John Benson (born 27 August 1991 in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian

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. He plays for Al-Kharaitiyat as a defender.

Career

Benson began his career with Shaggy FC. He also joined Ajax Football Academy in Obuasi before he transferred in 2006 to Goldfields academy. In February 2006 he signed with

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence Aspire Academy ( ar, أكاديمية أسباير, Akādīmiyat 'Asbāyr) is a sports academy based in the Aspire Zone in Qatar, founded in 2004 with the goal to scout and help develop Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with secondary ...

and after the

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signed for the

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side

Al Ahli Al Ahly SC is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Ahly or Al-Ahli ( ar, الأهلي) is Arabic for "national". It may also refer to: Basketball clubs and teams * Al-Ahli Benghazi (basketball club), Libya * Al-Ahli Jeddah (basketbal ...

International career

He represented the Ghana U-20 team in Egypt at the

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Recognition

Ghana U-20

* FIFA U-20 World Cup Champion:

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References

1991 births Living people Qatari men's footballers Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Mesaimeer SC players Al-Markhiya SC players Al Kharaitiyat SC players Footballers from Accra Ashanti Gold S.C. players Aspire Academy (Qatar) players Men's association football defenders Ghanaian emigrants to Qatar Naturalised citizens of Qatar {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub