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Ebenezer Afriyie Acquah (born 5 January 1992 in Sunyani), simply known as Afriyie Acquah, is a Ghanaian professional footballer, currently playing for U.S. Città di Palermo.
Young midfielder Afriyie Acquah is considered one of the great hopes of Ghana football. Walter Sabatini, former sports director of Palermo, compared him to Michael Essien.
Acquah began his career in the youth of Young Goldfields and signed in 2005 for the Glentoran Academy and was promoted to the to the first team in 2007. After one year on seniorside for Glentoran Academy signed in September 2008 for Mine Stars who earned his first senior caps. In Summer 2009 signed than for Bechem United, but in September 2009 signed for D.C. United of Ghana. On 1 February 2010 Palermo signed the Ghanaian midfielder from D.C. United.
After spending about a year with the under-19 squad, Acquah was included into the first team in July 2010 and made his Serie A debut on 13 February 2011, replacing Giulio Migliaccio in a home game against Fiorentina, ended in a 2–4 loss for his side.
"Oh Africa"
(with Keri Hilson)
Oh Africa...
I know that we have to take it to the goal 'cause everyone's depending on we
See we ain't got nowhere to go but up, it's our destiny
We're choosing the way, we'll do what it takes to get to the top of the highest mountain
We'll do anything, we got to prove ourselves 'cause we know
Oh Africa...
See we'll never be able to forget this day 'cause it's the greatest day of our life
See no matter what happens at least we can say "we came, we saw, we tried"
We're choosing nowhere, we'll do what it takes to get to the top of the highest mountain
We'll do anything, we got to prove ourselves 'cause we know
Oh Africa...
This is our time to shine, our time to fly, our time to be inside the sky
Our time to soar, our time to saw, the last one in football