Adjoa Bayor

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Adjoa Bayor
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-17) 17 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 Ghatel Ladies
2006–2007 FC Indiana 5 (0)
2007–2008 Ghatel Ladies 9 (0)
2009–2011 FF USV Jena 18 (1)
2010 FF USV Jena II 2 (0)
2011–20?? FC Indiana
International career‡
1997–20?? Ghana 33 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2007

Grace Adjoa Bayor[1] (popularly known as Adjoa Bayor, born 17 May 1979) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She has captained the Ghana women's national team.[2][3]

International career[edit]

Bayor was part of the Ghana women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.

Career[edit]

She was a member of the World All Stars team to play against the China women's national football team in April 2007 at Wuhan, China.[4][5]

She has played for Ghatel Ladies in Accra, Ghana and has also played for FC Indiana in the United States recently.[4] Bayor joined on 21 January 2009 to FF USV Jena.[6]

She was selected in 2018 by CAF to assist Deputy Secretary in football and development Anthony Baffoe to conduct the draw for Africa Women Cup of Nations.[7]

International[edit]

In September 2007 Adjoa Bayor captained the Ghana national team at the World Cup in China. Although Ghana did not get out of the group stage, Bayor scored a remarkable goal from a free kick just outside Norway's penalty area when she faced the wrong way as another player ran up and jumped over the ball, then she casually turned and shot.

Titles[edit]

She was voted African Women Footballer of the Year in 2003 by CAF and was in contention in 2004 and 2006.[4]

Honours[edit]

  • 2003 — African Women Player of the Year.[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adjoa Bayor wants Ghana to open 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations with three points | Goal.com Ghana". www.goal.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ Abedu-Kennedy, Dorcas (15 November 2018). "I broke my virginity at age 32 - Adjoa Bayor". AdomOnline.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Tony Baffoe challenges Adjoa Bayor to get involved in developing women's football". Citi Newsroom. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "FIFA Recognizes F.C. Indiana Star". Women's Professional Soccer League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  5. ^ "Ghana keen to repel underdog status". African football. BBC Online. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  6. ^ "FF USV Jena e.V. Offizielle Homepage | Frauenfussball | Bundesliga Regionalliga Landesklasse Nachwuchs". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Ghana legends, Bayor and Sulemana to assist in AWCON draw". GhanaSoccernet. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. ^ "African Women Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  9. ^ "Player to Watch: Adjoa Bayor". FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Teams. FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.

External links[edit]

Awards
Preceded by African Women Player of the Year
2003 		Succeeded by
Notes and references
1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afr-wpoy.html


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