Wilberforce Mfum Explained

Willie Mfum
Fullname:Wilberforce Mfum
Birth Date:1936 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Ghana
Position:Forward
Years1:1962–1967
Years2:1968
Years3:1969–1970
Years4:1970
Years5:1971–1972
Clubs1:Asante Kotoko
Clubs2:Baltimore Bays
Clubs3:Ukrainian SC
Clubs4:Ukrainian Nationals
Clubs5:New York Cosmos
Caps2:5
Caps4:9
Caps5:15
Goals2:4
Goals4:6
Goals5:5
Nationalyears1:1960–1968
Nationalteam1:Ghana
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:20

Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian association football forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League.[1] In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta.[2] In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.

National team

Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations as Ghana finished runner-up.

Career statistics

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 September 1962 6–3 Win Uganda Uhuru Cup
2. 10 October 1962 4–1 Win Uganda Uhuru Cup
3. 10 October 1962 4–1 Win Uganda Uhuru Cup
4. 15 October 1962 12–0 Win Friendly
5. 15 October 1962 12–0 Win Friendly
6. 15 October 1962 12–0 Win Friendly
7. 15 October 1962 12–0 Win Friendly
8. 15 October 1962 12–0 Win Friendly
9. 24 February 1963 5–0 Win Kwame Nkrumah Cup
10. 24 February 1963 5–0 Win Kwame Nkrumah Cup
11. 24 November 1963 1–1 Draw 1963 African Cup of Nations
12. 23 February 1964 3–0 Win Friendly
13. 23 February 1964 3–0 Win Friendly
14. 31 May 1964 2–0 Win 1964 Summer Olympics Qualifiers
15. 18 October 1964 1–5 Loss 1964 Summer Olympics
16. 12 January 1968 2–2 Draw 1968 African Cup of Nations
17. 14 January 1968 2–1 Win 1968 African Cup of Nations
18. 16 January 1968 3–1 Win 1968 African Cup of Nations
19. 19 January 1968 4–3 Win 1968 African Cup of Nations
20. 19 January 1968 4–3 Win 1968 African Cup of Nations
Correct as of 17 April 2021[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/16383006/The-Ukrainian-Weekly-196934 The Ukrainian Weekly: Sports Scene
  2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1970 . 4 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121043/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1970.html#ASL . 5 November 2015 . dead .
  3. Willie Mfum . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mf/willie-mfum-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 27 May 2013.
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-mfum-intlg.html Wilberforce Mfum – Goals in International Matches