{{Short description|Togolese footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yaw Annor | image = Yawarnol1.jpg | image_size = 300px | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Ghana U17 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = Togo | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | clubs1 = Bechem United | clubs2 = CF Fuenlabrada | clubs4 = Bechem United | clubs5 = Ashanti Gold | clubs3 = Burgos CF | clubs6 = Ismaily | clubs7 = National Bank of Egypt | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 10 | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 3 | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 2 | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 30 | caps5 = 53 | goals6 = 10 | caps6 = 37 | goals7 = 18 | caps7 = 54 <ref>{{cite web |last1=Annor |first1=Yaw |title=Yaw Annor |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/yaw-annor/436357/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref> | years2 = 2017–2020 | years1 = 2014–2017 | years3 = 2018–2019 | years5 = 2020–2022 | years4 = 2019–2020 | years6 = 2022–2024 | years7 = 2024– | currentclub = National Bank of Egypt | fullname = Yaw Annor | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Ho, Ghana | height = {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | position = Winger | clubnumber = 30 | youthyears1 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs1 = Bechem United | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | club-update = 21 December 2025 | ntupdate = 19:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Yaw Annor''' (born 3 December 1997) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egypt Premier League side National Bank of Egypt. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Togo national team.
== Club career ==
=== Early life and career === Annor was born on 3 December 1997 in Ho, the capital town of the Volta Region of Ghana. He began his career with junior side of Ghana Premier League side Bechem United until he was promoted to the senior side in 2015.<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web |title=Bechem United FC |url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/ghana/bechem-united/20149/ |access-date=14 September 2016 |publisher=Soccerway}}</ref>
=== Bechem United === In 2014–2015, Annor was promoted to the senior side of Bechem United by head coach Tom Strand who was impressed after watching him train with the youth team.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 July 2020|title=I was promoted to Bechem United first team after my first training match - Yaw Annor|url=https://footballghana.com/i-was-promoted-to-bechem-united-first-team-after-my-first-training-match-yaw-annor|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Football Ghana}}</ref> He became a key player for the club from 2015 to 2017. In the 2015 season, he scored 5 goals in the league. The most notable amongst those goals was on the final game of the season, when he scored the first goal in a match against BA United. His goal inspired Bechem to a 4–1 victory over the Sunyani-based side which pushed them from their initial relegation spot–14th position to the 10th position to avoid being relegated to the Division One League.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alice|first=Abena|date=14 September 2015|title=FCPPL Match Day 30 Roundup: AshGold crowned, Kotoko and Hasaacas survive as Heart of Lions, Great Olympics and BA United all bid farewell to Premier Division|url=https://mail.myghanalinks.com/index.php/sports/3641-fcppl-match-day-30-roundup-ashgold-crowned-kotoko-and-hasaacas-survive-as-heart-of-lions-great-olympics-and-ba-united-all-bid-farewell-to-premier-division|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Ghana Links}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
In 2016, he helped the club win the Ghanaian FA Cup. He scored a brace in the final match against Okwawu United on 4 September 2016 to secure 2–1 victory to clinch the trophy, for the first time in the club's history.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-04|title=2016 MTN FA Cup Final - Match Report: Bechem United 2-1 Okwawu United - Yaw Arnol's brace wins maiden trophy for Hunters in epic Cape Coast final|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/2016-mtn-fa-cup-final-match-report-okwahu-united-2-1-bechem-united-yaw-arnols-brace-wins-debut-trophy-for-hunters-in-massive-cape-coast-final|access-date=2021-03-17|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> In the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League, he made 27 league appearances and scored 4 goals to help the Bechem United place 6th at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yaw Annor - Soccer player profile & career statistics |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/yaw-annor/116180/ |access-date=2021-03-17 |website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> At the end of the season, he won the Ghana FA Cup top scorer award with 4 goals and was adjudged FA Cup player of the year after his impressive display in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Anorl for MTN FA Cup topmost award? |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/anorl-for-mtn-fa-cup-topmost-award.html |location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-03-18 |newspaper=Daily Graphic|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bechem United's Yaw Anorl wins 2016 MTN FA Cup Most Valuable Player award|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/735298/bechem-uniteds-yaw-anorl-wins-2016-mtn-fa-cup.html|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref> He beat off Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals, Akoto Danso of Okwahu United and West African Football Academy's midfielder Gideon Waja to win the award.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |title=Yaw Arnol adjudged 2015/16 MTN FA Cup Best Player |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/yaw-arnol-adjudged-2015-16-mtn-fa-cup-best-player.html |location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-03-18 |newspaper=Daily Graphic|language=en-gb}}</ref> He played the club's debut African continental championship match on 12 February 2017, helping the club secure their first ever victory in a continental match.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bechem sweat for victory|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/bechem-sweat-for-victory.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-03-18|newspaper=Daily Graphic|language=en-gb}}</ref>
