Daniel Sosah

Daniel Sosah
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Aktobe
Number 7
Youth career
–2016 Noble Arrics
2016–2017 Maccabi Netanya
2017 Beitar Nes Tubruk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 AS FAN
2018–2020 CI Kamsar
2021–2022 Isloch Minsk Raion 43 (15)
2023–2025 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 47 (5)
2025– Aktobe 32 (10)
International career‡
2021– Niger 35 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2026

Daniel Sosah (born 21 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Kazakh club Aktobe. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national team.

International career

Sosah was born in Ghana to a Beninese father and Ghanaian mother, and began his career in Niger where he was naturalized. He debuted for the Niger national team in a 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Algeria on 8 October 2021, where he scored his side's only goal.

International goals

Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Algeria1–21–62022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.15 November 2021Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger Djibouti4–17–2
3.4 June 2022L'Amitié Stadium, Cotonou, Benin Tanzania1–11–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.23 March 2023Nelson Mandela Stadium, Baraki, Algeria Algeria1–01–2
5.22 March 2024El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco Togo1–01–2Friendly
6.26 March 2024Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid, Morocco Burkina Faso1–11–1
7.14 November 2024Kégué Stadium, Lomé, Togo Sudan1–04–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.3–0
9.25 March 2025Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Bonaire4–06–0Friendly
10.5–0
11.6 June 2025Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Gabon1–04–3
12.9 September 2025Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania Tanzania1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.8 October 20254 August Stadium, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Congo1–03–1
14.12 October 2025Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Zambia1–01–0
15.14 November 2025El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco Burkina Faso2–22–3Friendly
16.25 September 2026Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Lesotho1–02–12027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ ""Ислочь" подписала форварда из Ганы". ФК Ислочь.
  2. ↑ "Découverte : Daniel Sosah, une perle pour l'attaque des Ecureuils?". 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "FIFA". FIFA. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Taiwo, Taiye (9 October 2021). "2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Slimani becomes Algeria's all-time top scorer as Mahrez scores brace in Niger thrashing". goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Obafemi, Jude (5 June 2022). "Niger Draw 1-1 With Tanzania In AFCON Qualifiers". thewillnigeria.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.