Ben Acheampong
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 1939||
Date of death | 2019 (aged 79–80)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Asante Kotoko | |||
International career | |||
Ghana | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin "Ben" Acheampong (2 February 1939 – 2019), also known as Ben Simmons,[3] was a Ghanaian international football player. As a player, he won the 1963[4] and 1965 African Cup of Nations titles with Ghana under the tutelage of Charles Gyamfi. He tied for top-scoring honors in the 1965 competition with three goals.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ben Acheampong – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Ben Acheampong's obituary
- ^ "Ben Acheampong :: Ben Acheampong Simmons ::".
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- Ben Acheampong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2019 deaths
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Ghana
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 1963 African Cup of Nations players
- 1965 African Cup of Nations players
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- Asante Kotoko S.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- 20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen