Kwadwo Gyamfi-Poku (born 5 May 1985), or simply Kojo Poku, is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Poku began his career by

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 ...

, the former Ghana Olympic striker came to prominence in 2002 when he was promoted from the junior team of Kotoko and succeeded in making an immediate impact in Kotoko's journey to the finals of the 2002 African Cup Winner Cup, which they eventually lost to

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

of Morocco in the final. Poku moved to Danish side

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...

on 15 May 2005, with a huge of potential from local side

King Faisal Babes King Faisal Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ashanti, Ghana. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, Glo Premier League. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-ba ...

in 2004. In the 2006–07 season he played eighteen games and scores 8 goals for the farmteam

Ikast fS Ikast FC is an association football club based in the town of Ikast, Denmark, that competes in the Series 1, the sixth tier of the Danish football league system and the second tier of the regional DBU Jutland. Founded in 2018 as a superstructur ...

. He was released from his Midtjylland contract on 13 April 2007, and signed for Asante Kotoko on 13 August 2007. He scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Liberty Professionals. After one year with Kotoko he returned to King Faisal Babes, signing for the

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

based club in April 2008. He played half a year for King Faisal Babes before joining city rivals Cornerstones F.C. on loan. In September 2009 Poku returned to Asante Kotoko from his loan. In February 2012, Poku moved to

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

side

Skive IK Skive Idræts Klub, commonly known as Skive IK, SIK (especially locally) or simply Skive, is a Danish professional football club based in Skive, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1901, the club is affiliated with the DBU Jutland association ...

, before signing with Tjørring IF in the August 2012. He would then move to

Ringkøbing IF Ringkøbing Idrætsforening () is an association football club based in the town of Ringkøbing, West Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1900, it is shortly known ...

in January 2013. He returned to Ghana to sign with Sekondi Hasaacas in July 2013. He has since retired.

International career

Poku was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team which exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He was member of the Ghana national team and played eight games and scored two goals. He played his first game in 2004 and the last match in 2006, on 27 September 2008 was recalled for the game against

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. In 2016, Poku made allegations against senior officials of the Ghana national team, claiming that they took bribes from players to be selected for the team.

Honours

Club

Asante Kotoko *

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 ...

: 2003, 2007–08 *

SWAG Cup The SWAG Cup (Sports Writers Association of Ghana Cup) is an annual one-off game, featuring two selected clubs at the end of the season. The cup is called the H.P. Nyemitei Cup in honour of former GFA president Henry Plange Nyemitei and the SIC H. ...

: 2003 * GHALCA/LG Cup: 2003

References

External links

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Kwadwo Poku Mahala Asante Kotoko archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poku, Kwadwo 1985 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers FC Midtjylland players Asante Kotoko S.C. players King Faisal Babes FC players Ikast FS players Bofoakwa Tano F.C. players Skive IK players Ringkøbing IF players Tjørring IF players Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Association football forwards Footballers from Kumasi Cornerstones F.C. players Ghana A' international footballers 2009 African Nations Championship players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark