George Owu (born 7 July 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Owu was born in

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, , ...

. He signed for

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side

Al-Masry Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Leag ...

. He moved from

Ashanti Gold The Ashanti Goldfields Corporation is a gold mining company based in Ghana that was founded by Joseph Ellis and Joseph Biney both from Cape Coast. The Ashanti Mine, located at Obuasi, 56 km south of Kumasi, has been producing since 1897. Dur ...

. His performances earned him a trial with

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side

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but was not offered a contract. He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for

Cape Coast 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 Sta ...

in October 2010. In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club Sekondi Hasaacas on a one-year deal. He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the 2017 season.

International career

Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He played his first game for the Ghana national team on 19 November 2003 and was the second goalkeeper at the

2006 Africa Cup of Nations The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt w ...

in Egypt 2006. With both

Sammy Adjei Samuel Adjei (born 1 September 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Adjei was born in Accra, Ghana. He was transferred from Accra-based club Hearts of Oak to Club Africain for a reported $150,00 ...

and Philemon McCarthy injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

against

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. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win. He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany. He was the goalkeeper for the

2008 Africa Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederat ...

hosted in Ghana.Owu earns late Stars call-up
on www.ghanamma.com

Honours

FIFA World Youth Championship The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 wh ...

runner-up: 2001

References

External links

Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile

Ghana Football Association
- official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George 1982 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Footballers from Accra Association football goalkeepers Ghana international footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Al Masry SC players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Egypt