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.
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.
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.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||
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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] | |||||||||||