George Owu

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography George Owu (born 7 July 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Owu was born in Accra.<ref name="nft">Template:NFT</ref> He signed for Egyptian Premier League side Al-Masry. He moved from Ashanti Gold.<ref>BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold Template:Webarchive on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> His performances earned him a trial with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs in October 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club Sekondi Hasaacas on a one-year deal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the 2017 season.<ref name="feature2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

International career

Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06 on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the Ghana national team on 19 November 2003<ref>7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George OwuTemplate:Dead link, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt 2006.<ref>Ghana names 23-man squad Template:Webarchive on www.ghanafa.com</ref>

With both Sammy Adjei and Philemon McCarthy injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the 2006 FIFA World Cup against South Africa. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>Profile & Stats on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Ghana.<ref>Owu earns late Stars call-up Template:Webarchive on www.ghanamma.com</ref>

Honours

• FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 2001

External links

• Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
• Ghana Football Association - official website
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