Shafiu Mumuni

Shafiu Mumuni
Mumuni in Erbil training in 2021
Personal information
Full name Shafiu Mumuni
Date of birth (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Kahrabaa SC
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Wassaman United 12 (3)
2012–2020 Ashanti Gold 80 (24)
2020–2021 US Monastir 5 (0)
2021–2022 Erbil SC 7 (5)
2022 Al-Kahrabaa SC
2022-23 Duhok SC
2023– Al-Kahrabaa SC 7 (1)
International career‡
2019– Ghana 8 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Ashanti Gold
Winner Ghana Premier League 2015
Representing  Ghana
WAFU
Runner-up 2019 Senegal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 @ 05:09(AEST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021

Shafiu Mumuni (born 11 May 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as forward for Al-Kahrabaa SC. He has also represented the Ghana national team.[1][2][3]

Club career

Early career

He started his career with Agona Swedru-based Division Two side, ABS FC, as an attacking midfielder but soon caught the attention of newly promoted Premier League side, Wassaman United, whose coach, Herbert Addo, converted Mumuni into a striker after discovering his potential during the 2012–2013 season.

Ashanti Gold

After a successful Premiership debut, Ashanti Gold offered the young promising striker a 5-year contract at the start of the 2014-2015 league season with the view to develop him into a future asset for the club. That investment indeed paid off as Mumuni adjusted quickly into the Miners' set-up, leading to an excellent stint which saw him emerging as the club's top scorer season after season until he-2 parted ways with the club in July 2020. Before then, Mumuni won the league title,[4][5] Edusei Cup[6][7] and also led them to the CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Champions League on two occasions.[8] On 27 October 2020, Mumuni left Ashanti Gold to sign a contract with US Monastir.

US Monastir

In October 2020, Shafiu signed a two-year deal with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side US Monastir[9][10][11] and featured regularly as the lead striker in the Tunisian League and the CAF Confederation Cup. However, a contractual breach by US Monastir led to an abrupt termination of the Mumuni's contract after just three months.[12][2]

Erbil SC

Under the circumstance, terminating his contract with US Monsatir, in March 2021, Mumuni signed a four-month contract with Iraqi Super League side, Erbil SC, from March 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021, to maintain his form.[13][14][15][1]

International career

At the peak of Mumuni's career on the domestic scene in 2018, Mumuni was invited to the Black Stars B for a special Independence Anniversary match against Namibia in Windhoek which ended 1-1, with Mumuni fetching Ghana's equalizer.[16] His crowning moment actually came when he captained Black Stars B to win silver at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations in Senegal.[17][18][19] As an icing on the cake, Mumuni was awarded the Golden Boot[20] after scoring four goals at the tournament, including a historic hat-trick against Ivory Coast in the semi-finals.[21] That classic display compelled the then Black Stars coach, James Kwesi Appiah, to give Mumuni his maiden senior national team call-up against South Africa and São Tomé and Príncipe in the AFCON 2021 qualifiers in November 2019. After the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 June 2021
Club League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wassaman United
Ashanti Gold
US Monastir
Erbil SC
Career Total

International

As of 28 June 2021
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total

Honours

Ashanti Gold

Ghana

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Ashantigold skipper Shafiu Mumuni signs for Iraq Premier League Side Erbil SC". GhanaWeb. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Osman, Abdul Wadudu (7 April 2021). "Former Ashantigold skipper Shafiu Mumuni signs for Iraq Premier League Side Erbil SC". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Shafiu Mumuni joins Iraqi side Erbil Sporting Club".
  4. ^ a b Al-Smith, Gary (25 September 2015). "AshGold win Ghana Premier League". supersport.com. SuperSport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "AshGold win first league title in 19 years". Pulse Ghana. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Ashgold beats Kotoko to win maiden BK Edusei Cup". GhanaWeb. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Ashgold lift B.K Edusei Cup …after beating Kotoko on penalties". Ghanaian Times. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (25 September 2019). "Caf Confederation Cup: Mumuni Shafiu headlines Ashanti Gold's squad for RS Berkane trip". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Shafiu Mumuni joining US Monastir on two-year deal". Footy-GHANA.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. ^ Neequaye, Bernard (29 October 2020). "Shafiu Mumuni in flying start for US Monastir". Graphic Online. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Shafiu Mumuni signs for Algerian giants ES Setif after parting ways with US Monastir". GhanaWeb. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  12. ^ Nartey, Linus Siaw (23 January 2021). "Tunisian Ligue 1 outfit US Monastir part ways with Shafiu Mumuni". Sports Afric. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Shafiu Mumuni pops up in Iraq, scores after signing 4-month contract with Erbil SC". Footy-GHANA.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Ex-Black Stars B captain Shafiu Mumuni joins Iraqi side Erbil Sporting Club - Reports". Footballghana. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Shafiu Mumuni completes move to Iraqi side Erbil SC". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Black Stars B starting line-up vs Namibia named". Football Made In Ghana. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Three Black Stars B players named in 2019 WAFU best X1". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Three Black Stars B players named in 2019 WAFU best X1". GhanaSoccernet. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  19. ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (28 September 2019). "2019 WAFU : Maxwell Konadu announce final squad for WAFU tournament in Senegal". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Wafu Cup: Ghana captain Shafiu wins Golden Boot award".
  21. ^ a b Teye, Prince Narkortu (14 October 2019). "Wafu Cup: Ghana captain Shafiu wins Golden Boot award". www.goal.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Ashgold's Shafiu Mumuni shocked over Black Stars call up". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  23. ^ Bah, Momodou (14 October 2019). "Senegal beat Ghana on penalties to win Wafu 2019". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.