{{Short description|Ghanaian professional footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wahab Adams | clubs2 = Asante Kotoko | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021– | clubs3 = Wolkite Ketema | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 2 | nationalyears1 = | caps2 = 29 | nationalteam1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = | ntupdate = | clubs4 = | years4 = | caps4 = | nationalcaps1 = | years2 = 2018–2021 | currentclub = Wolkite Ketema | goals1 = 0 | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana | height = | image = | position = Midfielder | clubnumber = 24 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2009–2017 | clubs1 = Aduana Stars | caps1 = 52+ | goals4 = }}
'''Wahab Adams''' (born 25 November 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Ethiopian Premier League side Wolkite Ketema. He previously played for Ghanaian clubs Aduana Stars and Asante Kotoko.
== Club career ==
=== Sekondi Hasaacas === Adams featured for Sekondi Hasaacas before securing a move to play for Aduana Stars.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-18|title='No Kotoko player can make Aduana starting line-up' – Board member|url=https://footy-ghana.com/2017/12/no-kotoko-player-can-make-aduana-starting-line-board-member/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Footy-GHANA.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>
=== Aduana Stars === Adams played for Aduana Stars for 8 years from 2009 to 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Wahab Adams agrees to sign new deal with Aduana Stars – Kickgh.com|url=https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-premier-league/4044-wahab-adams-agrees-to-sign-new-deal-with-aduana-stars|access-date=2021-03-30|website=kickgh.com|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Wahab Adams hands in Asante Kotoko transfer request – Kickgh.com|url=https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-premier-league/12701-wahab-adams-hands-in-asante-kotoko-transfer-request|access-date=2021-03-30|website=kickgh.com|language=en-gb}}</ref> He was a member of the first title winning campaign in 2009–2010 season. He featured in 29 matches out of 30 to help to second place in the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League season.<ref name=":4" /> During the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League, he continued to play a key role in the team, playing a 23 league matches to help them clinch the league title for the second time in the club's history.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Aduana Stars Defender Wahab Adams Keen on Asante Kotoko Switch|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/817666/aduana-stars-defender-wahab-adams-keen-on-asante.html|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /> He won the league twice whilst playing for the club.<ref name=":2" />
=== Asante Kotoko === After spending 8 years with Aduana Stars, he showed interest in joining Kumasi Asante Kotoko after his contract with Aduana Stars run out in 2017.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-14|title=Exclusive: Wahab Adams tells Aduana he is leaving, Kotoko bound|url=https://footy-ghana.com/2017/12/exclusive-wahab-adams-tells-aduana-leaving-kotoko-bound/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Footy-GHANA.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> He signed a two-year deal with the club in December 2017 ahead of the 2018 Ghanaian Premier League season. He made his debut on 17 March 2018 in a 1–1 draw against West African Football Academy (WAFA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Asante Kotoko SC – 2018-03-17 – Zylofon Cash Premier League – Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-03-17/west-africa-football-academy-sc-vs-asante-kotoko-sc/1269464/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> He featured in 13 league matches that season before the league was brought to an abrupt end due to dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Wahab Adams – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/wahab-adams/52565/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> In December 2019, he signed a new 2-year contract with the club set to expire in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-12|title=Wahab Adams inks new Kotoko deal|url=https://footy-ghana.com/2019/12/wahab-adams-inks-new-kotoko-deal/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Footy-GHANA.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2021, there were reports that he had handed in a transfer request to exit the club due to limited play time due to the presence of defensive pair Ismail Abdul Ganiu and Yussif Mubarik who were being played by coach Johnson Smith.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-15|title=Asante Kotoko defender Wahab Adams hands in transfer request- Sources|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/asante-kotoko-defender-wahab-adams-hands-in-transfer-request-sources|access-date=2021-03-30|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2"/> His agent later came out to deny the reports.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amoako|first=Yaw Opoku|date=2021-03-16|title=Wahab Adams is not seeking an exit from Kotoko – Agent|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Wahab-Adams-is-not-seeking-an-exit-from-Kotoko-Agent-1205518|access-date=2021-03-30|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-15|title=CONFIRMED: Wahab Adams wants out of Asante Kotoko|url=https://footy-ghana.com/2021/03/confirmed-wahab-adams-wants-out-of-asante-kotoko/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Footy-GHANA.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> On 17 September 2021, he was released by the club with 3 months left on his contract.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-20|title=OFFICIAL: Asante Kotoko release defender Wahab Adams|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-asante-kotoko-release-defender-wahab-adams|access-date=2021-09-20|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref>
