Nana Kofi Babil (born January 4, 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a winger for Medeama.

Nana Kofi Babil
Personal information
Full name Nana Kofi Babil
Date of birth (2002-01-04) January 4, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Medeama
Number 20
Youth career
Charity FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Medeama 12 (4)
2020–2021SCR Altach (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 Aluminij 1 (0)
2023– Medeama 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2023

Playing career

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Babil joined Medeama SC from a lower division side called Charity FC in December 2019 ahead of the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season. He signed a three-year contract.[2] He featured prominently for the club in their Ghana Premier League campaign which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He scored 4 goals for Medeama before the league was called off.[citation needed] He made his debut on December 29, 2019, coming on in the 69th minute for Ebenezer Ackahbi.[4] Babil registered his first goal in the Ghanaian top-flight division when he netted a 90th-minute goal for Medeama in their 3–1 win over Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs on December 29, 2019.[5] He enhanced his scoring credentials when he climbed off the bench to score the third goal for his side against Accra Hearts of Oak in a 3–0 win in early January 2020.[6] His other goals in the Ghana Premier League came against Liberty Professionals on January 11, 2020[7] and International Allies on February 19, 2020.[8] In January 2020, Babil was named in the Ghana Premier League Team of the Week by Ghanaian football web portal 442 Ghana.[9] On March 16, 2020, the Ghana Football Association's disciplinary committee deducted points from Medeama for fielding Nana Babil in a league game against Accra Great Olympics because he was deemed unqualified to have featured in the game.[10]

In July 2020, Babil joined Austrian side SCR Altach on a season-long loan.[11]

In August 2021, Babil signed a two-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Aluminij.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Ghana – N. Babil – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Medeama SC announce signing of forward Nana Kofi Babil". GhanaSoccernet. December 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus: Ghanaian league canceled due to pandemic". AS.com. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Match Report of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs vs Medeama SC – 2019-12-29 – Ghana Premier League". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ebusua – Medeama 1:3". flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Medeama – Hearts of Oak 3:0". flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Liberty – Medeama 1:1". flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Inter Allies – Medeama 1:2". flashscore.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "GPL Team of the Week: Medeama's Nana Kofi Babil' Super sub strike heads him into TOTW". 442 GH. January 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Medeama suffer points deduction for using unqualified player against Gt. Olympics". Pulse Gh. March 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Medeama star Nana Kofi Babil joins Austrian side SCR Altach on a one-year loan deal". GhanaWeb. July 20, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  12. ^ Prosenc, Timotej (August 31, 2021). "Aluminij pripeljal še devetega novinca". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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