Wilberforce Mfum

Wilberforce Mfum (28 August 1936 – 11 May 2025) was a Ghanaian association footballer. He played as a forward for Asante Kotoko in Ghana, and for Ukrainian SC, Ukrainian Nationals, and the New York Cosmos in the United States. He was capped 26 times for Ghana, and scored 20 goals. He also played for them at the 1963 African Cup of Nations, the 1964 Summer Olympics. and the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

Mfum died in Ghana on 11 May 2025, at the age of 88.

Career statistics
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mfum goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Wilberforce MfumWilberforce Mfum – Goals in International Matches – RSSSFNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  29 September 1962  Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda    6–3  1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament2 10 October 1962 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda   4–1 1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament3  4 15 October 1962 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi   12–0 Friendly5  6  7  8  9 24 February 1963 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana   5–0 Kwame Nkrumah Cup10  11  24 November 1963  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana    1–0 1–1  1963 African Cup of Nations12 23 February 1964 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana   1–0 3–0 Friendly13  2–0 14  31 May 1964  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana    1–0 2–0  1964 Summer Olympics Qualifiers15  18 October 1964  Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Japan    1–5  1964 Summer Olympics16  12 January 1968  Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia    2–2 2–2  1968 African Cup of Nations17  14 January 1968  Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia    2–1  2–1  1968 African Cup of Nations18  16 January 1968  Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia    3–1  1968 African Cup of Nations19 19 January 1968 Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia   4–3 1968 African Cup of Nations20  

References

Other websites
 NASL stats
 FIFA player profile

Category:1936 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Ghanaian footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympians for Ghana