33·Legends
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Ghana · 1968–71

Robert Mensah

Stalwart GK Right-footed clutch
Rating
80
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. He kept goal as Asante Kotoko won the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs against TP Englebert, finished runner-up at the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations and for the 1971 African Footballer of the Year, and has a Cape Coast stadium named after him. Career record: club career at Ebusua Dwarfs, Asante Kotoko.

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Career record

1967–1969Ebusua Dwarfs
1969–1971Asante Kotoko

Shared the era

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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.