| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1955-02-02)February 2, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 2020(2020-03-29) (aged 65)[1][2] | ||
| Place of death | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Asante Kotoko | |||
| Accra Hearts of Oak | |||
| International career | |||
| Ghana | 4 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Opoku Afriyie (February 2, 1955 - March 29, 2020) was aGhanaianfootballer. He was popularly calledBayie. He played as astriker and won many caps withAsante Kotoko and theGhana national football team. He worked forAsante Kotoko as Team-Manager.
Opoku Afriyie played for Asante Kotoko for several years before signing forHearts of Oak prior to ending his footballing career.[3] He was the top scorer in the Ghana domestic football league in 1979 and again in 1981.[4] In 1982, he was nominated for the French magazineFrance Football African Footballer of the Year. He came eighth.[5] Opoku Afriyie is among 20 other Ghanaians nominated byCAF out of a total of 200 African footballers for the title of the best African player of the last 50 years.[6]
He was a member of the squad that won the1978 African Cup of Nations making Ghana the first team to win it thrice.[7] He scored the two goals in the final of that tournament.[8] He also played in the1980 African Cup of Nations where Ghana failed to defend its title.[9]
Opoku Afriyie was appointed team manager of Asante Kotoko in 2003.[3] He has also served as the team manager and welfare officer of theBlack Stars.
Asante Kotoko[10]
Ghana
Thanks to two well executed goals by nimble footed Opoku Afriyie the cup remained in Ghana forever at the expense of the Cranes from Uganda
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