=== CF Fuenlabrada === At the end of the 2016 season, Annor moved to Spain and joined Segunda División B side CF Fuenlabrada in March 2017 on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-23|title=Spanish third-tier Fuenlabrada complete signing of Ghanaian kid Yaw Arnol on three-year deal|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/spanish-third-tier-fuenlabrada-complete-signing-of-ghanaian-kid-yaw-arnol-on-three-year-deal|access-date=2021-03-18|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> in his first season, he featured in 9 league matches and scored 2 goals before the season came to an end. On 1 November 2017, he scored in the 24th minute to help salvage a win for Fuenlabrada in a match against CD Toledo, he played 70 minutes of the match as they won by 4–3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toledo vs. Fuenlabrada - 1 November 2017 - Soccerway |url=https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/01/spain/segunda-b/toledo/cd-fuenlabrada/2541454/ |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=Soccerway}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2017-11-02|title=Ex-Bechem United star Yaw Annor on target for Fuenlabrada in Spanish lower-tier|url=https://ghanasportsonline.com/2017/11/ex-bechem-united-star-yaw-annor-target-fuenlabrada-spanish-lower-tier/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Ghana Sports Online|language=en-US|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405023045/https://ghanasportsonline.com/2017/11/ex-bechem-united-star-yaw-annor-target-fuenlabrada-spanish-lower-tier/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-02 |title=Yaw Annor scores for CF Fuenlabrada in Spain |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yaw-Annor-scores-for-CF-Fuenlabrada-in-Spain-596505 |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> He featured in both legs of their 2017–18 Copa del Rey matches against Real Madrid. On 26 October 2017, he featured in the first leg coming on in the 53rd minute as a substitute for Juan Quero,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fuenlabrada vs. Real Madrid - 26 October 2017 - Soccerway |url=https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/26/spain/copa-del-rey/cd-fuenlabrada/real-madrid-club-de-futbol/2603582/ |access-date=2021-03-17 |website=Soccerway}}</ref> whilst on 28 November 2017, he started the second leg match and played 78 minutes before being substituted for Juan Quero. Fuenlabrada held Real Madrid to a 2–2 draw but lost on 4–2 aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Madrid vs. Fuenlabrada - 28 November 2017 - Soccerway |url=https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/28/spain/copa-del-rey/real-madrid-club-de-futbol/cd-fuenlabrada/2603583/ |access-date=2021-03-17 |website=Soccerway}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-09|title=New Ashantigold signing Yaw Annor reveals how he out-played Theo Hernandez and Mateo Kovacic during his time in Spain|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/new-ashantigold-signing-yaw-annor-reveals-how-he-out-played-theo-hernandez-and-mateo-kovacic-during-his-time-in-spain|access-date=2021-03-18|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> At the end of his stay with the club he had made 31 league appearances and netted three goals.<ref name=":0" />
=== Burgos (loan) === Annor was left out of the pre-season squad for CF Fuenlabrada and sent on a season long loan to Burgos CF ahaed of the 2018–19 Segunda División B season.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-17|title=Ghanaian youngster Yaw Annor wants to seize opportunity given to him by Burgos FC|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-youngster-yaw-annor-wants-to-seize-opportunity-given-to-him-by-burgos-fc|access-date=2021-03-18|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> He made 20 league appearances and scored 2 goals during his stay at the club.<ref name=":0" />
=== Return to Bechem United === After his contract with Fuenlabrada, in 2019 he returned and signed a contract with his former club Bechem United after interests from Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Legon Cities. Before joining his old club he underwent trials at Asante Kotoko, however the then management of the club headed by club coach Kjetil Zachariassen refused to offer him a contract.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Talented winger Yaw Annor confirms Kotoko interest - Kickgh.com|url=https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-premier-league/9298-talented-winger-yaw-annor-confirms-kotoko-interest|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Kick Gh|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927170042/https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-premier-league/9298-talented-winger-yaw-annor-confirms-kotoko-interest|url-status=dead}}</ref> That season, 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season, he featured in 13 league matches as the league was suspended and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":0" />
The club CEO of Bechem United, Nana Kwasi Darlington confirmed in March 2020 that five key players including Annor would be sold before the next season starts.<ref name=":2" /> Both Asante Kotoko and Legon Cities ignited their interests in signing the winger.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2020-03-24 |title=Bechem United CEO confirms five players will be sold |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Bechem-United-CEO-confirms-five-players-will-be-sold-903016 |url-status= |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> Asante Kotoko under their new coach Maxwell Konadu, once again showed interest in signing him.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-09 |title=Ashantigold will never regret signing me- Yaw Annor |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ashantigold-will-never-regret-signing-me-yaw-annor |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=GhanaSoccernet |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8" />
