Ben Acheampong

Ben Acheampong
Personal information
Date of birth	2 February 1939
Date of death	2019 (aged 79–80)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Asante Kotoko
International career
	Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Benjamin "Ben" Acheampong (2 February 1939 – 2019), also known as Ben Simmons,^[3] was a Ghanaian international football player. As a player, he won the 1963^[4] and 1965 African Cup of Nations titles with Ghana under the tutelage of Charles Gyamfi. He tied for top-scoring honors in the 1965 competition with three goals.^[5]

References

^ Ben Acheampong – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Ben Acheampong's obituary
^ "Ben Acheampong :: Ben Acheampong Simmons ::".
^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.

External links

Ben Acheampong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] Ben Acheampong – FIFA competition record (archived)

[Obituary-2] Ben Acheampong's obituary

[3] "Ben Acheampong :: Ben Acheampong Simmons ::".

[4] Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.

[5] Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.

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