Willie Evans (21 November 1939 – c. 2014) was a Ghanaian
footballer
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who played at both professional and international levels as a
defender.
Career
Professional
Evans played professional soccer in the United States, competing in the
NPSL,
NASL and
ASL
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for the
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The team competed in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1968 to 1973 and again from 19 ...
, the
Washington Darts
The Washington Darts were an American association football, soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that played in the American Soccer League (1933-1983), American Soccer League from 1967 to 1969 and the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), N ...
, and the
Miami Toros
The Miami Toros was a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the 1972 season in the NASL's Southern Division as ...
. He was named to the 1969 ASL All-Star Team.
International
Evans played international football for
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 ...
, and started on the team that won the
1965 African Cup of Nations
The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained i ...
in Tunisia.
[Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel]
"African Nations Cup 1965"
''RSSSF
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'', 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
References
External links
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1939 births
Date of death unknown
2014 deaths
Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
Ghanaian footballers
Ghanaian expatriate footballers
Ghana international footballers
1965 African Cup of Nations players
National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
Atlanta Chiefs players
Washington Darts players
Miami Toros players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Association football defenders
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