Lovelace Ackah

Football player infobox| playername= Lovelace Ackah
fullname = Lovelace Ackah


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|07|08
cityofbirth = Kumasi
countryofbirth = Ghana
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub = Milwaukee Wave
clubnumber = 3
position = Defender
years = 1999
1999-
2004
clubs = Milwaukee Rampage
Milwaukee Wave "(indoor)"
Milwaukee Wave United
caps(goals) = 023 (0)
286 (32)
010 (0)
pcupdate = October 11, 2008Lovelace Ackah (born July 8, 1976) is a professional soccer player. He currently plays for the Milwaukee Wave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Before joining the Wave

Lovelace Ackah was born in Kumasi, Ghana. Before playing for the Milwaukee Wave, he played four seasons with King Faisal in South Africa, followed by a year with the Chicago Stringers in America. Prior to coming to America, Ackah played for the U-21 Ghana national team.

Career with the Wave

He joined the Milwaukee Wave for the 1999-2000 season. In his first year in the league, he was named to the NPSL’s All-Rookie First Team. With his great defensive game, he also brought a knack for scoring - putting in 4 goals over the year, including a nicely placed game-winner on New Year's Eve.

In his second season with the wave, he was one of only four Wave players to play all 40 games. He was a key to the Wave's 2nd consecutive title, with 10 blocks in the 2001 playoffs.

Ackah was selected to his first All-Star game during the 2001-02 season.

In the 2002-03 season, Ackah made his 200th career block. He was also selected to his 2nd career All-Star game. His streak of playing in 122 consecutive games was broken in early January due to a game suspension from receiving a red card. That streak still stands as the fourth longest in the Wave's history.

He played at least the 2004 season with the Milwaukee Wave United of the USL A-League. ^{[http://www.milwaukeewave.com/united/?nav=stats 2004 Wave United Stats]}

Ackah continued his success during the 2003-04 season; he had 67 blocks in 34 games. He also contributed 5 goals and 4 assists. He had 6 blocks in the All-Star game that year, more than any other player there.

The 2004-05 season was one of milestones for Ackah. He made his 300th block in March. He also put a goal in to help celebrate his 200th career game for the Wave in early December.

Although receiving the honor of being the league's Defense Player of the Week in November, Ackah missed most of the 2005-06 season due to a foot injury.

In 1999, he played for the Milwaukee Rampage of the USL A-League. [ [http://robots.cnnsi.com/stats/1999/stats.milstax.html 1999 Milwuakee Rampage] ]

Personal life

Ackah has one son, Lovelace Jr., with his wife, Jael. He coaches for Brookfield Soccer Club in Brookfield, WI.

References

See also

[http://www.milwaukeewave.com/players/?id=1 Lovelace Ackah's Milwaukee Wave Player Page]
[http://milwaukeewave.com/ Milwaukee Wave Official Site]
[http://www.misl.net/ MISL Official Site]