Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (born 6 April 1976) also known as The General, is a

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ian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

During his career,

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-born Kuffour represented

Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Cape Coast. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, the Premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid, and holds home games at the Cape Coast Sports ...

Accra Hearts of Oak SC Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra ( Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its tra ...

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, Tractor Sazi FC,

Ashanti Gold SC Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known as AshGold is a Ghanaian football team based in the gold mining town of Obuasi, south of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti Region. History Ashanti Gold SC was founded in 1978 by a group of employees of the ...

, Asante Kotoko FC, Power F.C. and Al-Ittihad Club Tripoli, playing in four countries. Kuffour won the Ghana Premier League six times, the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Super Cup. He gained 31

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for

and was picked for the squad at both the

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and

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, also featuring in the

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football tournament.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osei Kuffour, Emmanuel 1976 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs players Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Ashanti Gold S.C. players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Power F.C. players Al Ain FC players UAE Pro League players Russian Premier League players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players Tractor S.C. players Ghana men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Olympic footballers for Ghana Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Iran CAF Champions League–winning players