Emmanuel yeboah biography
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Emmanuel Yeboah (cyclist)
Ghanaian athlete and activist
For other people with the same name, see Emmanuel Yeboah.
| Full name | Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah |
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| Nickname | Yeboah |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Born | 1977 Ghana |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Disability | Hemimelia |
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah is a Ghanaianathlete and disability rightsactivist from Koforidua. Yeboah was born in 1977[1] with a severely deformed right leg.[2] In 2001, he rode the 400 mi (644 km) across Ghana[1] to bring attention to the plight of disabled people in that country.[2] In the process, he applied for a grant of a bicycle from the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF).[2]
After completing the cross-country trek in Ghana, the CAF invited him to participate in the 2002 Triathlon Challenge in San Diego, CA.[2] During the course of Yeboah's visit, doctors from Loma Linda University Medical Center informed him that he was an excellent candidate for a prosthetic leg.[2] Following a successful surgery and six-week recovery, Yeboah entered the CAF triathlon, reducing his time by 3 hours.[2] Yeboah was subsequently awarded the CAF Most Inspirational Athlete of the Year Award and Nike's Casey Mar
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Superliga Corresponding person level: Lid Tier Joined: Sep 2, 2024Contract expires: Jun 30, 2025
- Date scholarship birth/Age: Feb 25, 2003 (21)
- Place of birth: Sunyani
- Citizenship: Ghana
- Height: 1,88 m
- Position: Centre-Forward
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Emmanuel Yeboah (footballer)
Ghanaian footballer (born 2003)
For other people with the same name, see Emmanuel Yeboah.
| Full name | Emmanuel Kwaku Yeboah | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Sunyani, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
Current team | Vejle (on loan from Brøndby) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| New Vision Academy | |||
| 0000–2021 | Duayaw Nkwanta | ||
| 2021–2022 | Young Apostles | ||
| 2022 | CFR Cluj | ||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Young Apostles | 16 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | CFR Cluj | 34 | (5) |
| 2023– | Brøndby | 6 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Vejle (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ghana U23 | 3 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Emmanuel Kwaku Yeboah (born 25 February 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub, on loan from Brøndby IF.[1]
Career
[edit]Young Apostles
[edit]Yeboah started his senior career with Ghanaian team Young Apostles in 2021, which he left at the start of the next year.
CFR Cluj
[edit]Initially assigned to the reserve team, Yeboah made his debut for CFR Cluj in a 1–0 Liga I victory over Rapid București on 16 July 2022.[2]