Francis Dickoh (born 13 December 1982) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Denmark, he represented Ghana at international level. He regularly features as an expert in the sports media ''Mediano'' and the Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio.

Club career

Born in Copenhagen, Dickoh started his career in his native Denmark, playing for

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and FC Nordsjælland. He moved to the Netherlands in 2006, signing for FC Utrecht. Dickoh played 93 times in four seasons with Utrecht, but lost his place in the first team after suffering a calf injury early in the 2009–10 season. Dickoh claimed after leaving the club that he had a poor working relationship with the club's head coach

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. On 30 August 2010, Utrecht announced Dickoh was to sign for

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side Hibernian, pending a medical. The deal was confirmed by Hibs the next day. Dickoh made his debut in a 1–1 draw against

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. Hibs manager John Hughes praised the performance of Dickoh, who had replaced club captain

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in the starting line up. Dickoh scored his first Hibs goal in a 3–0 win over defending

champions

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at Ibrox Stadium on 10 November 2010. On 20 August 2011, he signed for

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. His contract ran out in 2013. He scored his first goal for Aris against Panathinaikos. Dickoh signed for Danish club FC Midtjylland on 30 January 2014. It was reported on 11 December 2015 that Dickoh would leave Midtjylland at the end of the year. Due to several injuries in the

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squad, they signed a contract with Dickoh on 13 April 2016. On 5 September, Dickoh signed for Norwegian club Lillestrøm. After his contract expired on 1 January 2017, he left the club.

International career

Dickoh was born in Copenhagen to Ghanaian parents. He made his debut for the

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on 14 November 2005 versus Saudi Arabia, and earned selection for the

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. As of 25 September 2017, he has played 13 times for the national team.

Honours

Midtjylland * Danish Superliga: 2014–15

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