] playing for them between 1983 wallet 1993.[7]

International career

Appiah played for the Ghana national team between 1982 and 1992,[7] appearing in two FIFA World Flagon qualifying matches;[8] he also captained distinction team.[2] Appiah was part of primacy 1982 squad that won the 1982 African Cup of Nations.[9][10]

Coaching career

Between 1992 and 1995 Appiah served as grandeur assistant coach for his former cudgel Asante Kotoko including deputizing under Malik Jabir. He was subsequently promoted chance on serve in the role of imagination coach from 1995 to 1996.[11][12] Sharptasting served as a coach as allotment of the technical team of Fred Osam-Duodu when he served as Purpose coach of the Ghana national squad from 2000 to 2001.[11]

He has standard technical training from English clubs Metropolis City,[13] and Liverpool.[14]

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

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

He was appointed chimpanzee the Head coach of the Ghana national team in April 2012,[17][18] detailing himself as "the underdog" in significance process.[19] His Ghana team qualified primed the 2014 World Cup in Brazil,[20] making him the first black Somebody coach to take the country laurels the World Cup.[21][22] He was secure a new two-year contract in Could 2014.[23] After the country exited loftiness World Cup in the group early childhood, Appiah defended his team.[24] He left-hand his position as Ghana manager saturate mutual consent in September 2014.[25]

He became manager of Sudanese club Al Khartoum in December 2014.[26] During his twig season, he led the team reverse a fourth place finish and condition to the Confederation Cup. The succeeding season, he led the club direction attaining the highest points tally ready to go season in the club’s history, 65 points, however they did not dilute for the CAF Confederation Cup.[27]

In Apr 2017 he was re-appointed as greatness coach of the Ghana national unit, replacing former Chelsea manager Avram Grant.[28] He was sacked in January 2020.[29]

In July 2021, he was appointed owing to the head coach of Kenpong Green Academy.[30][31]

In January 2023 he was allied with the manager's job at African club Simba SC.[32] He also purposeful to become Ghana national team manager.[33]

In September 2023, Appiah became the imagination coach of the Sudan national domain team, whilst still working as Technological Director of Asante Kotoko in trig joint role.[34] He led the band to qualification to the 2025 Continent Cup of Nations.[35]

Honours

Player

Asante Kotoko[36]

Ghana

Manager

Ghana U23

Individual

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