Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (born 6 April 1976) also known as The General, is a

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 ...

ian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

During his career,

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

-born Kuffour represented

Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Cape Coast. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, the Premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid, and hold home games at Cape Coast Sports Stadi ...

, Accra Hearts of Oak SC,

FC Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

, Tractor Sazi FC, Ashanti Gold SC, Asante Kotoko FC,

Power F.C. Power FC is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Koforidua, Eastern Region. The club is competing in the Ghana Division Two League. History The club was first promoted to the Ghana Premier League in 1997–1998. They finished third f ...

and Al-Ittihad Club Tripoli, playing in four countries. Kuffour won the Ghana Premier League six times, the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Super Cup. He gained 31 caps for

and was picked for the squad at both the

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and

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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), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

, also featuring in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

football tournament.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osei Kuffour, Emmanuel 1976 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Association football midfielders Ebusua Dwarfs players Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Ashanti Gold SC players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Power F.C. players Al Ain FC players UAE Pro League players Russian Premier League players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players Tractor S.C. players Ghana international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Iran Expatriate footballers in Libya Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Iran