Afo Dodoo (born 23 November 1973) is a Ghanaian former

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who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

Career

Club career

Dodoo began his career in Ghana with Ashanti Gold, before moving to Greece in 1995 to play with

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, He moved to Norway to play with

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, making one cup appearance in May 1999, before ending his career in Sweden with

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and

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International career

Dodoo earned a total of 23 caps for the Ghanaian national side between 1994 and 1996. He participated at the

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and

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, and made four appearances at the

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References

1973 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Kalamata F.C. players Tromsø IL players Landskrona BoIS players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers 1996 African Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Ashanti Gold S.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Men's association football defenders Olympic footballers for Ghana Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub