In 1992, Olympic U-23 team became the first African country to win a medal at Olympic Games football and in 2011 the Black Meteors were crowned 2011 All-Africa Games champions for the first time.
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It is on record that the game of football was introduced into the Gold Coast region towards the close of the 19th century by merchants from Europe.
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On 13 January 2007, the Confederation of African Football voted Abédi Pelé, Michael Essien, Tony Yeboah, Karim Abdul Razak and Samuel Kuffour as members of the CAF top 30 best African players of all-time.
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Tijani played football in Ghana, before making his way to Denmark, earning trials, eventually becoming a part of B71's Vodafonedeild-squad for the 2011 campaign in Faroese top flight football.