Nii Dodoo Ankrah

Alhaji Adam Nii Dodoo Ankrah also (born 8 March 1934) is a Ghanaian former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Nii Dodoo Ankrah
Personal information
Full name Alhaji Adam Nii Dodoo Ankrah
Date of birth (1934-03-08) 8 March 1934
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ghana

Club career

Real Republicans F.C (Ghana)

Ankrah played for the Ghanaian club and won the FA Cup for three consecutive seasons: 1961-62, 1962-63, and 1963-64. This was short-lived as the club was dissolved after the founder of the club Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown in 1966.[3]

International career

Mr Ankrah made his debut in the Ghana Black Stars senior men's football team of Ghana in 1957. The team won the following trophies:

Awards
  • Footballer of the Year: 1960

After a successful football campaign at the West African Game (Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup), he won the Ghana Footballer of the Year.

  • Dansoman Keep Fit Club Certificate of Honor: 1993
  • SWAG Certificate of Honour: 1998
  • Plaques of Honour for winning the 1963 & 1965 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS: 2000
  • Lifetime Achievement Award - 2022

Nii Dodoo Ankrah also known as 'Magic Hands' received this special award from the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) at its 47th annual awards.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. adam-dodoo-ankrah-1.html "Alhaji Adam Dodoo-Ankrah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  2. Face to Face with Dodoo Ankrah [Former Black Stars Keeper & Two-time AFCON winner], retrieved 25 May 2023
  3. "Today In History: Real Republicans becomes 1st team to win Ghana FA Cup three consecutive times". Pulse Ghana. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. GTonline (2 February 2023). "Honour memories of fans that perished in Nigeria - Alhaji Dodoo Ankrah". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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