Osei Kofi - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding Ghanaian player scored 19 international goals for his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 3- 6-1940 [*]
Country: Ghana
Caps:	25	(W13-D6-L6 – GF75-GA42 – %64.00)
Goals:	19	(% 0.76 per match)
Age First Cap:	 23 yr 363 d   31- 5-1964 vs. Tunisia 2-0
Age Last Cap:    33 yr  77 d   19- 8-1973 vs. Zaire 1-4
National Team Career: 9 yr  80 d
[*] in 2013, Osei Kofi has revealed that he reduced his age by two years during
    his career as a professional footballer, during which his date of birth was
    declared as 3- 6-1942; according to him age reduction was a common practice
    in Ghanaian football to aid footballers in their careers.


Cap  Goals     Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition

 1   1	 1   31- 5-64	Accra   	Tunisia 	2-0	Olympic G. Qualifier
 2	 1   21- 6-64	Tunis   	Tunisia 	1-2	Olympic G. Qualifier
 3	 1   12-10-64	Yokohama	Argentina Ol.	1-1	Olympic Games
 4	 1   20-10-64	Kyoto   	Romania 	2-4	Olympic Games
 5   1	 2   12-11-65	Sousse  	Congo-Léopoldv.	5-2	African Nations Cup
 6   1	 3   19-11-65	Bizerte 	Ivory Coast	4-1	African Nations Cup
 7   1	 4   21-11-65	Tunis   	Tunisia 	3-2	African Nations Cup
 8   4	 8   11-12-65	Nairobi 	Kenya          13-2	Jamhuri Cup
 9	 8   13-12-65	Nairobi 	Kenya   	3-3	Jamhuri Cup
10	 8   28- 1-67	Lagos   	Nigeria 	2-2	Azikiwe Cup
11   2	10   12- 2-67	Accra   	Nigeria 	2-0	Azikiwe Cup
12   1	11   12- 1-68	Asmara  	Senegal 	2-2	African Nations Cup
13   1	12   14- 1-68	Asmara  	Congo-Kinshasa	2-1	African Nations Cup
14   2	14   16- 1-68	Asmara  	Congo-Brazzav.	3-1	African Nations Cup
15	14   19- 1-68	Asmara  	Ivory Coast	4-2	African Nations Cup
16	14   21- 1-68	Addis Ababa	Congo-Kinshasa	0-1	African Nations Cup
17	14   15-10-68	Guadalajara	Hungary 	2-2	Olympic Games
18   1	15   17-10-68	León    	El Salvador	1-1	Olympic Games
19	15   17- 8-69	Accra   	Niger   	6-0	African Cup Qual.
20   2	17   21- 9-69	Niamey  	Niger   	9-1	African Cup Qual.
21   2	19    2- 7-72	Kumasi  	Dahomey 	5-1	World Cup Qualifier
22	19   28- 8-72	München 	East Germany 	0-4	Olympic Games
23	19    1- 9-72	München 	Colombia Ol.	1-3	Olympic Games
24	19    5- 8-73	Accra   	Zaire   	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
25	19   19- 8-73	Kinshasa	Zaire   	1-4	World Cup Qualifier

NB: other matches are being investigated; for some matches records are incomplete.

Total Record  
 
Matches  Won Draw Lost  For-Against Points  Percentage  
    25    13    6    6   75-  42       32       64.00
  

Type of                  Matches and Goals 

African Nations Cup	     8	       7
Olympic Games 	             6	       1
World Cup Qualifier          3	       2
African Cup Qualifier        2	       2
Olympic Games Qualifier      2	       1
Other Tournaments	     4	       6

Total:                      25        19


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