Elizabeth Owusuaa

Elizabeth Owusuaa
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hakkarigücü
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Sea Lions
2021–2024 Ampem Darkoa Ladies
2022–2024 ASA Tel Aviv University
2024– Hakkarigücü 38 (21)
International career
2017– Ghana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 April 2026

Elizabeth Owusuaa (born 3 August 2001) is a Ghanaian professional women's football forward who plays in the Turkish Super League for Hakkarigücü, and the Ghana women's national team.

Club career

Owusuaa plays in the forward position.[1]

She was a member of Elmina-based Sea Lions from 2018 on.[2] In 2019, she played at the Special Women’s League (Ghana FA Normalization Committee's Women's Special Competition, NCWSC),[3][4] and appeared in the semifinals.[5] She played in the Southern Zone of the Ghana Women's Premier League for the team,[6] before she transferred to Ampem Darkoa Ladies after 2021. Her team finished the league season as champion, and she played in the Group B matches at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification - WAFU Zone B.[7]

Went to Israel, she played in the 2022–23 and the following season at the Ligat Al Nashim for ASA Tel Aviv University.[8]

In September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with the Super League club Hakkarigücü.[9] She continued to play in the 2025–26 Super League season.[1][10] In the home match of the 2025–26 Super League season's round 23, she scored five goals against 1207 Antalya that ended 7-1.[11][12][13]

International career

Owusuaa was included in the Ghanaian senior women's national team, nicknamed the "Black Queens", already in August 2017 for the preparations of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualification. She scored the winning goal at the national team's friendly match against Fire Ladies team.[14] She was selected to the national team in October 2018 for the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[2] During the Olympics qualification in 2019, she scored one goal against Gabon.[15][16][17] She appeared also in the third round matches against Kenya.[18][19] In 2021, she was part of the national team at the first edition of the Aisha Buhari Cup in Lagos, Nigeria, where she scored a goal in the match against Cameroon.[20][21]

Personal life

Elizabeth Owusuaa was born on 3 August 2001.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hakkarigücü Kadın Futbol Takımı oyuncuları, hayatlarında ilk kez kar görmenin şaşkınlığını yaşıyorlar". Haberler (in Turkish). 17 January 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Women's 2018 AFCON: Hayford to name provisional squad". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "NCSWC Day 2: Hasaacas Ladies continue stuttering start (+FULL RESULTS)". Footy Ghana. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  4. ↑ {{cite news <url=https://www.ghheadlines.com/agency/ghana-soccer-net/20190404/116758858/womens-special-competition-sea-lions-ampem-darkoa-prison-and-hasaacas-ladies-book-semis-spot |newspaper=Ghana Headlines |title=Women's Special Competition: Sea Lions, Ampem Darkoa, Prison and Hasaacas Ladies book semis spot |date=4 April 2019 |accessdate=4 April 2026 }}
  5. ↑ "3 qualify for semis in Special Women's League". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Women's Premier League Match day 1 preview- Southern Zone". Business Ghana. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wafu B WCL Qualifiers: Ampem Darkoa Ladies beat Burkina Faso's USFA 3-0 in opening game". My Joy Online. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Elizabeth Owusuaa". Elite Football. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Elizabeth Owusuaa". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Ekow Amoako-Atta (13 March 2026). "Ghanaian duo lit up round 21 clash of Turkish Women Super League". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Hakkarigücü Spor 7-1 1207 Antalyaspor Kadın Futbol Kulübü" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Durmadan gol yağdırdılar: Rakibi perişan ettiler". Halk TV (in Turkish). 28 March 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Hakkarigücü, 1207 Antalyaspor'u 7 golle geçti". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 March 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Black Queens gear up for Tokyo 2020". Ghana Business News. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Black Queens outclass Les Pantherés in a 3-0 away win". Ghana Football Association. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Black Queens humbled Gabon at home". Happy Ghana. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Black Queens trounce Gabon 3-0 in Libreville". The Publisher Online. 30 August 201. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Heywood Okine, Sammy (8 October 2019). "Ghana Black Queens Sure Of Victory In Kenya". News Ghana. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Starlets down Ghana to storm penultimate round of 2020 Tokyo Games". People Daily. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "FIFA scribe commends Aisha Buhari Cup". The Abuja Inquirer. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  21. ↑ Eludini, Tunde (20 September 2021). "Aisha Buhari Cup: Ghana's Black Queens tame Indomitable Lionesses". Premium Times. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
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