Ignatius Osei-Fosu

Ignatius Kwame Osei-Fosu (born 18 April 1986) is a Ghanaian football manager who currently coaches Ghana Premier League side Medeama SC.[1][2] He previously coached Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals and Techiman Eleven Wonders.

Early life

Osei-Fosu is a trained teacher. He serves as a Principal teacher at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology basic school, specifically Junior High School (JHS) section.[3][1]

Coaching career

Early career

Osei-Fosu holds a CAF License A badge.[3] He worked a scout for Dramani Mas-Ud Didi during his stint as coach of Asante Kotoko.[4][5]

Liberty Professionals

He served as assistant coach Liberty Professionals in 2016 to 2017. He was later promoted to interim-coach in 2017.[6] With the appointed of Michael Osei as new coach, he was moved back to his role as assistant coach of the side.[7][8] He parted ways with the club in September 2017.[3][9][10]

Eleven Wonders

In December 2019, following the departure of Frimpong Manso as coach, he was appointed as head coach of Techiman Eleven Wonders ahead of the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season.[3][1] In his first season, he guided Eleven Wonders to the 12th position on the league standings before the season was truncated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] In November 2020, he was linked with moves to Legon Cities after the departure of Goran Barjaktarevic, the reports however did not come through as he continued in his role as head coach of Eleven Wonders.[13][14] In November 2020, Osei-Fosu expressed his ambition of coaching the Ghana national football team, the Black Stars in the near future.[15][16]

In the 2020–21 season, his second season in charge, Techiman Wonders climbed from relegation zone in late June to a secure 12th-place finish at the end of the season.[17] His contract expired at the end of the season.

Medeama

On 20 August 2021, Osei-Fosu signed a three-year deal with Tarkwa based club Medeama, replacing Yaw Preko who joined the club on short term contract after Samuel Boadu joined Hearts of Oak.[18][19]

References
  1. "Eleven Wonders appoint Ignatius Osei-Fosu as head coach ahead of GPL campaign". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. Kapoor, Daraja Jr. (2019-12-24). "Eleven Wonders appoint Ignatius Osei-Fosu as new head coach". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. "OFFICIAL: Techiman Eleven Wonders Confirm Ignatius Osei Fosu's Appointment As New Head Coach". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  4. "Former Liberty Professionals Assistant Coach Ignatius Osei-Fosu Joins AshantiGold". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  5. "Former Liberty assistant coach Ignatius Osei-Fosu heading to AshantiGold". GhanaSoccernet. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  6. "Liberty coach Ignatius Fosu bemoans wastefulness in Aduana stalemate". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  7. "OFFICIAL: Liberty Professional announce the appointment of Michael Osei as their new head coach". GhanaSoccernet. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  8. "OFFICIAL: Liberty Professional announce the appointment of Michael Osei as their new head coach". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  9. "Liberty Professionals assistant coach Ignatius Fosu asked to step aside". GhanaSoccernet. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  10. "Liberty ask assistant Coach Ignatius Fosu to step aside". Ghana Sports Online. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  11. "Know your coaches for 2020/21 GPL Season: Profile of Eleven Wonders coach Ignatius Osei-Fosu". The Independent Ghana. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  12. "Eleven Wonders coach Osei-Fosu reveals challenges amid coronavirus pandemic | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  13. "REPORTS: Ignatius Osei Fosu to be named new coach of Legon Cities - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  14. "Ignatius Osei Fosu set to be appointed as Legon Cities coach - Reports". GhanaWeb. 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  15. "My aim is to coach the Black Stars in future – Ignatius Osei-Fosu". Citi Sports Online. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  16. "Ignatius Osei-Fosu aiming to become Black Stars coach". GhanaSoccernet. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  17. "Eleven Wonders trainer Ignatius Osei-Fosu eyes 12 points in last five games of GPL". GhanaWeb. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  18. "Ignatius Osei-Fosu joins Medeama SC as new head coach". GhanaWeb. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  19. "OFFICIAL: Medeama sign Ignatius Osei-Fosu as new head coach until 2024". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.


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