Kwasi Owusu Explained

Kwasi Owusu
Birth Date:	5 November 1945^[1]
Death Place:	Sunyani, Ghana
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1966–1976
Clubs1:	Bofoakwa Tano
Nationalyears1:	1967–1976
Nationalteam1:	Ghana
Nationalcaps1:	52
Nationalgoals1:	36

Kwasi Owusu (5 November 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a forward for Bofoakwa Tano.^[2] He is the Ghana national team's third leading international goal scorer with 36 goals^[3] in 52 appearances.^[4] He died aged 74, on 30 March 2020, in Sunyani.^[5]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Owusu goal.

List of international goals scored by Kwasi Owusu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 August 1969				6–0	1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
2
3
4
5
6	21 September 1969				9–1	1970 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
7
8
9
10	7 February 1970				2–0	1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round
11
12	11 February 1970				1–1	1970 Africa Cup of Nations First Round
13	15 April 1970				3–0	Friendly
14	19 April 1970				1–1	Friendly
15	7 February 1971				2–1	Friendly
16	2 May 1971				6–2	Friendly
17
18	30 April 1972				3–0	1972 Summer Olympics
19	18 June 1972				5–0	1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game
20
21	2 July 1972				5–1	1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying game
22	8 January 1973				2–4	1973 All-Africa Games First Round
23	10 January 1971				1–0	1973 All-Africa Games First Round
24	14 January 1973				1–2	1973 All-Africa Games Semi-final
25	17 August 1974				1–0	Nigeria/Ghana Festival
26	14 December 1975				6–2	1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
27
28
29	6 April 1975				6–0	1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
30
31	13 April 1975				1–3	1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
32	20 April 1975				4–1	1976 Summer Olympics qualifying game
33
34	27 April 1975				4–0	1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game
35	24 August 1975				1–2	Nigeria/Ghana Festival
36	31 August 1975				3–0	Nigeria/Ghana Festival

Notes and References

1. https://allafrica.com/stories/202011090668.html Kwasi Owusu's obituary at AllAfrica.com
2. Book: Nkrumah, I. K.. The Mirror: Issue 1203 August 27 1976. 27 August 1976. Graphic Communications Group. en.
3. Web site: REVEALED: Kwasi Owusu is the all-time leading scorer of the Black Stars, not Gyan. Ghana Soccernet.com. 12 June 2013. 13 June 2013.
4. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Kwasi Owusu - Goals in International Matches . RSSSF . 18 October 2023 . 4 June 2020.
5. Prince Narkortu Teye, "Ghana loses second legend in two days as Kwasi Owusu passes away", Goal, 30 March 2020.