Ghanaian association football player and manager
James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960),[ 1] Akwasi Appiah ,[ 2] football coach and former player who played as aleft back who is the head coach ofSudan national football team .
Early life and education [ edit ] Appiah was born on 30 June 1960 in Kumasi.[ 3] Opoku Ware School (OWASS) for his secondary school education.[ 4] [ 5]
Appiah, a left back, played club football for Prestea Mine Stars[ 6] Asante Kotoko ,[ 2] [ 7]
International career [ edit ] Appiah played for theGhana national team between 1982 and 1992,[ 7] FIFA World Cup qualifying matches;[ 8] captained the team.[ 2] 1982 African Cup of Nations .[ 9] [ 10]
Between 1992 and 1995 Appiah served as the assistant coach for his former club Asante Kotoko including deputizing underMalik Jabir . He was subsequently promoted to serve in the role of head coach from 1995 to 1996.[ 11] [ 12] Fred Osam-Duodu when he served as Head coach of the Ghana national team from 2000 to 2001.[ 11]
He has received technical training from English clubsManchester City ,[ 13] Liverpool .[ 14]
James Kwesi Appiah was Ghana's assistant coach between 2007 and 2012 serving underClaude Le Roy andMilovan Rajevac .[ 12] [ 15]
Appiah was coach ofGhana U23 as they won the2011 All-Africa Games .[ 16]
He was appointed as the Head coach of theGhana national team in April 2012,[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] 2014 World Cup in Brazil,[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
He became manager of Sudanese clubAl Khartoum in December 2014.[ 26] first season , he led the team to a fourth place finish and qualification to theConfederation Cup . Thefollowing season , he led the club in attaining the highest points tally per season in the club's history, 65 points, however they did not qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup.[ 27]
In April 2017 he was re-appointed as the coach of the Ghana national team, replacing formerChelsea managerAvram Grant .[ 28] [ 29]
In July 2021, he was appointed as the head coach ofKenpong Football Academy .[ 30] [ 31]
In January 2023 he was linked with the manager's job at Tanzanian clubSimba SC .[ 32] [ 33]
In September 2023, Appiah became the head coach of theSudan national football team , whilst still working as Technical Director of Asante Kotoko in a joint role.[ 34] 2025 Africa Cup of Nations .[ 35]
Asante Kotoko [ 36]
Ghana
Ghana U23
Individual
Millennium Excellence Awards – Sports Category: 2021[ 38] SWAG Sports Personality of the Year: 2014[ 39] SWAG Coach of the Year: 2012[ 40] ^ "Profile" .L'Equipe . Retrieved2 March 2014 .^a b c Patrick Akoto (10 April 2012)."Ghana FA reaches agreement with Kwesi Appiah, set to be unveiled on April 17" . Ghana Soccernet. ^ "Ghana – K. Appiah – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway" .gh.soccerway.com . Archived fromthe original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved10 March 2021 .^ "Opoku Ware SHS honours Kwesi Appiah" .www.ghanaweb.com . 4 December 2017. Retrieved10 March 2021 .^ "Ex-Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah visits former school Opoku Ware ahead of famous Sprite Basketball Championship" .GhanaSoccernet . 2 January 2016. Retrieved10 March 2021 .^ "James Kwesi Appiah : Asante Kotoko Technical Director very soon" .Africa Top Sports . 19 June 2020. Retrieved22 July 2021 .^a b James Kwesi Appiah at National-Football-Teams.com^ James Kwesi Appiah –FIFA competition record (archived)^a b "African coaches treated with less respect says Ghana's Kwesi Appiah at Cup of Nations" .RFI . 5 February 2013. Retrieved22 July 2021 .^ " .The Independent Ghana . 4 February 2020. Archived fromthe original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved22 July 2021 .^a b Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (23 January 2020)."Coaching Kotoko Is Difficult Than Black Stars, Says Former Ghana Coach" .Modern Ghana . Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^a b "Ten Things About Ghana Coach Kwesi Appiah You Do Not Know" .Modern Ghana . 15 October 2013. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ "Ghana coach Appiah back to share skills with Man City" .BBC Sport . 24 April 2013.^ "Ghana coach to get Liverpool tips" .BBC Sport . 21 March 2014. Retrieved21 March 2014 .^ Association, Ghana Football."Kwasi Appiah signs contract with FA" .www.ghanafa.org . Retrieved2 July 2021 . ^a b "Ghana beat South Africa for Gold" . Kickoff.com. 18 September 2011. Archived fromthe original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved11 April 2012 .^ "Ghana appoint James Kwesi Appiah as new head coach" .BBC Sport . 10 April 2012.^ Association, Ghana Football."Kwesi Appiah named as Ghana coach" .www.ghanafa.org . Retrieved2 July 2021 . ^ Michael Oti Adjei (18 April 2012)."New Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah keen to silence doubters" .BBC Sport . ^ "World Cup 2014: Ghana make it through to Brazil" .BBC Sport . 19 November 2013. Retrieved25 November 2013 .^ "Africa needs more local coaches, says Caf coach" .BBC Sport . 22 November 2013. Retrieved25 November 2013 .^ "World Cup 2014: Appiah prepares to name Ghana squad" .BBC Sport . 10 May 2014. Retrieved12 May 2014 .^ Michael Oti Adjei (23 May 2014)."Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah given new contract" .BBC Sport . Retrieved25 May 2014 . ^ "World Cup 2014: Appiah happy with Ghana performances" .BBC Sport . 27 June 2014. Retrieved28 June 2014 .^ "Kwesi Appiah leaves his post as Ghana coach by mutual consent" .BBC Sport . 12 September 2014. Retrieved13 September 2014 .^ "Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah takes over at SC Khartoum" .BBC Sport . 17 December 2014. Retrieved18 December 2014 .^ "Appiah: El Khartoum has a special place in my heart" .CAFOnline . CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. 23 April 2017. Retrieved5 March 2022 .^ "Ghana re-appoint Kwesi Appiah as coach" .BBC Sport . 4 April 2017. Retrieved4 April 2017 .^ "Ghana's FA ousts national team coaches at all levels" .BBC Sport . 3 January 2020.^ "Kwesi Appiah appointed as head coach of Kenpong Football Academy" .My Joy Online . 19 July 2021. Retrieved20 July 2021 .^ "Kwesi Appiah to handle ambitious Kenpong Football Academy" .GhanaWeb . 19 July 2021. Archived fromthe original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved21 July 2021 .^ "Tanzanian club Simba SC in talks to appoint Kwasi Appiah – Report" .GhanaWeb . 25 January 2023.^ Adjei-Mintah, Yaw (25 January 2023)." .Citi Sports Online . Retrieved15 October 2023 . ^ Quansah, Maurice (27 September 2023)."Kwasi Appiah gets green light for dual role with Sudan and Asante Kotoko" .Graphic Online . Retrieved15 October 2023 . ^ "Sudan players told to feel like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo by Kwesi Appiah" .BBC Sport . 31 December 2024.^ "James Kwesi Appiah" .National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved30 June 2021 .^ "Today in history: Opoku Nti wins CAF Champions League for Kotoko" .Modern Ghana . Retrieved30 June 2021 .^ "Millennium Excellence Award – The icing on Kojo Antwi's career?" .Graphic Online . Retrieved21 July 2021 .^ "2014 World Cup: Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah wins flagship SWAG Personality of the Year award" .GhanaSoccernet . 18 May 2014. Retrieved5 March 2022 .^ Shardow, Ameenu (9 June 2012)."Akwasi Appiah named SWAG Coach of the Year" .GhanaSoccernet . Retrieved5 March 2022 .
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