- George Owu
Football player infobox| playername= George Owu
fullname = George Owu
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|7|7
cityofbirth =Accra
countryofbirth =Ghana
height = height|m=1.88
currentclub =Al-Masry
clubnumber = 1
position = goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001
2002-04 2005-2007 2007-
clubs =Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. Asante Kotoko AshantiGold Al-Masry
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 2003-
nationalteam = Ghana
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (0)
pcupdate = 27 June 2006
ntupdate = 28 June 2008George Owu (born
7 july ,1982 ) is aGhana ian football player who, as of2006 was playing forAshantiGold and currently playing forAl-Masry .He was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.
he was the second goal keeper in africa cup in egypt 2006.
he was also the second goal keeper for Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup
he was the second goal keeper for African nations Cup 2008 hosted in Ghana
Goalkeeper George Owu has signed for Egyptian Premier League side Al Masry Club. He moved from AshGold.
Honors and awards
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FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 2001* [George Owu is the goal keeper who put up a fantastic performance during the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers campaign match in South Africa, with a 2-0 victory which finally qualified Ghana to the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup.
* [George is rated a fantastic goal keeper in the Egyptian 2007-2008 League.
External links
* [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile]
* [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website
* [http://discussions.ghanaweb.com/viewforum.php?f=2/ Ghanaweb Football Forum] - Official Fan Forum
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