Benjamin "Ben" Acheampong (born 2 February 1939), also known as Ben Simmons, is a former Ghanaian international football player. As a player, he won the

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

and

1965 African Cup of Nations The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained i ...

titles with

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 ...

under the tutelage of

Charles Gyamfi Charles Kumi Gyamfi (4 December 1929 – 2 September 2015) was a Ghanaian footballer and coach, who as a player became the first African to play in Germany when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960, and later became the first coach to lead the ...

. He tied for top-scoring honors in the 1965 competition with three goals.Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel
"African Nations Cup 1965"
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acheampong, Ben 1939 births Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1963 African Cup of Nations players 1965 African Cup of Nations players Living people Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Association football defenders