Nana Kuffour
Mohammed Tuah Khamis (born 27 February 1985) is a former Ghanaian-American soccer player and current soccer coach.
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Kuffour was bornin Nyakrom. The forward was signed by D.C. United as a developmental player during the 2004 season,[1] after having immigrated to the United States from Ghana and receiving citizenship.[2] Before playing for United, Kuffour most recently played for Super Rainbows of Ghana.[3] Kuffour was released by D.C. United in November 2005[4] and joined to Liberty Professionals FC after three years with the club signed for Accra Hearts of Oak SC on 18 October 2009.[5]
Clubs
[edit]- Apam Secondary School (2001–2003)
- Super Rainbows (2003)
- Assi National FC (2004)
- D.C. United (2004–2005)
- Liberty Professionals FC (2005–2009)
- Accra Hearts of Oak SC (2009–2010)
International career
[edit]Kuffour was a member of the Black Meteors.[6]
Coaching
[edit]After his retirement in 2017 became U-16 Head coach at Liberty Professionals F.C. and later for West African Football Academy, before began his senior coaching career in March 2019 named as Head coach for Madina Republicans FC[7] and worked there until his release in early 2020.[8] He is currently coach and owner of the Tuah Khamis Football Academy in Shukura a suburb of Ablekuma Central, in the Greater Accra Region.
Personal life
[edit]Mohammed Tuah Khamis was born as Nana Kwame Kuffour and converted to Islam in 2006.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Kuffuor put on DC United developmental roster Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on www.ghanaweb.net
- ^ Major League Soccer: Roster: Player Bio Archived 19 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine on www.mlsnet.com
- ^ United unearths gem in Kuffour on www.modernghana.com
- ^ Kuffour Released Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on www.ghanaweb.net
- ^ Ghana premiership: Hearts-Kotoko to renew hostilities Archived 27 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Black Meteors: U-23 Team
- ^ Former Liberty Attacker Tuah Khemis Appointed Madina Republicans Coach
- ^ Madina Republic part ways with head coach Tuah Khamis
- ^ Player Profile : Mohammed Tuah Khamis on www.ghanaweb.com
External links
[edit]- Nana Kuffour at Soccerway
- Nana Kuffour at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at mlssoccer.com
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- Men's association football forwards
- Major League Soccer players
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- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
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