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Willie Evans (21 November 1939 – c. 2014)[1] was a Ghanaian footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

Career

Evans start playing with Auroras Park before playing with Real Republicans,[2] and with Hearts of Oak.[3]

He later played professional soccer in the United States, competing in the NPSL, NASL and ASL for the Atlanta Chiefs, the Washington Darts, and the Miami Toros.[4] He was named to the 1969 ASL All-Star Team.[5]

Evans played international football for Ghana,[6] and started on the team that won the 1965 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Names of 71 Ex Black Star Players To Benefit From Gov't GHc1.7m Package". 30 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2018. The departed from that squad are: Addoi Odametey, Sam Acquah, Willie Evans, Kwame Nti, Paa Nii Lutterodt, Oman Mensah and Joe Addision
  2. ^ "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF. Barrie Courtney, Mark Cruickshank, Mikael Jönsson, Ken Knight, François Mazet, Neil Morrison and Karel Stokkermans. 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Meet the surviving heroes of Ghana's 1965 AFCON winning team". pulse.com.gh. Thomas Freeman Yeboah. 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
  5. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1969". American Soccer History Archives.
  6. ^ "Willie Evans". National-Football-Teams.com.
  7. ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.

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