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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ohene_Kennedy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ohene_Kennedy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohene_Kennedy > Source revision: 1337652426 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ghanaian footballer Ohene Kennedy Personal information Full name Ohene Kennedy Date of birth (1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 53) Place of birth Accra, Ghana Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1992–1993 Mysterious Dwarfs 1993–1997 Al-Nassr 159 (74) 1997–2002 MKE Ankaragücü 106 (38) 2002–2003 Adanaspor 0 (0) 2003–2004 Dhanmondi Club International career 1994–2000 Ghana 7 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Ohene Kennedy** (born 28 April 1973) is a retired [Ghanaian](/source/Ghana) football striker.[1] ## Club career Kennedy's golden days were with [Al-Nassr](/source/Al-Nassr_FC) in Saudi Arabia, where he played and scored many goals. He began his professional career at the [Mysterious Dwarfs](/source/Ebusua_Dwarfs) club of Ghana in the 1992–93 season, aged 19. He joined Al-Nassr in 1993, and soon became one of the team's most valuable players and top scorers. In total, he scored 74 goals for Al-Nassr and won the [Saudi league](/source/Saudi_Professional_League) twice; 1994 and 1995, he also was the league's top scorer in 1996 with 14 goals. He had 4 hat-tricks during this period. On 10 November 1996, he scored a hat-trick for Al-Nassr to win 3–2 against [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.) in the [1996–97 Asian Club Championship](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_Asian_Club_Championship) quarterfinals. He later played in Turkey for [MKE Ankaragücü](/source/MKE_Ankarag%C3%BCc%C3%BC) and [Adanaspor](/source/Adanaspor), then in Bangladesh for [Dhanmondi Club](/source/Sheikh_Jamal_Dhanmondi_Club). ## International career He was part of the [Ghanaian](/source/Ghana_national_football_team) [2000 African Nations Cup](/source/2000_African_Nations_Cup) team, who exited in the quarter-finals after losing to [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_soccer_team). He was also a member of the Ghanaian squad at the [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament). ## Post-retirement Kennedy went to live in [Croydon](/source/Croydon), England after retirement from football, where he worked for a transportation company called [Dynamic Parcel Distribution](/source/Dynamic_Parcel_Distribution) (DPD). ## Career statistics ### International Ghana national team Year Apps Goals 1994 2 0 1994 1 0 1996 0 0 1997 0 0 1998 2 0 1999 1 0 2000 1 0 Total 7 0 *Statistics accurate as of match played 6 February 2000*[1] ## Honours **Al-Nassr** - [Saudi Premier League](/source/Saudi_Pro_League): [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_Saudi_Premier_League), [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Saudi_Premier_League) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NFT_Stats_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NFT_Stats_1-1) ["Ohene Kennedy"](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12923.html). *National Football Teams*. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2018. ## External links - [Ohene Kennedy](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12923.html) at National-Football-Teams.com - [Ohene Kennedy](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=29297) at the [Turkish Football Federation](/source/Turkish_Football_Federation) v t e Saudi Premier League / Pro League top scorers 1977: Eid 1978: Khojali 1979: Abdullah 1980: Abdullah 1981: Abdullah 1982: Al-Ma'ajil 1983: Abdullah 1984: Abu Dawood 1985: Dosari 1986: Abdullah 1987: Suwaidi 1988: Al-Ma'ajil 1989: Abdullah 1990: Al-Jaber 1991: Al-Mehallel 1992: Al-Owairan 1993: Al-Jaber 1994: N'Daw 1995: Al-Hamdan 1996: Kennedy 1997: Bahja 1998: Al-Hadaithy 1999: Al-Dosari 2000: Idris 2001: Paulo Silva 2002: Faye 2003: Tenorio 2004: Attram 2005: Ricardo 2006: Al-Mehyani 2007: Attram 2008: Al-Shamrani 2009: Aboucherouane & Al-Shamrani 2010: Al-Shalhoub 2011: Al-Shamrani 2012: Al-Shamrani & Simões 2013: Tagliabué 2014: Al-Shamrani 2015: Al Somah 2016: Al Somah 2017: Al Somah 2018: Fernández 2019: Hamdallah 2020: Hamdallah 2021: Gomis 2022: Ighalo 2023: Hamdallah 2024: Ronaldo 2025: Ronaldo 2026: Quiñones v t e Ghana men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Kingson 2 Nettey 3 Welbeck 4 Baidoo 5 J. Addo 6 Dodoo 7 S. Kuffour 8 Yahaya 9 Ahinful 10 Akonnor 11 Duah 12 Aboagye 13 Kennedy 14 Ebenezer 15 Saba 16 S. Addo 17 E. Kuffour 18 Amoako Coach: Arday v t e Ghana squad – 2000 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Kingson 2 Dugbatey 3 E. Kuffour 4 S. Kuffour 5 Baidoo 6 Gargo 7 Preko 8 Edusei 9 Ayew 10 Akonnor 11 Ahinful 12 Mantey 13 Nettey 14 Gyan 15 Johnson 16 Appiah 17 Ofori-Quaye 18 Kennedy 19 D. Addo 20 O. Addo 21 Nyarko 22 Adjei Coach: Dossena This biographical article related to association football in Ghana, about a forward, is a stub. 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