Regina Antwi (born 26 November 1995) is a

Ghana 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 ...

ian professional

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, who plays as a defender for 1207 Antalya Spor in the

Turkish Women's Football Super League The Turkish Women's Football Super League ( tr, Kadınlar Süper Ligi), formerly the First Women's Football League (also known as the ''Turkcell Women's Football Super League'' for sponsorship reasons), is the top level women's football league of ...

, and the

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. She represented Ghana at the U17 level at two

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and

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. She previously played for Hungarian club

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Club career

Antwi started her career with Vodafone Ladies before joining Ghatel Ladies Accra. She later joined

Hasaacas Ladies Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies F.C. is a Ghanaian professional women's football club based in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. The club features in the Ghana Women’s Premier League. The club was formed as a women's club by Sekondi Hasa ...

in 2012. She would go on to become an integral member of the squad and help the club to win the Ghana Women's Premier League on three consecutive occasions and the 2019 Ghana Women's Special Competition. In 2019, she joined Hungarian side

on a two-year deal. She played for the

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for a season, before moving back to Ghana to rejoin her former club. She returned to Hasaacas ahead of the 2020–21 season which she helped the club in winning the treble, the league, the cup and the inaugural 2021 WAFU Zone B Tournament. In 2021, Antwi transferred to 1207 Antalya Spor to play in the

International career

Youth

Antwi made her youth debut for Ghana at under-17 level in 2010. She went on to feature for Ghana at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in

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. After gaining experience in the 2010 edition, she was recalled in August 2012, for the

2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the third edition of the women's football tournament, and was held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the executive committee on 19 March 2010. Defending champions Sou ...

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. She was one of the key players as the Ghana under-17 team finished in third place by beating

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in the

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. At the competition she played in all six games and played 90 minutes in all.

Senior

Antwi was part of the Ghana team that placed third at the

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Honours

Hasaacas Ladies *

Ghana Women's Premier League The Ghana Women’s Premier League (GWPL), currently known as the Malta Guinness Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was launched in 2012 as the National Women's League (NWL) and is the top division league for women's football in Gha ...

(GWPL): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15,

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* Ghana Women's Special Competition: 2019 *

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* WAFU Zone B Tournament:

CAF Women's Champions League The CAF Women's Champions League (french: Ligue des Champions Féminine de la CAF; ar, دوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات), sometimes abbreviated as ''CAF WCL'', is an annual international women's association football club compet ...

runner-up: 2021 Ghana U17 *

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third place:

Ghana *

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third place:

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References

External links

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EuroSport ProfileDiósgyőri VTK
Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Antwi, Regina 1995 births Living people Ghanaian women's footballers Ghana women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Hasaacas Ladies F.C. players Diósgyőri VTK players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey 1207 Antalya Spor players Turkish Women's Football Super League players