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Acheampong
Acheampong is an Ashanti surname, which means destined for greatness. Notable people with the Ashanti surname include: * Benjamin Acheampong (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer * Gemma Acheampong (born 1993), American-Ghanaian track and field athlete * Faustina Acheampong, wife of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, First Lady of Ghana * Frank Acheampong (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer * Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979), former President of Ghana * Joachin Yaw Acheampong (born 1973), Ghanaian footballer * Joey Acheampong (born 1982), Ghanaian footballer, scored 29 goals for Aylesbury United F.C. in 2010–2014 * Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 1974), Ghanaian skier * Nana Acheampong, Ghanaian musician * Patrick Kwateng Acheampong (born 1951), Ghanaian lawyer * Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong popularly known as Becca Becca is a feminine given name, often a short form of Rebecca; however, it is also a name in its own right. People In arts and media Music * Becca (Singer, Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ( ; (23 September 1931 – 16 June 1979) was the military head of state of Ghana from 13 January 1972 to 5 July 1978, when he was deposed in a palace coup. He was executed by firing squad on 16 June 1979. Early life and education Acheampong was born to Catholic parents of Ashanti origin. He attended the Roman Catholic schools at Trabuom and the St Peter's school (also Catholic) at Kumasi, both in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended the then Central College of Commerce at Agona Swedru in the Central Region of Ghana. Acheampong worked as a stenographer/secretary at Timber Sawmill in Kumasi and later taught at Kumasi Commercial College, where he became Vice Principal at Agona-Swedru College of Commerce. He was commissioned in the Ghana Army in 1959, and served as a member of the UN peacekeepers during the Congo Crisis. Politics Acheampong led a bloodless ''coup d'état'' to overthrow the democratically elected government of the Progress Party and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed "The Snow Leopard", is a Ghanaian Skiing, skier and is the first person from Ghana to take part in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver, British Columbia taking part in the Slalom skiing, slalom. He finished 53rd out of 102 participants, of whom 54 finished. Early life Nkrumah-Acheampong was born on 19 December 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland. He moved to Milton Keynes where he has resided since. He first learnt to ski at the Xscape (building)#Xscape Milton Keynes, city's artificial slope during working as an employee there. Skiing Career Preparation At the Ski Show in 2004 Nkrumah-Acheampong and his coach met Fergie Miller, the director of adventure training specialists ''Base Camp Group''. Miller had approached them, thoroughly intrigued by their Ghana Ski Team jackets. After hearing of their extraordinary ambitions of competing in the Olympic Games, Miller decided to help in any way h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Acheampong
Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen and the Ghana national team. Youth career He started his career with Ghanaian side King Faisal Babes, under the direction of Romain Krider, his first coach. He was invited for trials by Sheikh Mansour, who owns the English side Manchester City, to his base in Abu Dhabi, to be observed by Al-Jazeera, the other club he owns. He also has a child name James Halto In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit. Club career Buriram United In February 2011, he joined Thai League T1 side Buriram United. After his impressive performance in Thai League T1, Acheampong was invited for a trial with Scottish club Celtic in December 2012. In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season. R.S.C. Anderlecht On 16 April 2013, Acheampo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Acheampong
Ernest "Owoahene" Nana Acheampong, popularly known as Nana Acheampong, is a Ghanaian Highlife musician. He is also the other half of the famous Lumba brothers who popularized Burger-highlife in Ghana (the other is Charles Kojo Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba). Nana Acheampong is also known as the Champion Lover boy. The Abuakwa Ashanti native and Kumasi Technical Institute graduate has a musical career spanning more than 30 years. He is the father of Ghanaian singer Gyakie. Early life Acheampong was born in Abuakwa Ashanti in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Ernest attended the Kumasi Technical Institute. Career In middle school, he led his school band. He left for Germany in the 1980s and played with the Talking Drum band. He formed his band in 1987 before he hooked up with Daddy Lumba in 1989. They released their first and last album, ''Yɛɛyɛ Aka Akwantuo Mu,'' after splitting up in pursuit of solo careers. Acheampong owns the Owoahene Studio, in Suame, Kumasi, where he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivienne Acheampong
Vivienne Acheampong is a British comedian and actress best known for playing Lucienne in the 2022 television production of ''The Sandman''. Career Acheampong was a semi-finalist in the Funny Women Awards in 2013. Acheampong took her one woman comedy show to the Camden Fringe and the RADAR Festival, as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Acheampong appeared from 2018 in three series of the BBC Comedy sketch series ''Famalam''. Also in 2018, Acheampong provided a voice role for ''World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth''. In 2020, she could be seen in the film adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel '' The Witches'' directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Anne Hathaway. She also appeared in the UK television series ''The One'', and a couple more UK sketch comedy series ''The Emily Atack Show'' with Emily Atack, and ''Ellie & Natasia'' with the actress and comedians Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou. For her role in the television production of ''The Sandman'' she received advi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Acheampong
