Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed, called Mohammed Polo and popularly known as the "Dribbling Magician", is a former Ghanaian international football player and arguably the most technically gifted player ever to emerge from Ghana. He was in the Ghana squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations held in Ghana. He was a left winger and played for Hearts of Oak in the Ghana premier league.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed | ||
Date of birth | (1956-11-11) 11 November 1956 (age 65) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | Auroras FC | ||
1973–1979 | Hearts of Oak | 232 | (145) |
1979–1984 | Al-Wasl | ||
1985–198? | Hearts of Oak | ||
198?–198? | FC 105 Libreville | ||
198?–198? | Shell FC | ||
198?–1992 | Hearts of Oak | ||
1992–199? | Great Olympics | ||
National team | |||
1973–1985 | Ghana | 54 | (20) |
Teams managed | |||
1994–1995 | Hearts of Oak | ||
2003 | Stade Malien | ||
2004 | Great Olympics | ||
2013–2014 | Hearts of Oak | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Polo played youth football with Auroras in Accra before signing for Hearts of Oak. Along with Mama Acquah, Anas Seidu, Peter Lamptey and Robert Hammond, they were known as the “Fearsome Five” and formed the backbone of the team.[1] He was invited into the Black Stars at the age of 17 years. He also once played for Great Olympics football club, also in Accra. Mohammad Polo has also played in the 1980s for the famous Dubai Club, Al Wasl where the fans bonded with him and his skills instantly, and still remember the magic 20 years after his departure. Polo still visits Dubai and Al Wasl every now and then, and is seen wearing its yellow shirt in Ghana.
He was appointed the Technical head of Great Olympics in January 2004.[2]
Mohammed Polo owns the soccer academy Golden Stars Academy, which trains at Legon.[3]
He considers himself a better player than Lionel Messi.[4]
Polo is a former Head Coach of the Ghana Premier League club Accra Hearts of Oak.[5]
A special award dubbed: "Break Down Barriers" was presented to Ghana's great soccer, the dibbling magician, Mohammed Ahmed Polo for using football to unite the people of Dagbon during the Northern conflict. One of his high points was when he organised a special football friendly match in the heat of the conflict between the Nanumbas and the Kokombas to ease the tension.[dead link]
Ghana squad – 1978 African Cup of Nations winners (3rd title) | ||
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Ghana squad – 1984 African Cup of Nations | ||
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1978 African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | |
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Defenders | |
Midfielders | |
Forwards |
Ghanaian Footballer of the Year | |
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