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He masterminded three of Ghana's four Africa Cup of Nations victories — 1963, 1965 and 1982 — a record no other coach on the continent has matched with one country. He had already been the first Ghanaian to play professionally in Europe.
Charles Kumi Gyamfi played for Accra Hearts of Oak and for the Gold Coast and then Ghana, and in 1960 signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf — the first Ghanaian, and among the first Africans, to play professional football in Europe. He went on to train as a coach in Germany.
As a coach he took charge of the Black Stars and won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1963, on home soil, and again in 1965 in Tunisia, with the side built around Osei Kofi, Wilberforce Mfum and Baba Yara that is still regarded as the best team Ghana has fielded. He was recalled in 1982 and won it a third time, in Libya.
Three continental titles with one country is a record no other coach in Africa has equalled. He worked in Ghanaian football for decades afterwards and died in 2015.
As a coach he took charge of the Black Stars and won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1963, on home soil, and again in 1965 in Tunisia, with the side built around Osei Kofi, Wilberforce Mfum and Baba Yara that is still regarded as the best team Ghana has fielded. He was recalled in 1982 and won it a third time, in Libya.
Three continental titles with one country is a record no other coach in Africa has equalled. He worked in Ghanaian football for decades afterwards and died in 2015.
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