Ransford Darko

Ransford Darko (born 21 August 2001) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ghana Premier League side WAFA.[1][2][3][4]

Ransford Darko
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 WAFA
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– WAFA 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2021

Career

Darko started his career with West African Football Academy,[1][2] he was promoted to the senior team in January 2018. Over the following two years Darko was used as a back up as he appeared on several match day squads. He however made his debut during the first match of the 2020–21 season on 15 November 2020, after coming on in the 75th minute for Augustine Boakye in a 4–3 home victory against King Faisal.[5] On 13 December 2020, in a 2–0 victory against Berekum Chelsea, he came on the late minutes to make a cameo appearance. His first start came in a on 20 December 2020, in a 1–0 loss to Accra Great Olympics.[6] On 2 March 2021, Darko was suspended temporarily by WAFA after absconded from their Academy premises on 7 February 2021 without any permission.[7][8][4]

References
  1. "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season". www.ghanaweb.com. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Ransford Darko - player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "WAFA suspend AWOL defender Ransford Darko". GhanaSoccernet. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs King Faisal Babies FC - 2020-11-15 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Berekum Chelsea FC - 2020-12-13 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. "WAFA hands temporal suspension to Ransford Darko for misconduct - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. Asare, Nana (2 March 2021). "WAFA suspends Ransford Darko for abscodment". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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