Ex Black Stars Striker Kwasi Owusu Is Dead

Kwasi Owusu

Ex Black Stars burly striker Kwasi Owusu has died this morning according to reports.
His death comes on the heels of another Ghana legend Opoku Afriyie, who passed on yesterday in Kumasi.

The former Bofoakwa Tano forward, 72, was born on November 7, 1947.

Well known in football circles as Power House, he was a member of the Black Stars squad that finished as losing finalists in the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations.

Until 2013, he was Ghana’s all time top scorer, a record which has since been overtaken by Asamoah Gyan.

He scored nine goals in two games against Niger in an AFCON 1970 qualifier

He is believed to be the all time scorer in the Ghana football league although records remains distorted.

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