Prince Koranteng Amoako

Prince Koranteng Amoako (born 19 November 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Amoako was born in Kumasi.

International career

Amoako was a member of the team that reached the final of the most important South American Club Competition, Copa Libertadores playing with Sporting Cristal from Peru in 1997. They tied in Lima 0-0 and lost in Brazil to Cruzeiro 1–0. This was the first time a Peruvian team reached the final since the 1970s when Universitario de Deportes also tied and lost the final to club Independiente from Argentina.

Amoako was part of the Ghana national team at the 2002 African Nations Cup, which exited in the quarter-finals after losing to Nigeria, having finished second in Group B.

References

Living people

1973 births

Footballers from Kumasi

Alumni of the Accra Academy

Men's association football forwards

Ghanaian men's footballers

Dawu Youngstars F.C. players

Asante Kotoko S.C. players

Sporting Cristal footballers

Deportivo Municipal footballers

Granada CF footballers

Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C. players

FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players

Ghana men's international footballers

Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Olympic footballers for Ghana

2002 African Cup of Nations players

Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers

Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain

Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Peru

Expatriate men's footballers in Peru

Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece

Expatriate men's footballers in Greece

Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina

Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina

Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia

Expatriate men's footballers in Russia