Fred Osam-Duodu is a legendary Ghana

Ghana

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ian coach

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 and a FIFA

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 Instructor. A former Ghana national football team

Ghana national football team

The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...

 coach, he led Ghana

Ghana national football team

The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...

 to win the 1982 African Cup of Nations

1982 African Cup of Nations

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 in Libya

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 and also led Ghana's Under-20 team to win the 1993 African U-20 Cup of Nations and a silver medal at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

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. He was also Ghana's coach during the 2002 African Cup of Nations, held in Mali

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Recently in 2005 he led Gambia

Gambia national football team

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's Under 17 to win the African Youth Cup, qualifying them for a FIFA

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 Youth Tournament for the first time. He is currently the Coach of Ghana

Ghana national football team

The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...

's Under-17 team, known as the "Black Starlets" that has qualified for the African Championship in Togo

Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

 to be held in March 2007.

On January 15, 2007, the Ghana coach, was handed the job of leading Africa

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’s All-Star U-17 team to play an Europe

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an U-17 All-Star select side in February 2007 in a UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

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. The game which comes up in Barcelona

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 mini Nou Camp stadium is to celebrate the forthcoming tenth anniversary of the Meridian Project.

Osam Duodu would be assisted by Egypt’s Coach Shakwi Gharib Bayoumi.