Ben Teekloh (born 6 December 1983) is a former Liberian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. He last played for FC Astra II Giurgiu in Romania.

International

Teekloh was a member of the

Liberia national football team The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the ''Lone Stars'', represents Liberia in men's international association football, football and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the nation produced the 1995 FIFA World ...

, earning 23 caps. He participated in the

2002 African Nations Cup The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Ca ...

and the

2008 African Nations Cup The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated with the Confeder ...

qualifiers. Teekloh earned his first cap in 2001 against

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

. On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously burnt in an explosion at his apartment. He missed the first half of the season and was reported to have had a miraculous escape.

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* * * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Monrovia Liberian men's footballers Liberia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Ghana Premier League players International Allies F.C. players Ashanti Gold S.C. players Elite One players Tonnerre Yaoundé players Oman Professional League players Al Nasr SCSC (Salalah) players Moldovan Super Liga players FC Nistru Otaci players Liga I players Liga II players FCV Farul Constanța players FC Astra Giurgiu players Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon Expatriate men's footballers in Cameroon Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania {{Liberia-footy-bio-stub