=== Wolkite Ketema === In August 2021 Adams illegally joined Ethiopian club Wolkite Ketema in August 2021, despite the fact that his contract with Asante Kotoko had not yet expired.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2021 |title=Dire Dawa, Wolkite City make Ghanaian signings |url=https://supersport.com/tennis/atp/news/210820_Dire_Dawa_Wolkite_City_make_Ghanaian_signings/dire-dawa-wolkite-city-make-ghanaian-signings |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=SuperSport}}</ref> As a result, Asante Kotoko issued a club statement regarding the investigation into his conduct and directed Adams to confirm or deny the deal, which violated GFA and FIFA rules.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=21 August 2023 |title=Kotoko to investigate alleged misconduct of Wahab Adams |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/kotoko-to-investigate-alleged-misconduct-of-wahab-adams/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Ghana News Agency |language=}}</ref> He denied all allegations of misconduct, but he was later released by the club the following month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2021 |title=Wahab Adams responds to Asante Kotoko letters on alleged foreign trials |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Wahab-Adams-responds-to-Asante-Kotoko-letters-on-alleged-foreign-trials-1338331 |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=GhanaWeb |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tahiru |first=Fentuo |date=20 September 2021 |title=#Donkomi: Asante Kotoko officially release Wahab Adams |url=https://citisportsonline.com/2021/09/20/donkomi-asante-kotoko-officially-release-wahab-adams/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Citi Sports Online |language=}}</ref> He went on to sign officially for Wolkite Ketema.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2021 |title=Former Asante Kotoko Wahab Adams set to join Ethiopian Club- Report |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/former-asante-kotoko-wahab-adams-set-to-join-ethiopian-club-report |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Ghanasoccernet}}</ref> He revealed that his salary in Ethiopia was roughly seven times that of Asante Kotoko, and he urged club owners and administrators in Ghana to financially support their players.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=My monthly salary in Ethiopia is seven times better than what I received at Kotoko – Wahab Adams |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/My-monthly-salary-in-Ethiopia-is-seven-times-better-than-what-I-received-at-Kotoko-Wahab-Adams-1481153 |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=GhanaWeb |language=}}</ref>
Adams claimed that the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) approached him about changing his nationality from Ghana to Ethiopia. In a tweet, the Federation's General Secretary refuted all claims and warned Adams to stop making false statements and misleading Ghanaians.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2022 |title=Ethiopia FA blasts 'joke' former Asante Kotoko defender Wahab Adams |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ethiopia-fa-blasts-joke-former-asante-kotoko-defender-wahab-adams |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Ghanasoccernet}}</ref>
== Personal life == In May 2020, Adams mentioned in an interview with Light FM that, in 3 years of joining Asante Kotoko, he used his salaries to build a house and set up businesses which was bringing him relevant income.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-21|title=I have built a house with my Kotoko salaries – Wahab Adams|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/I-have-built-a-house-with-my-Kotoko-salaries-Wahab-Adams-958258|access-date=2021-03-30|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref>
== Honours == '''Aduana Stars'''
* Ghana Premier League: 2009–10,<ref name=":2" /> 2017<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Ghana – W. Adams – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|url=https://gh.soccerway.com/players/wahab-adams/437292/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Soccerway}}</ref> * Ghana Super Cup: 2018<ref name=":5" />
'''Asante Kotoko'''
* GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition: 2019<ref name=":5" /> '''Wolkite Ketema'''
* Tana Cup: 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsehaye |first=Dawit |date=24 September 2022 |title=Tana Cup {{!}} Wolkite Ketema crowned champions |url=https://soccer.et/2022/09/24/tana-cup-wolkite-ketema-crowned-champions/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Soccer Ethiopia |language=}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Soccerway|437292}} * {{WorldFootball.net|wahab-adams}} * {{GSA player|wahab-adams/52565}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Wahab}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Ghanaian men's footballers Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players Category:Aduana Football Club players Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players Category:Wolkite City FC players Category:Ethiopian Premier League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia Category:Ghanaian Muslims Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen