Emanuel Awuley Quaye (died 25 March 2024), known as Awulley Senior Quaye, was a Ghanaian international
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
er. He captained the Ghana team as they won the
1978 African Cup of Nations
The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Association football, football championship of Africa (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The format of the ...
. He played club football as a
defender for
Accra Great Olympics. Awuley was the father of
Abdullah Quaye and
Lawrence Quaye. He died on 25 March 2024.
Ghana mourns passing of football legend Emanuel Awuley Quaye
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References
20th-century births
Year of birth missing
2024 deaths
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghana men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
1978 African Cup of Nations players
Accra Great Olympics F.C. players
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