Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian

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forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in his native Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the

German American Soccer League The Cosmopolitan Soccer League is a regional soccer league consisting of semi-pro and amateur teams based in and around New York City. Established in 1923, it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the United States and has contributed greatly ...

. In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta. In 1971, he signed with the

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of the North American Soccer League.

National team

Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the

1963 African Cup of Nations The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 t ...

as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the

1968 African Cup of Nations The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each gr ...

as Ghana finished runner-up.

Career statistics

International goals

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NASL stats

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mfum, Willie 1936 births Living people Asante Kotoko S.C. players Baltimore Bays players German-American Soccer League players Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers American Soccer League (1933–1983) players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players New York Cosmos players Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1963 African Cup of Nations players 1968 African Cup of Nations players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Association football forwards