Ques: Recently, great player and Coach Charles Kumi Ghyamfi died. He was related to which sports?
a. Football
b. Cricket
c. Tennis
d. Hockey
Ans: a
Related facts:
- September 2nd, 2015 Ghana’s legendary football player and Coach Charles Kumi Ghyamfi of age 86 died at Accra (Ghana).
- It is notable that, C.K. Gyamfi was the first African footballer to play in Germany, when he joined ‘Fortuna Dusseldorf’ in 1960.
- As a coach, he successfully coached the Black Stars to three African Cup of Nations titles (1963, 1965 & 1982) which makes him one of the most successful African coaches.
- He was responsible for bringing finesse to Ghana football with his unique coaching methods, one of the most important landmarks in the history of the game in the country.
- Is notable that Ghyamfi had been a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group in 1999 and FIFA World Youth Championship in 2001.
Reference:
http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=40853/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2001/m=6/news=fifa-technical-study-group-evaluate-tournament-78060.html
http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/gfa/201509/10922.php
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34128267