Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1937-02-23)23 February 1937
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Date of death	(2006-12-29)29 December 2006
Place of death	Accra, Ghana
Position(s)	defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Accra Hearts of Oak
International career
1960-1968	Ghana	28	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Addo Odametey (23 February 1937 – 29 December 2006) was a Ghanaian football player.

Career

He played as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak and was one of the original Black Stars, the Ghana national football team. He shares the record for the most appearances in a final of the African Nations Cup having played for the winning team in 1963[1] and 1965 (as captain)[2] and in the 1968 final.

International

He played for Ghana in the Olympic games of 1964 and 1968.

References

1. 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.
2. 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

• BBC African Nations Cup records
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Addo Odametey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.