Wilberforce Mfum

Wilberforce Mfum
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-08-28)28 August 1936
Place of birth Hwidiem, Gold Coast
Date of death 11 May 2025(2025-05-11) (aged 88)
Place of death Ghana
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1967 Asante Kotoko
1968 Baltimore Bays 5 (4)
1969–1970 Ukrainian SC
1970 Ukrainian Nationals 9 (6)
1971–1972 New York Cosmos 15 (5)
International career
1960–1968 Ghana 26 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilberforce Mfum (28 August 1936 – 11 May 2025) was a Ghanaian association footballer. He played as a forward for Asante Kotoko in Ghana, and for Ukrainian SC, Ukrainian Nationals, and the New York Cosmos in the United States. He was capped 26 times for Ghana, and scored 20 goals. He also played for them at the 1963 African Cup of Nations, the 1964 Summer Olympics. and the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

Mfum died in Ghana on 11 May 2025, at the age of 88.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mfum goal.
List of international goals scored by Wilberforce Mfum
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 September 1962Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Kenya6–31962 Ugandan Independence Tournament
210 October 1962Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Uganda4–11962 Ugandan Independence Tournament
3
415 October 1962Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi Nyasaland12–0Friendly
5
6
7
8
924 February 1963Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Nigeria5–0Kwame Nkrumah Cup
10
1124 November 1963Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Tunisia1–01–11963 African Cup of Nations
1223 February 1964Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana East Germany1–03–0Friendly
132–0
1431 May 1964Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Tunisia1–02–01964 Summer Olympics Qualifiers
1518 October 1964Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Japan United Arab Republic1–51964 Summer Olympics
1612 January 1968Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia Senegal2–22–21968 African Cup of Nations
1714 January 1968Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia Congo-Kinshasa2–12–11968 African Cup of Nations
1816 January 1968Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia Congo-Brazzaville3–11968 African Cup of Nations
1919 January 1968Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia Ivory Coast4–31968 African Cup of Nations
20

References

  1. ↑ "The Ukrainian Weekly: Sports Scene". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1970". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willie Mfum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wilberforce Mfum: Black Stars Legend and AFCON Hero Passes Away Aged 88". Yen.com.gh. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Wilberforce Mfum – Goals in International Matches – RSSSF

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