Prince Opoku Bismark Polley Sampene (born 4 May 1969), known as Prince Polley, is a

Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

retired professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

He used to play for the Dutch club

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

International

Polley participated for Ghana in the 1992 and 1994 African Cup of Nations. Together with

Abedi Pele Abedi Ayew ( ; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the gr ...

and

Anthony Yeboah Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for sc ...

, he comprised the Black Stars' forward line and scored a combined brace in the 1992 and 1994 competitions. His goals included a crucial match winner against Nigeria in the semi-finals of the 1992 cup, and an 87th minute match winner against Senegal in the group stages, in the subsequent cup.

Personal life

After his playing career, Polley returned to Ghana. He has a son, Robin, who is a professional footballer for Heracles Almelo.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polley, Prince 1969 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Asante Kotoko S.C. players Sparta Rotterdam players K. Beerschot V.A.C. players Beerschot A.C. players FC Twente players SC Heerenveen players Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Aarau players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Belgian Pro League players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1994 African Cup of Nations players Association football forwards