Ben Teekloh
Encyclopedia
Ben Teekloh is a Liberia
n football
defensive midfielder who plays for Liga I
team, Astra Ploieşti
in Romania
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in Ghana
where he started his professional career.
and has 23 caps, including the 2002 African Nations Cup and the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers. He earned his first cap in 2001 against Cote d'Ivoire
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On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously burnt in an explosion at his apartment. He misses the first half of the season and was reported to have had a miraculous escape.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defensive midfielder who plays for Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
team, Astra Ploieşti
FC Astra Ploieşti
Fotbal Club Astra Ploieşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania. They were founded in 1934 and spent their vast majority in the lower leagues, but are currently playing in the country's top league, Liga I, after obtaining the promotion in 2009.The...
in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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Career
Ben Teekloh previously played for International AlliesInternational Allies F.C.
International Allies FC is football club from Ghana based in Ho.-History:The club was founded in October 1996 by Mr. Omar Nasser El-Eter, Mr. Rabeh Nasser El-Eter and the late Mr...
in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
where he started his professional career.
International
Teekloh is a member of the Liberia national football teamLiberia national football team
The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, is the national team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, they have never reached the World Cup finals...
and has 23 caps, including the 2002 African Nations Cup and the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers. He earned his first cap in 2001 against Cote d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...
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On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously burnt in an explosion at his apartment. He misses the first half of the season and was reported to have had a miraculous escape.