Edward Ansah (born 1 February 1963) is a Ghanaian
footballer
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. He played in 15 matches for the
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football, doing it since 1957. The team consists of twenty players including the technical team. The team is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa i ...
from 1992 to 2003. He was also named in Ghana's squad for the
1992 African Cup of Nations
The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in eac ...
tournament.
Managerial career
In May 2019, Indian
I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the win ...
side
Churchill Brothers
Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually p ...
appointed Ansah as their new head coach for the upcoming season.
Churchill Brothers moved to appoint their former goalkeeper and ex-Ghanaian international Edward Ansah as the head coach for the upcoming season. Edward also played for the club during their
National Football League (India)
The National Football League (NFL) was a league competition featuring football clubs from India. Founded in 1996 through the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the NFL was the first football league in India to be organized on a national scal ...
seasons, and was a vital part of the
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to th ...
n team between 1999 and 2004.
He also retired with the club.
References
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1963 births
Living people
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghana men's international footballers
1992 African Cup of Nations players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Tema
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India
Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
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