Charles Akonnor

Charles Akonnor captained the Black Stars from 1998 to 2001 and later coached them. He now manages Gor Mahia in the Kenyan Premier League.

Nungua to Germany

Charles Kwabla Akonnor was born on 12 March 1974 and grew up in Nungua, with family roots in Ningo Prampram. He played for Young Hearts, Okwawu United and Obuasi Goldfields before moving to Germany in 1992 with Samuel Kuffour to join Fortuna Köln, where he spent six seasons. VfL Wolfsburg then signed him; he played more than 140 games there and was captain in 2001-02, before finishing with SpVgg Unterhaching from 2004.

Ghana

He was in the under-20 side that came third at the 1991 African Youth Championship and second at the 1993 World Youth Championship. For the senior team he scored 13 goals in 51 games, played at the 1996 Olympics and four Africa Cup of Nations, captaining Ghana in 2000, and was named in the CAF team of the year and AFCON team of the tournament in 1998.