Mohammad "Baby Jet" Attiah is a retired Ghanaian professional

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forward. He played two seasons in the

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. In 1966, Attiah began his professional career in Ghana as a sixteen-year-old. He left Ghana in 1970 to play in Nigeria. In 1973, the

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of the

brought him to the United States. He played two seasons in Dallas. In 1975, he played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers of the American Soccer League. He played for the team through the 1977 season when the team was known as the New England Oceaneers. He then played for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League for three seasons. He retired in 1981. In 1984, he became the director of public relations for the Canton Invaders of the

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.''CANTON TO HOST 1ST AISA ALL-STAR GAME'' Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Friday, September 27, 1985

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Attiah, Mohammad 1950 births American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Cleveland Cobras players Cleveland Force (original MISL) players Dallas Tornado players Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Rhode Island Oceaneers players Living people Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen