Kobina Hagan

Hagan began as a teacher with the Methodist Educational Unit.[3] He taught in both Prestea and Dunkwa-On-Offin from 1944 to 1947.[4] After his studies at the University College of the Gold Coast, he joined the teaching staff of his alma maters Mfantsipim School and later on, Wesley College of Education, Kumasi.[3][4] After teaching for the Methodist Educational Unit for a while, he was appointed principal of the Kwame Nkrumah Workers' College in 1959.[3] A year later he joined the Central Organisation of Sports (COS) as its Principal Secretary.[4] He worked in this capacity for a year after which he was appointed principal of the Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute in Winneba.[4][5] He served as principal of the college from 1961 until 1963 when he gained an appointment at the University of Ghana, as a Senior Resident Tutor at the Institute of Public Education (IPE).[5] In 1964 he became the Director of Adult Education, University of Ghana.[5] Hagan held this appointment from 1964 until the overthrow of the Nkrumah government in 1966.[4] In 1965 he doubled as a member of parliament when he was elected to represent the Denkyira constituency on the ticket of the Convention People's Party (CPP).[4][5]

Hagan played football for clubs in the Kumasi and Dunkwa areas, and became an honorary coach for the Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club.[4] As a member of the Central Organisation of Sports (COS), he served as the team manager of the Ghana national team in their triumphs in the 4th and 5th African Cup of Nations.[4]