Ben Acheampong
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 1939||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Asante Kotoko | |||
National team | |||
Ghana | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Benjamin "Ben" Acheampong (born 2 February 1939), also known as Ben Simmons,[2] is a former Ghanaian international football player.
As a player, he won the 1963[3] and 1965 African Cup of Nations titles with Ghana under the tutelage of Charles Gyamfi. He tied for top-scoring honors in the 1965 competition with three goals.[4]
References[]
- ^ Ben Acheampong – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Ben Acheampong :: Ben Acheampong Simmons ::".
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
External links[]
- Ben Acheampong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1939 births
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Ghana
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 1963 African Cup of Nations players
- 1965 African Cup of Nations players
- Living people
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Asante Kotoko SC players
- Association football defenders