Cliff Danquah Akurang (born 27 February 1981) is a former professional
footballer
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who played in the
Football League
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for
Barnet.
Early life
Akurang was born in
Accra
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.
Career
After prolific spells at
Heybridge Swifts and
Thurrock
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, he joined
Dagenham & Redbridge and then
Histon
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. He found his form during at
Bridge Road, scoring several goals in the first half of the 2007–08 season including a hat-trick against
Torquay United
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. His performances attracted the attention of
Barnet, who signed him in January 2008. However, he struggled for form at
Underhill and, in March 2009, he joined
Weymouth on loan. In the summer of 2009, he joined
Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...
on a season long loan. Akurang was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009–10 season and rejoined Thurrock on a one-year contract, leaving on 1 November 2010. He moved on to Maidenhead in November 2010 and Braintree Town on his thirtieth birthday, 27 February 2011. On 12 September 2015, it was announced that Akurang had joined
Billericay Town but moved to local rivals
Canvey Island
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in February 2016. Akurang finished the 2017–18
Essex & Suffolk Border League season with
Coggeshall United, scoring four goals in 12 league appearances. In September 2023, Akurang made an appearance for
Essex and Suffolk Border League side The Rodings.
Managerial career
In December 2014, Akurang was appointed manager of
Heybridge Swifts, following the departure of previous manager Keith Hill. He left Heybridge Swifts being sacked on 8 September 2015. In the summer of 2017, Akurang became player-manager of newly founded
Coggeshall United. Later in the season he also became chairman.
He was appointed manager of
Coggeshall Town in May 2022, but left the club in October the same year.
Honours
Dagenham & Redbridge
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Conference National
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: 2006–07
References
External links
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Barnet profile(archived 5 January 2008)
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1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Accra
Ghanaian men's footballers
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Chelsea F.C. players
Luton Town F.C. players
Chesham United F.C. players
Hitchin Town F.C. players
Thurrock F.C. players
Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Histon F.C. players
Barnet F.C. players
Weymouth F.C. players
Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
Maidenhead United F.C. players
Braintree Town F.C. players
Chelmsford City F.C. players
Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
Boreham Wood F.C. players
Canvey Island F.C. players
Leiston F.C. players
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players
Billericay Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Isthmian League players
Southern Football League players
English football managers
Heybridge Swifts F.C. managers
English football chairmen and investors
Coggeshall Town F.C. players
Coggeshall Town F.C. managers
21st-century English sportsmen
21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen