Ibrahim Abukari (born 31 August 1996) is a
Ghanaian
footballer who currently plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Ghana Premier League side
WAFA, whom he also captains.
Career
Abukari started his career with
West African Football Academy
West African Football Academy (WAFA) Sporting Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based near Sogakope in the Volta Region that was founded by Feyenoord from Rotterdam. They are competing in the Ghana Premier League. The 2016–17 sea ...
in 2015. He was immediately added to the first team squad ahead of the 2016 season. He made his debut during the first match of the season against
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ...
on 20 February 2016, which ended in a 2–0 victory for WAFA. He scored his debut goal on 14 September 2016, scoring the lone goal in a match against
Berekum Chelsea. He made 25 league appearances and scored a goal in his debut season.
During their record high 2nd-place finish during the
2017 season, he played 28 league matches and scored 3 goals, only missing two matches.
Due to an injury he did not feature any match in the 2018 season, even though the league was cancelled due to the GFA dissolution which came about due to the
Anas Number 12 Expose.
He made an injury return during the
2019 GFA Normalization Special Competition, which he played 13 league matches and scored a goal.
Ahead of the
2019–20 season, he was named as the captain of the side after serving as captain also during the 2019 GFA competition.
The season was however suspended in March 2020 and later cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. He made 15 league appearances and scored 3 goals before it was cancelled.
References
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1996 births
Living people
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghana Premier League players
West African Football Academy players
Men's association football defenders
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