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31 / Ghana · 1968–1971

Robert Mensah

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Life
1939–1971
Clubs
Ebusua Dwarfs, Asante Kotoko
#31
Editorial rank of 33 for Ghana
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The cap never left his head, so Ghana called him Yashin after the Russian who wore one too, and opposing forwards took to snatching it off him in the belief that it carried juju. Career record: club career at Ebusua Dwarfs, Asante Kotoko.

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Career record

1967–1969Ebusua Dwarfs
1969–1971Asante Kotoko

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Around Mensah in the almanac

One rank above: Joseph Carr at #30.

One rank below: Joe Odoi at #32.

Ghana's editorial top five: Michael Essien · Abedi Pele · Samuel Kuffour · Asamoah Gyan · Stephen Appiah.

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