Ofei Dodoo

Ofei Dodoo
Personal information
Full name Henry Emmanuel Ofei Dodoo
Date of death (2004-04-30)30 April 2004
Place of death Ghana
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954 New Horizon
1956 - 1962 Hearts of Oak
1962 - 1966 Real Republicans
International career
1960 - 1964 Ghana
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Ghana
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner1963 Ghana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Emmanuel Ofei Dodoo (died 2004) was a Ghanaian footballer. He was affectionately called the "little bird".[1]

Football career

Dodoo played for the Hearts of Oak football club. He graduated into the first team from their Youth Team and was a member of the team that won the first Ghana league trophy in 1958. Prior to playing for Hearts, he was the captain of New Horizon football club. He captained the team which played and won a special Independence match trophy in Lusaka, Zambia in 1954. He was one of two Hearts players selected to play for the elite football team, Real Republicans by Ohene Djan. The other was Charles Odametey. This team featured various Ghanaian stars until it was dissolved in 1966 following the coup that toppled the Nkrumah government.[2] He was also in the Ghana Black Stars team that won the 1963 African Cup of Nations hosted in Ghana. This was the first time Ghana won the competition.[3]

Dodoo was named in a 55-man shortlist for the best 22 Ghanaian football players ever.[4]

Death

He died on 30 April 2004 in Ghana and was laid to rest in Accra on Saturday 19 June 2004.[5][3]

References

  1. ↑ Regina Amsmith (20 May 2004). "Ofei Dodoo 'Little Bird' Passes Away". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Real Republicans: The True Story Of The Legendary Football Club". yenkassa.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Hearts bids Offei Dodoo well". GhanaWeb. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Kweku Zurek (19 April 2017). "Search for Finest 22 Ghanaian footballers begins". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ofei Dodoo (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
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