Benjamin Acheampong ( ) (born 15 May 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker and he is also a member of the Ghana national team. Club career Coruxo FC Acheampong joined the first team of Spanish club Coruxo FC at the beginning of the 2010–11 season, and played for Coruxo FC until the end of the 2010–11 season. Asante Kotoko Acheampong signed for Ghanaian Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko from Coruxo FC at the beginning of the 2011–12 season. In his first season with Asante Kotoko he has won the 2011–12 Ghana Premier League season. Zamalek In February 2021, Acheampong revealed that he had been duped out of $1 million by the Egyptian club who used contract clauses to avoid paying the sum. International career Ghana national team On 16 May 2012, Acheampong was called up to the Ghana squad for two, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA#Struct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Kwateng Acheampong
Patrick Kwateng Acheampong (; born 25 March 1951) is a barrister and was the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service (IGP). Education Patrick Acheampong had his secondary education at the Adisadel College between 1962 and 1969 where he obtained his GCE O-level and A-level certificates. He then entered the University of Ghana where he obtained a law degree in 1972. He next attended the Ghana Police College, qualifying with the Certificate in Police Duties in 1976. He was also awarded the Sword of Honour for being the Best Cadet Officer in his batch. He qualified as a barrister from the Ghana Law School in 1977. In 1988, he studied at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, gaining the Certificate in management development. In 1990, he obtained the M.A. (Police Studies and Criminal Justice) degree from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom where he passed with distinction in his written examinations. Career In the Ghana Police S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachin Yaw Acheampong
Joachim Yaw Acheampong (born 2 November 1973 in Accra), known as Yaw, is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career In his country Yaw represented Goldfields Obuasi (1990–94), Power FC (1999–2000) and King Faisal Babes (2001). Abroad he played for IFK Norrköping in Sweden (1994–95), Spain's Real Sociedad (1995–97) and Hércules CF (1997–98) and Samsunspor (1998) and Yimpaş Yozgatspor (2001–02) from Turkey. Yaw retired from professional football at the age of only 28. International career Yaw was part of the Ghanaian Olympic team who won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He featured in five of six games in the tournament. Yaw gained 18 caps with the full side, during five years. He appeared in two Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Acheampong
Gemma Acheampong (born February 13, 1993) is a Ghanaian-American athlete specialising in the sprinting events. She holds the Ghanaian record in the rarely-contested indoor 300 meters event, and represented Ghana in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 11.43 (+0.2 m/s) (Cape Coast 2016) *200 metres – 24.21 (+1.2 m/s) (Princeton 2014) Indoor *60 metres – 7.18 (Annapolis 2015) *200 metres – 24.41 (Boston 2015) *300 metres The 300 metres is an uncommon sprinting event in track and field competitions. All-time top 25 *+ = en route to 400 m performance *i = indoor performance *A = affected by altitude *OT = oversized track (> 200 m in circumference) *h = hand timi ... – 39.50 (Boston 2015) References External links * * * * * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Waterbury, Connecticut Track and field athletes from Chicago Ghanaian female sprinte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faustina Acheampong
Faustina Acheampong ( ) was the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana from 1972 to 1978. She was the spouse of General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Chairman of the National Redemption Council and Supreme Military Council and Head of state of Ghana from 1972 to 1978. Office She lost her position to Emily Akuffo, when General Acheampong was toppled in a Palace Coup led by General Fred W.K. Akuffo, who then formed the Supreme Military Council II (SMC II) Government. This regime while in the process of bringing Ghana back to Constitutional Governance was itself toppled by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, led by Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 194712 November 2020) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the de .... Post First Lady She has most recently been living in the UK and has been involved with charitable inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becca (Ghanaian Singer)
Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong (born 15 August 1984), known mononymously as Becca, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and actress. She first gained recognition as a contestant on the second season of TV3's annual singing competition ''Mentor''. Her debut studio album ''Sugar'' was released in 2007; it earned her five nominations at the 2008 Ghana Music Awards. The album's lead single "You Lied to Me" won Record of the Year at the aforementioned awards show. Becca released her second studio album ''Time 4 Me'' on 16 May 2013. It features guest appearances from 2face Idibia, MI, King Ayisoba, Trigmatic, Jay Storm and Akwaboah. The album was certified 2× platinum in Ghana. Becca's accolades include one Kora Award, one National Youth Achievers Award, four Ghana Music Awards, and three 4Syte TV Music Video Awards. In 2013, she headlined the annual Girl Talk concert, which started in 2011. Becca was ranked 94 on E.tv Ghana's 2013 list of the 100 most influential people in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady Of Ghana
First Lady of Ghana is the title of the wife of a sitting president of Ghana. The current first lady is Rebecca Akufo-Addo, who has held the position since 2017. They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are both given clothing allowances to serve as initiatives to be comfortable enough to advocate the country through material forms of culture. First ladies of Ghana since independence Demographics See also * Second lady of Ghana * President of Ghana References External links First Ladies of Ghana {{First Ladies and Gentlemen Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ... * Politics of Ghana Lists of Ghanaian women Lists of political office-holders in Ghana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
