Opoku Opoku scored a volley to record the opener for the Black Stars before he put the game beyond the reach of the East Africans with the second goal.
ADVERTISEMENT
RIP: Watch the ecstatic scene in Accra as Opoku Afriyie scored twice to win 1978 AFCON for Ghana (video)
Watch how former Black Stars forward Opoku Afriyie who died on Sunday in Kumasi registered a brace to win the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for Ghana.
Opoku Afriyie
Recommended articles
The joy that followed Opoku Afriyie’s second goal was great and it threw the fans into wild jubilation.
Ghana won their third continental title on home soil in a grand style. They had won the AFCON in 1963 and 1965.
ADVERTISEMENT
Opoku Afriyie who emerged as the hero of the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations would win the Ghanaian topflight league top scorer with Asante Kotoko in 1979 and 1981.
He later became the Team manager for both Asante Kotoko and the Black Stars.
Unfortunately, Ghanaian football-loving fans didn’t hear good news when it was announced that Opoku Afriyie has passed away in the Ashanti Regional of Kumasi.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Kurt Okraku’s administration is the best ever in Ghana’s history – Mohammed Polo
The Intersection of Enthusiasm: United Kingdom's local motorsports and Ghana's rising stars
Video: Watch Fatawu Issahaku’s hat trick in Leicester City’s win against Southampton
RTU suspends coach Abdulai Mumin over match-fixing allegations
Hearts of Oak are better off playing with an empty post than using Richard Attah – Taylor
Sorry for causing you a lot of pain – Dr. Prosper Ogum apologizes to Kotoko fans
Govt hasn't paid us – African Games gold medalist Winnifred Ntumi 'cries' out
Dumsor is part of the reasons why we lost against Legon Cities – Hearts of Oak coach
