Myralyn Osei Agyemang Explained

Mimi Nartey
Fullname:Myralyn Nartey
Birth Date:5 November 1981
Birth Place:United States[1]
Position:Forward
Years1:2001–2003[2]
Clubs1:Portland Rain
Nationalyears1:1998–2003[3]
Nationalteam1:Ghana
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam-Update:29 September 2003

Myralyn “Mimi” Nartey (née Osei-Agyemang, born 5 November 1981) is an American-born Ghanaian former footballer who played as a forward. She has represented the Ghana women's national team.

International career

Although raised in Portland, Oregon,[4] she qualified to represent Ghana through her father, Simon Osei-Agyemang.[5] She made her international debut in 1998, aged 16,[6] and became the first one who was born outside Ghana.[7] She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]

Personal life

She currently lives in Playa Vista, Los Angeles with her husband Kofi Nartey and their two children.[9] Her younger sister, Candice Osei-Agyemang, represented Ghana at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]

References

  1. Web site: For former pro soccer player, future kicks will promote health among African girls . Here I was, born and raised in the United States with all the resources anyone could have, and commissioned by Ghana to play a sport – yet, I was having problems getting access to health care when I was sick. UCLA.
  2. Web site: Rain.
  3. Web site: Mimi Nartey. Linked in.
  4. Web site: Soccer Culture Shock / For Ghana women, playing in America has been an eye-opening experience. John. Jeansonne. September 20, 2003.
  5. Web site: A song for Mimi. 28 September 2003. GhanaWeb.
  6. Web site: Mimi's Moment to Shine. Allison. Andrews.
  7. Web site: Sports for Health Promotion and Empowerment. Mimi Nartey.
  8. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Technical Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232356/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/technicaldevp/50/08/02/fwwcusa2003-technicalreport%5fneu%5f081010.pdf. dead. December 26, 2011. 2007-09-28. FIFA. 2003. FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003.
  9. Web site: About. Mimi Nartey.
  10. Web site: West African duo march easily to Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803052038/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2012/m=5/news=west-african-duo-march-easily-japan-1634366.html. dead. August 3, 2017. FIFA. 21 May 2012.

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