James Kwesi Appiah
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Kwesi Appiah | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1993 | Asante Kotoko | ||
International career | |||
1987–1992 | Ghana | ||
Managerial career | |||
2011 | Ghana U23 | ||
2012–2014 | Ghana | ||
2014–2017 | Al Khartoum | ||
2017–2020 | Ghana | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960),[1] also known as Akwasi Appiah,[2] is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who played as a left back.
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]
In April 2017 he was re-appointed as the coach of the Ghana national team, replacing former Chelsea manager Avram Grant.[18] He was sacked in January 2020.[19]
References
- ^ "Profile". L'Equipe. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Patrick Akoto (10 April 2012). "Ghana FA reaches agreement with Kwesi Appiah, set to be unveiled on April 17". Ghana Soccernet.
- ^ a b James Kwesi Appiah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ James Kwesi Appiah – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ghana re-appoint Kwesi Appiah as coach". BBC Sport. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Ghana's FA ousts national team coaches at all levels". 3 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Ghanaian football managers
- Ghana national football team managers
- 2014 FIFA World Cup managers
- Ghanaian expatriate football managers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan
- Expatriate football managers in Sudan
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- 1992 African Cup of Nations players
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- Association football fullbacks
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- Ghanaian football biography stubs