Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah Explained

Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Clubnumber:7
Years1:2019–
Clubs1:Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Caps1:19
Goals1:27
Nationalyears1:2020–
Nationalteam1:Ghana

Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ghana Women's Premier League side Ampem Darkoa Ladies and the Ghana women's national football team. She was top goal scorer in the 2020–21 season. She was adjudged the Women's footballer of the Year in 2021.[1]

Club career

Pokuaa joined Ampem Darkoa Ladies in 2019. She scored 10 goals in 5 matches in the 2019–20 season before the league was truncated.[2] The following season, the 2020–21 season, she scored 17 goals to end the season as the top goal scorer.[3]

International career

In 2020, after an impressive season with Ampem Darkoa, she was named on the squad for the Ghana U17 women's team (the Black Maidens) ahead of their 2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament.[4] She scored a goal on her debut against Liberia to help Ghana to a 2–0 win. In the return leg, she scored 4 first half goals in a thrilling 8–0 victory.[5] [6] [7] The qualifiers were cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic however she ended as the top scorer with 5 goals in 2 matches. She was called up for the first time into the Ghana women's national football team in 2020 for the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[8] [9]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. Web site: 2021-07-04. The women who stole the show at 2021 Ghana Football Awards. 2021-08-04. GhanaWeb. en.
  2. Web site: Effah. Steven. 2020-02-17. Women's League WK5: Ophelia Amponsah in top form with 10 goals in 5 matches. 2021-08-04. 3news. en-US.
  3. Web site: Osman. Abdul Wadudu. 2021-06-29. Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah of Ampem Darkoa Ladies wins NASCO player of the Month of May. 2021-08-04. Football Made In Ghana. en-US.
  4. Web site: U17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers: Amponsah headlines Ghana squad for Liberia trip Goal.com . 2021-08-04 . Goal.
  5. Web site: 2020-03-14. 2020 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifier: Ghana demolish Liberia 8-0 to reach final round. 2021-08-04. GhanaSoccernet. en.
  6. Web site: Women's U17 World Cup qualifiers: Ghana humiliate Liberia for potential Nigeria decider Goal.com . 2021-08-04 . Goal.
  7. Web site: Football. CAF-Confedération Africaine du. Home wins take quintet into final round. 2021-08-08. CAFOnline.com. en.
  8. Web site: Olympic Games: Ghana call up 30 players for women's football qualifier against Gabon Goal.com . 2021-08-04 . Goal.
  9. Web site: Association . Ghana Football . Thirty players earn call ups as Black Queens begin camping on Wednesday . 2021-08-04 . Ghana Fa . en.
  10. Web site: Association . Ghana Football . Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah is NASCO player of the Month for May . 2021-07-07 . Ghana FA . en.
  11. Web site: 8 June 2021. - 1️⃣4️⃣. 26 June 2021. Women's Premier League-Southern Zone FB page.
  12. Web site: André Ayew wins Footballer of the Year award. 2021-08-04. Graphic Online. en-gb.

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