Ben Acheampong

This article is about the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations winner and 1964 Summer Olympics participant. For the footballer born in 1990, see Benjamin Acheampong.

Ben Acheampong
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-02-02)2 February 1939
Date of death 2019 (aged 79–80)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1960 Cornerstone
1960–1961 Kumasi Great Ashantis
1961–1964 Asante Kotoko
1964–1965 Real Republicans F.C. (Ghana)
International career
Ghana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin "Ben" Acheampong (2 February 1939 – 2019) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a defender for Cornerstone, Kumasi Great Ashantis, Asante Kotoko, and Real Republicans F.C. (Ghana). He won the 1963 and 1965 African Cup of Nations titles with the Ghana national team under the tutelage of Charles Gyamfi. He tied for top-scoring honors in the 1965 competition with three goals. Acheampong died in 2019.

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