Michael Akuffu (born 18 December 1987) is a Ghanaian professional

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, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder or

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for Mekelle Kenema.

Club career

Akuffu began his club career with Ghana Football Leagues club

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. Akuffu is a defensive midfielder and

who enjoyed regular berth on

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ASEC Mimosas The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian Association football, football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas A ...

. After 1 year at ASEC Mimosas Akuffu rejoined

, and in July 2009 Akuffu went on trial in Finnish club

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. After the trial Akuffu signed a

agreement until the end of the Finnish season. In the first 2 matches of FC PoPa Akuffu he already made a good impression by scoring 2 goals in 2 matches. In December 2010, Akuffu joined

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 ...

International career

In November 2013, coach

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invited Akuffu to be included in the Ghana 30-man team for the

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that Akuffu helped Ghana defeat

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

for a first-place finish, 3-1. Akuffu was included in the

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for the

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that finished runner-up.

Honours

Club

;Asante Kotoko *

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Winner: 2011–12,

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, 2013–14 * Ghanaian FA Cup: Runner-up

, Winner 2013–14 * Ghana Super Cup Winner:

National Team

; *

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Winner:

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* African Nations Championship Runner-up:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akuffu, Michael Living people Footballers from Kumasi Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Expatriate men's footballers in Ivory Coast Expatriate men's footballers in Finland ASEC Mimosas players West African Football Academy players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Ghana Premier League players Ghana men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Ghana men's international footballers Mekelle 70 Enderta F.C. players Ethiopian Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ivory Coast Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland 1987 births