Stephen Oduro (born 13 April 1983) is a professional

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, who plays as a

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for

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 ...

Career

Oduro nicknamed "Yaw Zico or Tico Tico" because of his height, began his career with

Real Tamale United Real Tamale United, often abbreviated as RTU, is a football club based in Tamale, Northern Region of Ghana. The team was relegated to the second tier Division One League in 2013. In 2021, RTU sealed promotion back to the first tier Ghana Premie ...

and was transferred in 2000 to

. He has been an instrumental part to porcupine warriors since his arrival from the north giants. Asante Kotoko fans also call him the darling boy. Oduro is also one of Ghana-based freekick expert and he scored a brilliant one against rivals Hearts of Oak in a 2–0 win at the

Kumasi Sports Stadium Baba Yara Sports Stadium (also Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528. The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches, although it is also u ...

International

He is also former Black Stars member and holds one cap and was member Black Starlets squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oduro, Stephen 1983 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Asante Kotoko S.C. players Real Tamale United players Footballers from Tamale, Ghana 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen