Regina Antwi
{{Short description|Ghanaian association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Regina Antwi
| fullname = Regina Antwi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Accra, Ghana
| position = Defender
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| currentclub = Sreebhumi
| clubnumber = 44
| years1 = 2010
| clubs1 = Vodafone Ladies
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| clubs2 = Ghatel Ladies Accra
| years2 = 2012
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| years3 = 2012–2019
| clubs3 = Hasaacas Ladies
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| clubs4 = Diósgyőri VTK women
| years4 = 2019–2020
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| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = Hasaacas Ladies
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| years6 = 2021
| clubs6 = 1207 Antalya Spor
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Sreebhumi
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| nationalteam1 = Ghana U17
| nationalteam3 = Ghana
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012
| nationalcaps1 = -
| nationalgoals1 = -
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2016
| nationalteam2 = Ghana U20
| nationalcaps2 = -
| nationalcaps3 = -
| nationalyears3 = 2016–
| nationalgoals2 = -
| nationalgoals3 = -
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Regina Antwi (born 26 November 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Sreebhumi and the Ghana women's national football team. She represented Ghana at the U17 level at two World Cups in 2010 and 2012. She previously played for Hungarian club Diósgyőri VTK.
Club career
Antwi started her career with Vodafone Ladies before joining Ghatel Ladies Accra. She later joined Hasaacas Ladies in 2012. She would go on to become an integral member of the squad and help the club to win the Ghana Women's Premier League on three consecutive occasions and the 2019 Ghana Women's Special Competition.
In 2019, she joined Hungarian side Diósgyőri VTK on a two-year deal.{{Cite web|date=2019-08-17|title=Regina Antwi completes move to Diósgyőri VTK Women|url=https://www.sekondihasaacasfc.com/regina-antwi-completes-move-to-diosgyori-vtk-women|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Sekondi Hasaacas Football Club|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-17|title=OFFICIAL: Defender Regina Antwi of Hasaacas Ladies signs for Hungarian side Diósgyőri VTK|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-defender-regina-antwi-of-hasaacas-ladies-signs-for-hungarian-side-diosgyori-vtk|access-date=2021-10-13|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}} She played for the Női NB I for a season,{{Cite web|title=Női NB I osztag 2019-2020 szezon|url=http://dvtk.eu/205-csapat-DVTK_noi/150-Noi_NB_I_2019_2020-szezon/jatekosok|access-date=13 October 2021|website=Diósgyőri VTK|language=Hungarian}}{{Cite web|title=Regina Antwi Profil|url=http://www.dvtk.eu/205-csapat-DVTK_noi/150-Noi_NB_I_2019_2020-szezon/4774-jatekos-Regina_Antwi|access-date=13 October 2021|website=Diósgyőri VTK|language=Hungarian}} before moving back to Ghana to rejoin her former club. She returned to Hasaacas ahead of the 2020–21 season which she helped the club in winning the treble, the league, the cup and the inaugural 2021 WAFU Zone B Tournament.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-06|title=Watch highlights of Hasaacas Ladies win over River Angels in CAF Women's Champions League|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Watch-highlights-of-Hasaacas-Ladies-win-over-River-Angels-in-CAF-Women-s-Champions-League-1326406|access-date=2021-10-13|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}
In 2021, Antwi transferred to 1207 Antalya Spor to play in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.
International career
= Youth =
Antwi made her youth debut for Ghana at under-17 level in 2010. She went on to feature for Ghana at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.
After gaining experience in the 2010 edition, she was recalled in August 2012, for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan. She was one of the key players as the Ghana under-17 team finished in third place by beating Germany in the third place match.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 October 2012|title=Maidens beat Germany to bronze|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/maidens-beat-germany-to-bronze|access-date=14 October 2021|website=www.ghanafa.org|publisher=Ghana Football Association|language=en}} At the competition she played in all six games and played 90 minutes in all.{{Cite web|title=Regina Antwi - Profile with news, career statistics and history|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/151560/|access-date=14 October 2021|website=Soccerway}}
= Senior =
Antwi was part of the Ghana team that placed third at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.{{Cite news|title=Ghana beat South Africa to third place|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38184881|access-date=2020-12-02}}{{Cite web|title=Black Queens lose goalie Asantewaa and defender Regina Antwi for Bayana Bayana clash|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/740417/black-queens-lose-goalie-asantewaa-and-defender.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}
Honours
Hasaacas Ladies
- Ghana Women's Premier League (GWPL): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2020–21{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Match Report: Hasaacas Ladies beat Ampem Darkoa to lift Premier League title|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/match-report-hasaacas-ladies-beat-ampem-darkoa-to-lift-premier-league-title|access-date=2021-06-29|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}
- Ghana Women's Special Competition: 2019{{Cite web|date=2019-04-15|title=Hasaacas Ladies win the Normalization Committee's women's special competition|url=https://www.happyghana.com/hasaacas-ladies-win-the-normalization-committees-womens-special-competition/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Happy Ghana|language=en-US}}
- Ghana Women's FA Cup: 2021
- WAFU Zone B Tournament: 2021{{Cite web|title=Hasaacas Ladies win WAFU Zone B tournament|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/hasaacas-ladies-win-wafu-zone-b-tournament.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}
- CAF Women's Champions League runner-up: 2021{{cite web|date=19 November 2021|title=Women's African Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns win inaugural title|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59337891|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 November 2021}}
Ghana U17
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup third place: 2012{{Cite web|last=Sienu|first=Sheikh Tophic|date=2019-08-17|title=Black Queens defender Regina Antwi joins Hungarian side Diósgyőri VTK|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2019/08/17/black-queens-defender-regina-antwi-joins-hungarian-side-diosgyori-vtk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210150850/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2019/08/17/black-queens-defender-regina-antwi-joins-hungarian-side-diosgyori-vtk/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 February 2020|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}
Ghana
- Africa Women Cup of Nations third place: 2016
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|id=151560}}
- {{GSA player|regina-antwi/157065}}
- [https://www.eurosport.com/football/regina-antwi_prs332061/person.shtml EuroSport Profile]
- [http://www.dvtk.eu/205-csapat-DVTK_noi/150-Noi_NB_I_2019_2020-szezon/4774-jatekos-Regina_Antwi Diósgyőri VTK] Profile
{{Ghana squad 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antwi, Regina}}
Category:Ghanaian women's footballers
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
Category:Footballers from Accra
Category:Ghana women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Category:Hasaacas Ladies F.C. players
Category:Diósgyőri VTK players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
Category:1207 Antalya Spor players
Category:Turkish Women's Football Super League players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in India