Robert Hammond (footballer)

Robert Hammond (c. 1950 – 30 May 2017) was a Ghanaian footballer.

Robert Hammond
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1950
Place of birth Ghana
Date of death (aged 67)[1]
Place of death United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hearts of Oak
1975 Great Olympics
Hearts of Oak
International career
1977 Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hammond played in the 1976 Summer Olympics qualification tournament.[2] The Ghana team qualified but later withdrew in protest of the New Zealand national rugby union team tour of apartheid South Africa.

He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign for Ghana against Guinea.[3]

References
  1. "BREAKING NEWS: Former Hearts of Oak great Robert Hammond confirmed dead - GHANAsoccernet.com". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "GHANA: GHANA CRUSHES GUINEA, 6 GOALS TO 2, IN OLYMPIC QUALIFYING FOOTBALL MATCH". www.itnsource.com. 14 December 1975. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. "Robert Hammond". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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