Full name Michael Akuffu Name Michael Akuffu Place of birth Tamale, Ghana Role Footballer | Number 6 Height 1.78 m Years Team Date joined 2011 | |
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Date of birth (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985 (age 29) Playing position Current teams Asante Kotoko SC (#6 / Midfielder), Ghana national football team (Defender, Midfielder) | ||
Michael Akuffu (born 18 December 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national football team.
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Club career
Akuffu began his club career with Ghana Football Leagues club Feyenoord Ghana. Akuffu is a defensive midfielder and right-back who enjoyed regular berth on loan to ASEC Mimosas. After 1 year at ASEC Mimosas Akuffu rejoined Feyenoord Ghana, and in July 2009 Akuffu went on trial at Finnish club FC PoPa. After the trial Akuffu signed a loan agreement until the end of the Finnish season. In the first 2 matches of FC PoPa Akuffu he already made a good impression by scoring 2 goals in 2 matches. In December 2010, Akuffu joined Asante Kotoko.
International career
In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited Akuffu to be a part of the Ghana national football team squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup. Akuffu helped the Ghana national football team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal national football team by three goals to one. Akuffu was part of the Ghana national football team squad that finished runner-up at the 2014 African Nations Championship.