Prosper Narteh Ogum (born 5 November 1977) is a Ghanaian football manager who currently serves as head coach of Ghana Premier League side

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and assistant coach of

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. He previously coached Ghanaian team

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. He is a

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and Educationist.

Education

Ogum is a trained teacher. He is a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER). Ogum holds a CAF License A badge. He is a

Coaching career

In 2013, Ogum masterminded the qualification of Elmina Sharks to the

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. He also worked with

in the Premier League during a short stint in 2016, he later resigned to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy programme (

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). In October 2019, he was appointed as head coach of Karela United, the deal however terminated after disagreements with the management board.

WAFA

In December 2019, he was appointed as head coach of

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ahead of the

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season. In his first season, he led WAFA to the 10th position on the league standings before the season was truncated as a result of the

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. During his second season, the 2020–21 season, he guided WAFA to a 3rd-place finish accumulating 56 points.

Honours

Asante Kotoko *

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: 2021–22 Individual *

Coach of the month:

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Coach of the season: 2021–22 *

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Men's Coach of the Year: 2022

References

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* Living people 1977 births Ghanaian football managers Ghana Premier League managers Elmina Sharks F.C. managers West African Football Academy managers Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs F.C. managers University of Cape Coast faculty Association football coaches
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