James Kwesi Appiah (an haife shi 30 ga Yuni 1960), wanda aka fi sani da Akwasi Appiah, shi ne kocin kwallon kafa na Ghana kuma tsohon dan wasan da ya taka leda a baya. A yanzu shi ne babban kocin Kwalejin Kwallon Kafa ta Kenpong. An haifi Appiah a ranar 30 ga Yuni 1960 a Kumasi. Ya halarci makarantar Opoku Ware (OWASS) don karatun sakandare. Appiah, dan baya, ya buga wa Prestea Mine Stars kwallon kafa tsakanin 1982 zuwa 1983, kafin ya shiga Asante Kotoko, ya yi musu wasa tsakanin 1983 zuwa 1993. Appiah ya bugawa tawagar ƙasar Ghana wasa tsakanin 1982 zuwa 1992, inda ya fito a wasannin neman cancantar shiga gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA guda biyu; ya kuma jagoranci kungiyar. Appiah na cikin tawagar 1982 da ta lashe Kofin Afirka na 1982. Tsakanin 1992 da 1995 Appiah ya zama mataimakin kocin tsohon kulob dinsa Asante Kotoko gami da wakilci a karkashin Malik Jabir. Daga baya aka kara masa girma don yin aiki a matsayin babban koci daga 1995 zuwa 1996.