Patricia Ofori

Patricia Ofori (9 June 1981 – 20 April 2011) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Ghana women's national team.

Patricia Ofori
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-06-09)9 June 1981
Place of birth Ghana
Date of death 20 April 2011(2011-04-20) (aged 29)
Place of death Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Mawuena Ladies
International career‡
2003–2007 Ghana 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2007 (before the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Early life

Ofori was raised in Accra.[1]

College career

Ofori has attended the Alabama A&M University in the United States.[2]

Club career

Ofori has played for Mawuena Ladies in Ghana.

International career

Ofori was a member of the Ghana women's national football team from 2003 to 2007. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Death

Ofori died on 20 April 2011 in a car accident. Her Ford Mustang collided with a Toyota Tacoma at the intersection of Patterson Lane and Pulaski Pike in the Meridianville area.[3] Her interment was Accra, Ghana in late April 2011.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Player Bio: Patricia Ofori :: Women's Soccer". Alabama A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007. FIFA. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  3. "1 dead, 1 injured in Madison County wreck".
  4. "Patricia Ofori's Obituary on The Huntsville Times".


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