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Samuel Osei Kuffour

Also known as: Mr. Osei Kuffour · Mr Osei Kuffour

Former Ghana and Bayern Munich defender who wagered $5,000 on Asante Kotoko winning the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League title.

2026-05-222026-10-08

In coverage

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  1. October 2026
  2. The Ghanaian Times

    … While a player like Augustine Ahinful or Samuel Osei Kuffour only had to worry about running several kilometres, avoiding bone-crushing tackles, and scoring goals against Brazil, the management committee faced far more hazardous perils. …

    How Nana Butler took sown exploitative Management Committees
  3. The Ghanaian Times

    … While a player like Augustine Ahinful or Samuel Osei Kuffour only had to worry about running several kilometres, avoiding bone-crushing tackles, and scoring goals against Brazil, the management committee faced far more hazardous perils. …

    How Nana Butler took down exploitative Management Committees
  4. September 2026
  5. The Ghanaian Times

    … According to an uncle, Mr Osei Kuffour, the suspect disappeared with the baby shortly afterwards. …

    Police rescue abducted 5-month-old baby in Kumasi
  6. Joy Online

    … The three – Freda Owusu, her husband Emmanuel Acheampong, and Mr. Osei Kuffour, a relative of Freda Owusu – were picked up after they identified a baby found with a traveler, Aliya Salomey, as their missing child, and circulated the claim on social media. …

    Ejisu Police release parents, arrest caretaker over missing five-month-old baby from Asafo Market
  7. Joy Online

    … Later, Freda Owusu, her husband Emmanuel Acheampong, and Mr. Osei Kuffour, a relative of Freda Owusu, went to the Ejisu Divisional Police Command and claimed that the woman who had been granted bail was the one who stole their baby. …

    Parents of missing baby at Asafo Market arrested over false accusation against woman
  8. Joy Online

    … Speaking to Joy News, the uncle of the missing child, Osei Kuffour, said the baby’s mother, 25-year-old Freda Owusu, is a food vendor at the market and had reported to work with the baby at dawn. …

    5-month-old baby stolen at Asafo Market, police launch manhunt for female suspect
  9. Daily Guide

    Samuel Osei Kuffuor Former Ghana and Bayern Munich defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has placed a $5,000 bet on Asante Kotoko to win the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League title. …

    Osei Kuffour Bets $5,000 On Asante Kotoko To Win GPL
  10. The Chronicle

    Former Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has backed Asante Kotoko to win the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League title, putting $5,000 on his prediction. …

    Sammy Kuffour backs Kotoko to win Ghana League with $5,000 bet
  11. Joy Online

    Former Ghana and Bayern Munich defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has placed a bet of $5,000 for Asante Kotoko to win the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League title. …

    Kuffour puts $5,000 on Kotoko to win 2026/27 GPL
  12. July 2026
  13. Daily Guide

    … International author and actress Michelle McKinney Hammond attended the event, while former Ghana international football star Samuel Osei Kuffour highlighted the unifying role of sports in connecting Africans and the diaspora. …

    EMY Africa Strengthens Diaspora, Investment Ties

Yesterday

  1. Samuel Nana Brew-Butler dissolved exploitative management committees

    After the Black Satellites' 1993 silver medal at an Under-20 tournament in Australia, newly appointed GFA Chairman Samuel Nana Brew-Butler discovered that Management Committee officials had received significantly higher allowances than the young players. In response, Brew-Butler dissolved all the management committees.

    17 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →

  2. Nana Butler dissolved exploitative football management committees

    In 1993, after Ghana's Under-20 team won a silver medal at a tournament in Australia, newly appointed GFA Chairman Samuel Nana Brew-Butler discovered that management officials had taken home significantly more in allowances than the young players. He subsequently took action to dissolve the management committees.

    17 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →

Friday 25 September

  1. Police rescue abducted five-month-old baby in Kumasi

    A five-month-old boy, Akwasi Banahene, was rescued by Ejisu Police officers acting on intelligence after being abducted at Asafo Market in Kumasi on September 20, 2026. A woman believed to be between 37 and 40 years old was arrested at Ejisu while allegedly attempting to flee with the child; the infant was found in good health and reunited with his family.

    25 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 24 September

  1. Ejisu police release parents, arrest caretaker in missing baby case

    The Ejisu Divisional Police Command released the parents and uncle of a five-month-old baby missing from Asafo Market in Kumasi after they were arrested for falsely accusing a traveler of stealing the child; police have since arrested the woman under whose care the baby was left before it went missing.

    24 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 23 September

  1. Parents arrested after falsely accusing woman of baby theft

    The Ejisu Divisional Police Command arrested the parents and uncle of a five-month-old baby reported stolen from Asafo Market in Kumasi after they falsely accused a woman of the theft. The woman, Aliya Salomey, had been arrested after fellow passengers on a VIP bus to Accra reported her interaction with an infant, but was later granted bail when her husband confirmed the baby was theirs.

    23 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 22 September

  1. Five-month-old boy stolen at Kumasi market; police search for suspect

    A five-month-old baby boy was taken from Asafo Market in Kumasi on Sunday, September 20, allegedly by an unknown woman described as dark and short, in her late 30s. The child's mother, a food vendor, left the baby sleeping while preparing food and discovered both he and the suspect had disappeared.

    22 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 9 September

  1. Osei Kuffour wagers $5,000 on Asante Kotoko GPL title

    Former Ghana and Bayern Munich defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has placed a $5,000 bet on Asante Kotoko to win the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League title, made during a 'Monday Stars' football game interaction in Accra. Kuffour expressed confidence in the Porcupine Warriors despite their 2-2 opening-day draw against Debibi United.

    9 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. Sammy Kuffour bets $5,000 on Kotoko winning Ghana Premier League

    Former Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has wagered $5,000 that Asante Kotoko will win the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League title, expressing his confidence despite Kotoko drawing 2-2 with Debibi United on the opening weekend.

    9 September 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 8 September

  1. Kuffour bets $5,000 Kotoko will win 2026/27 GPL

    Former Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has wagered $5,000 that Asante Kotoko will win the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League title, expressing confidence in the club despite their opening-day 2-2 draw with Debibi United.

    8 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 2 July

  1. EMY Africa hosts diaspora networking event in Washington, D.C.

    EMY Africa held a networking event at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. on June 25, bringing together business leaders, government officials, diplomats and cultural figures from Africa and the United States to promote economic and cultural ties between the continent and its global diaspora.

    2 July 2026 · Daily Guide →

Friday 22 May

  1. Football legends, politicians visit Nsawam Prison in charitable outreach

    Over 150 football legends, musicians, actors, MPs, and business leaders visited Nsawam Medium Security Prison to donate items and encourage inmates in an outreach organised by the KN Foundation alongside the Joana Gyan Foundation, Professional Footballers Association of Ghana, and Ghana Football Association. Amenfi Central MP Joana Gyan Cudjoe described the visit as an exercise in showing love and humanity to inmates, reminding them they matter and are cared for.

    22 May 2026 · Joy Online →

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