Prince Koranteng Amoako Explained

Prince Amoako
Fullname:Prince Koranteng Amoako
Birth Date:19 November 1973
Birth Place:Kumasi, Ghana
Height:1.73 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:1991–1994
Years2:1994–1997
Caps2:82
Goals2:37
Years3:1997
Caps3:15
Goals3:3
Years4:1998–1999
Caps4:58
Goals4:22
Years5:1999–2000
Caps5:15
Goals5:5
Years6:2000–2001
Caps6:15
Goals6:13
Years7:2001–2004
Caps7:60
Goals7:5
Years8:2005
Years9:2006–2007
Nationalyears1:1995–2002
Nationalteam1:Ghana
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:3

Prince Koranteng Amoako (born 19 November 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1] [2] [3]

Club career

Amoako was born in Kumasi.

International career

Amoako was a member of the team that reached the final of the most important South American Club Competition, Copa Libertadores playing with Sporting Cristal from Peru in 1997. They tied in Lima 0-0 and lost in Brazil to Cruzeiro 1–0. This was the first time a Peruvian team reached the final since the 1970s when Universitario de Deportes also tied and lost the final to club Independiente from Argentina.

Amoako was part of the Ghana national team at the 2002 African Nations Cup, which exited in the quarter-finals after losing to Nigeria, having finished second in Group B.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prince Koranteng Amoako, el primer y único africano en jugar la Copa Libertadores con Sporting Cristal. 10 July 2022 . infobae.com.
  2. News: Prince Amoako: ¿Qué fue de la vida del subcampeón de la Libertadores con Cristal?. El Comercio . 7 August 2021 . elcomercio.pe . Robles Tadokoro . Wilmer .
  3. Web site: Prince Amoako, el veloz africano que brilló en Sporting Cristal. 24 May 2021 . once.pe.