George Owu (born 7 July 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Owu was born in

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. He signed for

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side

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. He moved from Ashanti Gold. His performances earned him a trial with

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side

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but was not offered a contract. He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for

Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Cape Coast. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, the Premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid, and holds home games at the Cape Coast Sport ...

in October 2010. In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club

Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi Hasaacas FC is a Ghanaian professional association football club based in Sekondi-Takoradi. The club won the Ghana Premier League in 1977 and is currently participating in the Division One League, Ghana, Division One League following rele ...

on a one-year deal. He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the 2017 season.

International career

Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He played his first game for the Ghana national team on 19 November 2003 and was the second goalkeeper at the

2006 Africa Cup of Nations The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split int ...

in Egypt 2006. With both Sammy Adjei and Philemon McCarthy injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to FIFA World Cup hosts ...

against

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. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win. He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany. He was the goalkeeper for the

2008 Africa Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated with the Confede ...

hosted in Ghana.Owu earns late Stars call-up
on www.ghanamma.com

Honours

FIFA World Youth Championship The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when i ...

runner-up: 2001

References

External links

Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile

Ghana Football Association
- official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George 1982 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Footballers from Accra Men's association football goalkeepers Ghana men's international footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Olympic footballers for Ghana Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Al Masry SC players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen