Osei Kofi born on 3rd June,1940 [aged 77] is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He played for Asante Kotoko SC and Ghana National Football team.
He was a joint top scorer in the 1995 African Cup Of Nations tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia leading to Ghana winning the tournament for a second time.He was third highest scorer in the 1968 African Cup Of Nations.
He gained the name ‘Dribbling wizard’ because of his ball dribbling skills.
Osei Kofi apparently turned down a financial incentive to play in Europe at his prime in 1969.He later became a priest.
ACHIEVEMENT
Ghana
- African Cup Of Nations winner,1995.
Asante Kotoko
- Ghana Premier League winner,1964,1965,1967