Adolf Armah

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| position = Defender

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| years1 = 1975–1983

| clubs1 = Accra Hearts of Oak

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| nationalyears1 = 1975–1980

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Adolf Armah is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender.{{Cite book|last=Abayateye|first=Felix|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nnl837CDAzUC&pg=PA3|title=Graphic Sports: Issue 2336 September 20-22 2005|date=20 September 2005|publisher=Graphic Communications Group|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Twum|first=Nana Addo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CeBmAAAAcAAJ&pg=PT2|title=Daily Graphic: Issue 9397, January 14 1981|date=14 January 1981|publisher=Graphic Communications Group|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-DxAAAAMAAJ&q=Adolf+Armah|title=Afrique nouvelle|date=1984|language=fr}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Adolf Armah|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/65362/Adolf_Armah.html|url-status=live|access-date=3 July 2021|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711074930/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/65362/Adolf_Armah.html |archive-date=11 July 2021 }} He is known for his involvement in the squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations.{{Cite web|date=18 March 2016|title=Ghana win the Africa Cup of Nations for keeps|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/today-in-history-ghana-win-the-africa-cup-of-nations-for-keeps/5y7tdbb|access-date=15 April 2019|website=www.pulse.com.gh|language=en-US}}{{Cite book|last=Abayateye|first=Felix|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nnl837CDAzUC&pg=PA3|title=Graphic Sports: Issue 2336 September 20-22 2005|date=20 September 2005|publisher=Graphic Communications Group|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Adolf Armah wish Kwesi Appiah well to succeed|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/769268/adolf-armah-wish-kwesi-appiah-well-to-succeed.html|access-date=2 July 2021|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}

Club career

Armah played for Accra Hearts of Oak from the 1975 to 1983 season.{{Cite web|title='Support CK Akunnor' - Adolf Armah Pleads|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/979662/support-ck-akunnor-adolf-armah-pleads.html|access-date=2 July 2021|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2 May 2017|title=Former Black Stars captain Adolf Armah appeals to Nana Akufo Addo over his property|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Former-Black-Stars-captain-Adolf-Armah-appeals-to-Nana-Akufo-Addo-over-his-property-534277|access-date=2 July 2021|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Addo-Twum|first=J. K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mm0m4jUwBU0C&pg=PT2|title=Daily Graphic: Issue 8,848 April 2 1979|date=2 April 1979|publisher=Graphic Communications Group|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Versi|first=Anver|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o0hwAAAAMAAJ&q=Adolf+Armah|title=Football in Africa|date=1986|publisher=Collins|isbn=978-0-00-327808-8|language=en}} In 1979, he was named as the second best African Footballer of the Year with Cameroonian player Thomas N´kono beating him the ultimate."[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afrpoy79.html African Player of the Year 1979]". rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 July 201 During his playing days he was given the nickname as Rolandanster or Midfield Marshall, due to his midfield prowess and his ability to control the midfield during a match.{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus: Adolf Armah Cautions Ghanaians|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1001831/coronavirus-adolf-armah-cautions-ghanaians.html|access-date=2 July 2021|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}} He later played for other clubs in Egypt, Ivory Coast, Gabon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).{{Cite web|title=Adolf Armah Appeals To President Nana Akufo Addo Over His Tuba Property|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/772223/adolf-armah-appeals-to-president-nana-akufo-addo.html|access-date=2 July 2021|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}

International career

Armah played in both the and 1978, 1980 African Cup of Nations{{Cite book|last=Ohene|first=Elizabeth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KeEDK6wnVwMC&pg=PA14|title=Daily Graphic: Issue 9,139 March 11 1980|date=11 March 1980|publisher=Graphic Communications Group|language=en}} helping Ghana lift the cup in 1978 after beating Uganda 2–0 to make Ghana the first ever country to win the African Cup of Nations three times. The Ghana team gained popularity after they were dubbed 'the Brazil of Africa' due to winning the AFCON similar to Brazil in 1970 as they won the World Cup for their third time. Coincidentally, the Ghanaian squad had their training tour in Brazil before the AFCON tournament.

Armah captained the Black Stars between 1981 and 1982, and he led the team to qualify to 1982 African Cup of Nations, but was not part of the team that won the cup.

Coaching career

After retiring, Armah returned to Accra Hearts of Oak to serve as a member of their technical team and an assistant coach in the early 2000s including under Ernst Middendorp and Cecil Jones Attuquayefio.{{Cite web|title=Middendorp Boycotts Hearts Match?|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/57851/middendorp-boycotts-hearts-match.html|access-date=4 July 2021|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}} He served as an assistant coach alongside Emmanuel Ofei Ansah in 2004.

He was the head coach of African Stars in 2003.