Kennedy Ashia is a

Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...

professional

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 ...

. He was part of the Ghana national U-20 team that won silver at the 2013 African Youth Championships and bronze at the 2013 FIFA U-20 Tournament played in Turkey. He plays as an

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Professional career

Ashia began playing football with Starke F.C. before turning professional with

Ghana Premier League The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football league in Ghana organized by the Ghana Football Association and formed in 1958 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition which ran from 1933 ...

side Liberty Professionals F.C. He joined

Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) Al Hilal Sports Club (), known as Al Hilal S.C or simply Al Hilal, is a Sudanese professional Football team, football club based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. The club currently competes in the Super D1, the top-fligh ...

of the

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at age 22. On 24 February 2013 he scored a brace for Liberty Professionals to help secure a draw with the then defending champions

Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional sports, professional association football, football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''African crested ...

. After his exploits during the FIFA U-20 Tournament, he earned a loan move to

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has played in the first tier of Norwegian football for 67 out of 80 seasons, the second most of any club. They play their hom ...

in the

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. When his loan period ended, he returned to his parent club. Kennedy have played important role for Al Hilal and then for AC Tripoli. On 8 September 2017, Ashia joined Ethiopian club

Sidama Coffee Sidama Coffee Sport Club (Amharic: ሲዳማ ቡና ስፖርት ክለብ, Sidama Buna Sport Club), also known as Dara kenema, is a professional football Club based in Sidama Municipality of Ethiopia. The club plays in the Ethiopian Premier Leag ...

. On 10 May 2018 it was then announced, that Ashia had parted ways with the club after 16 appearances. At the end of the month it was rumored, that Ashia had reported the club over a contractual dispute. With just a little over a month left on his contract, Ashia allegedly fell out with his employers after reminding the club of their obligations towards him. In February 2019, Ashia alongside Richard Mpong joined Iraqi Kurdistan Division 1 League side Darbandikhan Sports Club. In September 2019, Ashia joined Ethiopian club Welwalo Adigrat on a one-year contract. At the end of February 2020, he mutually parted ways with the club after failing to impress the technical handlers of the club.

International career

African Youth Championship

Ashia was part of the Ghana Under-20 national team during the qualification rounds for the

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. In 2013, coach

Sellas Tetteh Sellas Tetteh Teivi (born 12 December 1956) is a Ghanaian professional football coach and former player. Early and personal life Sellas Tetteh Teivi was born on 12 December 1956 in Adabraka. His father was Mensah Teivi, a mechanic, and his mothe ...

called him up, with Liberty Professional teammates

Ebenezer Assifuah Ebenezer Kofi Assifuah-Inkoom (born 3 July 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman. Before moving to Swiss club Sion, he played for Liberty Professionals in his home ...

and Kwame Boahene, for the Ghana Under-20 national team for the 2013 tournament in

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FIFA U-20 Championship, Turkey 2013

Ashia was a member of the Ghana Under-20 national team that took part in the 2013 FIFA U-20 tournament in

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2016 African Nations Championship

Ashia played for Ghana's home-based player's national team in the

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qualifying round as they were eliminated by Côte d'Ivoire 2–2 on aggregate through away goals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashia, Kennedy 1994 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Liberty Professionals F.C. players Al Hilal Club (Omdurman) players AC Tripoli players Ghana Premier League players Lebanese Premier League players Men's association football forwards Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen