Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe (also spelled Pappoa, born 3 March 1981 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Pappoe was born in Accra. Prior to joining AEK Larnaca in summer 2007, Pappoe plied his trade in the Israeli Premier League, playing two seasons each with F.C. Ashdod (2003–05), Hapoel Kfar Saba (2005–07) and Hapoel Haifa until December 2009. He left Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv of the Israeli Liga Leumit in October 2010 and returned to his youth club Liberty Professionals F.C.

Emmanuel Pappoe

International career

Pappoe was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. His hard work earned him a call-up to the senior side, making his debut against Sierra Leone on 19 October 2002.

Emmanuel Pappoe

He was selected to represent the nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he made two appearances in four matches, as the unfancied Africans bowed out to world powers Brazil in the round-of-16 match.

Emmanuel Pappoe

Honours

International

Ghana

FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 2001

References

External links

2006 World Cup Profile

One.co.il profile and stats

1981 births

Living people

Men's association football defenders

Ghanaian men's footballers

Israeli Premier League players

Cypriot First Division players

Liga Leumit players

Liberty Professionals F.C. players

F.C. Ashdod players

Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players

AEK Larnaca FC players

Hapoel Haifa F.C. players

Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players

Ghana men's under-20 international footballers

Ghana men's international footballers

Olympic footballers for Ghana

Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2006 Africa Cup of Nations players

2006 FIFA World Cup players

Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Israel

Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus