Fatawu Abdulrahman (born 6 August 1995) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

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. He previously played for Techiman City. Abdulrahman won the Ghana Premier League in his debut season with Aduana Stars in 2017.

Club career

Techiman City

Abdulrahman started his career with Bono East Region-side Techiman City. He played for them during the

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season, featuring in 18 league matches and scoring 3 goals in the process. Techiman City were relegated at the end of the season, but as one of the stand out players for the team, he became a transfer target for clubs within the Premier League.

Aduana Stars

2017–2019

In January 2017, Abdulrahman joined fellow Ghana Premier League side

ahead of the

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season, after Techiman City were relegated from the Ghana Premier League. He made his debut on 13 April 2017 in a goalless draw against Wa All Stars, coming on in the 67th minute for Zakaria Mumuni. He went on a played 7 matches as Aduana won the Ghana Premier League. In the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition, he played 12 matches and scored 4 goals. On 3 April 2019, Abdulrahman and

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scored a goal each to help Aduana to a 2–1 victory over Eleven Wonders.

2020–

During the

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season, he played 4 league matches before the league was put on hold and later cancelled as a result of the

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. He was set to renew his contract with the club in December 2019, his contract was renewed as he stayed on to play in 2020. Ahead of the restart of the league for the

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season, he made the cut for the 30 man squad list. On 17 January 2021, he scored a goal to help Aduana secure a 2–1 victory over

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International career

Abdulrahman received his maiden call-up to the Ghana

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, the Black Stars B in August 2019. He however missed out on the squad for the

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in Senegal in September 2019.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdulrahman, Fatawu Living people 1995 births Men's association football midfielders Ghanaian men's footballers Techiman City FC players Aduana Stars F.C. players Ghana Premier League players Place of birth missing (living people)