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Portia Boakye

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Portia Boakye
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amPortia Edit
Family nameBoakye Edit
Ein date of birth17 April 1989 Edit
Place dem born amGhana Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationassociation football player Edit
Position dem play for team top / specialityforward Edit
Member give sports teamGhana women's national football team Edit
Sportfootball Edit

Portia Boakye (born 17 April 1989) be a Ghanaian international footballer wey play as a forward /defender give Djurgården insyd Sweden. Dem dey regard am as one of de best left-footed players for de Africa continent.[1]

Club career

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Östersunds DFF 2016

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Insyd May 2016 she sign give Östersunds DFF wey she make ein first debut give Östersunds DFF against AIK wey she cam in as a substitute for de 46th minute wey she score de only goal insyd dat match against AIK for de 67th minute.[2]

Trabzon İdmanocağı

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Insyd 2017, she sign a season deal plus Trabzon İdmanocağı make she participate insyd de Turkish Women's First Football League.

International career

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Ghana

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Insyd June 2010, Boakye score insyd Ghana ein 3–0 win over Senegal for de Accra Sports Stadium. Na de win secure Ghana ein place for de 2010 African Women's Championship finals.[3]

Na Boakye be part of de national team wich compete insyd de 2014 African Women's Championship qualification den de 2014 African Women's Championship, wey she play insyd all seven of de team ein matches.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] She play insyd a friendly match against South Africa insyd May 2014 wey she score de winning goal.[11] She sanso score de winning goal insyd de 2015 All-Africa Games final, plus three minutes til de end of de 90 minutes regulation time, make she win Ghana ein first ever gold insyd de competition.[12]

Insyd December 2015 na dem nominate am for African Women's Footballer of de Year, plus Paris Saint-Germain defender Ngozi Ebere, Gabrielle Onguene, Gaelle Enganamouit. She loose dis award to Gaelle Enganamouit of FC Rosengård.[13]

Insyd June 2016, na dem vote am by de Sport Writers Association of Ghana as de best female footballer of de year.[14]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 April 2015 Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1–0 2–2 2015 African Games qualification
2. 23 May 2015 Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt 1–0 1–1 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3. 31 May 2015 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Egypt 1–0 3–0
4. 1 August 2015 Cameroon 2–1 2–2
5. 18 September 2015 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo Cameroon 1–0 1–0 2015 African Games
6. 12 April 2016 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Tunisia 2–0 4–0 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7. 20 November 2016 Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe, Cameroon Kenya 3–1 3–1 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
8. 16 February 2018 Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Niger 1–0 9–0 2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
9. 6–0
10. 18 February 2018 Parc des sports de Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Burkina Faso 1–? 4–1
11. 4–?
12. 23 November 2018 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Cameroon 1–0 1–1 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

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International

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Ghana
  • All African Games Gold Medal: 2015
  • Africa Women Cup of Nations Bronze Medal: 2016
  • WAFU Women's Cup Gold Medal and top scorer: 2018

References

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  1. "Black Queens winger Portia Boakye joins Swedish Club Ostersunds DFF". ghanasportsonline.com. Archived from the original on 21 Sep 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "New chapter for women's football in Ghana". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. "Black Queens qualify for Africa Women's Championship". Ghana Web. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Burkina Faso 0 – 3 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. "Ghana 3 – 0 Burkina Faso". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. "Ethiopia 0 – 2 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. "Ghana 3 – 0 Ethiopia". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  8. "Algeria 1 – 0 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. "Ghana 1 – 1 South Africa". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  10. "Cameroon 0 – 1 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  11. "BLACK QUEENS SNEAK PAST BAYANA BAYANA IN FRIENDLY". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  12. "Portia Boakye's late goal wins gold for Black Queens". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  13. "Ghana News - Portia Boakye nominated for CAF Women's Player of the Year". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21.
  14. "Black Queens winger Portia Boakye wins female footballer of the year". ghanasportsonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21.
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