Haruna Yusif is a Ghanaian former professional footballer. During his playing career he played as a defender specially as a left-back[1] for Kumasi Cornerstones and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. At the international level, he is known for his involvement in the squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations and 1982 African Cup of Nations.[2][3]
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| Full name | Haruna Yusif | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Kumasi Cornerstones | |||||||||||||||||
| Asante Kotoko | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1982 | Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editYusif played for Kumasi Cornerstones in 1978 before joining Kumasi Asante Kotoko, where he played from 1978 until he retired in 1990.[4]
International career
editYusif played for the Ghana national team. He was a key member of the squad that played at the 1978, 1980 and 1982[5] African Cup of Nations helping Ghana to make history as the first country to win the competition three times and for keeps during the 1978 edition, after scoring Uganda 2–0 in the finals.[2][3][6]
Honours
editClub
editAsante Kotoko
- Ghana Premier League: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988–89
- Ghanaian FA Cup: 1978, 1984
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1983
Ghana
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ Aggrey, Joe (1997-06-24). Graphic Sports: Issue 631 June June 24-30 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ a b "Today In Sports History: Ghana wins third AFCON title after beating Uganda 2-0". Happy Ghana. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ a b "A day in history - March 18, 1978: Ghana wins African Nations Cup for keeps". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Haruna Yusif". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Abayateye, Felix (2010-01-08). Graphic Sports: Issue 2,772 January 8-11 2010. Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ "Only the 1978 Black Stars squad were promised estate houses-Kuuku Dadzie - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
External links
edit- Haruna Yusif at National-Football-Teams.com
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