{{quote box| quote = " I want to apologize sincerely to coach Maxwell Konadu for opting to sign for Ashantigold, it wasn’t my fault to do this. He needed me badly at Kotoko but I’m sorry for disappointing him...Though the deal couldn’t go through I’m confident of succeeding at Ashantigold and I’m hopeful I will return to Asante Kotoko.” | source = – Annor on snubbing Asante Kotoko.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forward Yaw Annor Apologize To Maxwell Konadu After Ditching Kotoko To Join Ashgold{{!}} ModernGhana.com|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1015083/forward-yaw-annor-apologize-to-maxwell-konadu-afte.html|access-date=2021-03-18|website=www.modernghana.com}}</ref> | align = right | width = 30% }}
=== Ashanti Gold ===
In July 2020, Annor signed for Obuasi-based club Ashanti Gold on a three-year as the club took steps to bolster their squad towards the CAF Confederations Cup campaign and the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Yaw Annor Joins Ashgold From Bechem United On A Three-Year Deal|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1014788/yaw-annor-joins-ashgold-from-bechem-united-on-a.html|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He snubbed Asante Kotoko and signed for the Miners causing a controversy within the media in Ghana. He later apologised to the then coach of Kotoko Maxwell Konadu for snubbing them and stated that he was confident of succeeding at Ashanti Gold.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-09|title=Yaw Annor apologises to Maxwell Konadu after snubbing Kotoko for Ashgold|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/yaw-annor-apologises-to-maxwell-konadu-after-snubbing-kotoko-for-ashgold|access-date=2021-03-18|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-09|title=Yaw Annor apologises to Kotoko after swerving them to AshGold|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/yaw-annor-apologises-to-kotoko-after-swerving-them-to-ashgold/8y2zpty|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>
== International career == Annor is a former youth international for Ghana.<ref name=":6" /> He featured for the Ghana national under-17 football team in 2013. Since he is of Togolese descent, he is also available to represent Togo. He accepted a call-up to Togo national team in November 2023, subsequently debuted for Togo in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification fixture against Senegal.
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 17 November 2024}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT|88895}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Togo |2022||1||0 |- |2023||1||0 |- |2024||6||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!8!!2 |}
:''Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Annor goal''.<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Yaw Annor |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || rowspan="2"| 17 November 2024 || rowspan="2"| Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo || rowspan="2"| {{fb|EQG}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"| 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|2 || align="center"|'''3'''–0 |}
== Honours == '''Bechem United'''
* Ghanaian FA Cup: 2016<ref>{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Bechem United crowned Ghana FA Cup kings|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/bechem-united-crowned-ghana-fa-cup-kings|access-date=2021-03-18|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}}</ref> '''Individual'''
* Ghana Football Awards Home-based Player of Year: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |title=AshantiGold's Yaw Annor wins Home-based Footballer of the Year at Ghana Football Awards |url=https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-football/18566-ashantigold-s-yaw-annor-wins-home-based-footballer-of-the-year-at-ghana-football-awards |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=KickGH |language= |archive-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724132341/https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-football/18566-ashantigold-s-yaw-annor-wins-home-based-footballer-of-the-year-at-ghana-football-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Ghana Football Awards Ghana Premier League Goal King: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |last=Danquah |first=Chris |date=4 July 2022 |title=Full List: Winners of the 4th edition of the 2022 Ghana Football Awards |url=https://www.max.com.gh/full-list-winners-of-the-4th-edition-of-the-2022-ghana-football-awards/ |access-date=29 July 2022 |website=Max TV |language=}}</ref> * Ghana Premier League Top scorer: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021/22 GPL: Yaw Annor nets twice to end campaign as top goalscorer |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1165853/202122-gpl-yaw-annor-nets-twice-to-end-campaign.html |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}</ref> * Ghana Premier League Player of the month: April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tawiah |first=Martin |date=28 May 2022 |title=NASCO Awards: Ashanti Gold speedster Yaw Annor knock down Okrah to win Player of April |url=https://ghanasportspage.com/2022/05/28/nasco-awards-ashanti-gold-speedster-yaw-annor-knock-down-okrah-to-win-player-of-april/ |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Ghana Sports Page |language=en-US}}</ref> * Ghana FA Cup Player of the year: 2016<ref name=":7" /> * Ghana FA Cup Top Goal Scorer: 2016<ref name=":7" /> * Ghana FA Cup Goal of the season: 2016<ref name=":7" />
== See also ==
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Global Sports Archive|yaw-annor/116180/}} *{{Soccerway|id=436357}} *{{WorldFootball.net|id=yaw-annor}}
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{{Ghana Premier League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Annor, Yaw}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Volta Region Category:Togolese men's footballers Category:Togo men's international footballers Category:Ghanaian men's footballers Category:Ghana men's youth international footballers Category:Ghanaian people of Togolese descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Ghana Premier League players Category:Bechem United F.C. players Category:Ashanti Gold S.C. players Category:CF Fuenlabrada footballers Category:Burgos CF footballers Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Togolese expatriate men's footballers Category:Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Category:Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Category:Segunda División B players Category:Ghana Premier League top scorers Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen Category:People from Ho, Ghana