James Owusu-Ansah (born December 2, 1981) is a Ghanaian former

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who last played for

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in the

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Biography

In 2007, Owusu-Ansah, Gil and Zè Raimundo were selected by the Chapecoense's football manager

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among 30 players, but in the middle of the following season the Ghanese midfielder left his team and moved to Guatemala to join Xelajú MC.

International career

Owusu-Ansah played four matches for silver medal-winning

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at the

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Honours

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: Runner-up ::

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* * * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Cruz Azul footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers Aurora F.C. players C.D. Once Municipal footballers Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players C.S.D. Xelajú MC players C.D. Atlético Marte footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Men's association football forwards {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub