James Kwesi Appiah

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James Kwesi Appiah
Personal information
Full name James Kwesi Appiah
Date of birth (1960-06-30) 30 June 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Al Khartoum (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1993 Asante Kotoko
International career
1987–1992 Ghana
Managerial career
2011 Ghana U23
2012–2014 Ghana
2014– Al Khartoum
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960),[1] also known as Akwasi Appiah,[2] is a Ghanaian football coach and former player. He became manager of Sudanese club Al Khartoum in December 2014.

Education

Kwesi Appiah attended Opoku Ware School in Kumasi.[citation needed]

Career

Playing career

Appiah, a left back, played club football with Asante Kotoko,[2] playing for them between 1983 and 1993.[3]

Appiah played for the Ghanaian national team between 1987 and 1992,[3] appearing in two FIFA World Cup qualifying matches;[4] he also captained the team.[2]

Coaching career

He has received technical training from English clubs Manchester City,[5] and Liverpool.[6]

James Kwesi Appiah was Ghana's assistant coach between 2007 and 2012.[7]

Appiah was coach of Ghana U23 as they won the 2011 All-Africa Games.[8]

He was appointed as the Head coach of the Ghanaian national team in April 2012,[9] describing himself as "the underdog" in the process.[10] His Ghana team qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil,[11] making him the first black African coach to take the country to the World Cup.[12][13] He was given a new two-year contract in May 2014.[14] After the country exited the World Cup in the group stages, Appiah defended his team.[15]

He left his position as Ghana manager by mutual consent in September 2014.[16]

He became manager of Sudanese club Al Khartoum in December 2014.[17]

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  4. ↑ James Kwesi Appiah – FIFA competition record
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