footballer
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He was part of the Ghana national U-20 team that won silver at the 2013 African Youth Championships and bronze at the 2013 FIFA U-20 Tournament played in Turkey. He plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
Ashia began playing football with Starke F.C. before turning professional with
Ghana Premier League
The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...
side
Liberty Professionals F.C.
Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional Football team, football club based in Dansoman, Accra.
History
Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was ...
Sudanese Premier League
Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31.
Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23
Championship hist ...
at age 22.
On 24 February 2013 he scored a brace for Liberty Professionals to help secure a draw with the then defending champions
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 ...
. After his exploits during the FIFA U-20 Tournament, he earned a loan move to SK Brann in the Norwegian Premier League. When his loan period ended, he returned to his parent club. Kennedy have played important role for Al Hilal and then for AC Tripoli.
On 8 September 2017, Ashia joined Ethiopian club Sidama Coffee. On 10 May 2018 it was then announced, that Ashia had parted ways with the club after 16 appearances. At the end of the month it was rumored, that Ashia had reported the club over a contractual dispute. With just a little over a month left on his contract, Ashia allegedly fell out with his employers after reminding the club of their obligations towards him.
In February 2019, Ashia alongside
Richard Mpong
Richard Mpong (born 4 July 1990 in Tarkwa) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger,Welwalo Adigrat on a one-year contract. At the end of February 2020, he mutually parted ways with the club after failing to impress the technical handlers of the club.
International career
African Youth Championship
Ashia was part of the Ghana Under-20 national team during the qualification rounds for the
2013 African U-20 Championship
The 2013 African U-20 Championship officially known as the Orange African U-20 Championship, Algeria 2013 was the 19th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, African U-20 Championship. The competition was held in Algeria in the cities of Oran ...
. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up, with Liberty Professional teammates
Ebenezer Assifuah
Ebenezer Kofi Assifuah-Inkoom (born 3 July 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman.
Before moving to Swiss club Sion, he played for Liberty Professionals in his home ...
and
Kwame Boahene
Kwame Boahene is a Ghanaian professional footballer. He plays for Asante Kotoko in the Glo Premier League of Ghana. He was part of the Ghana national U-20 team that won silver at the 2013 African Youth Championships and bronze at the 2013 FIFA U ...
, for the Ghana Under-20 national team for the 2013 tournament in
Ashia was a member of the Ghana Under-20 national team that took part in the 2013 FIFA U-20 tournament in
Turkey
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2016 African Nations Championship
Ashia played for Ghana's home-based player's national team in the
2016 African Nations Championship
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qualifying round as they were eliminated by Côte d'Ivoire 2–2 on aggregate through away goals.