Ernest Papa Arko
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Ernest Papa Arko is a 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...

ian 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...

 striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 who currently plays for El Geish
El Geish
Tala'ea El-Gaish Sporting Club is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club belongs to the Egyptian armed forces. It was founded under the name El-Geish El-Masry , and was changed to Vanguard Army Club in the 2004-2005 season.-Current squad:...

.

Career

Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...

 and was spotted by Sly Tetteh
Sly Tetteh
Alhaji Ibrahim Sly Tetteh was a Ghanaian former footballer who was the President of Liberty Professionals.-Career:Tetteh won the West African Club Championship with Sekondi Hasaacas in 1982.-Coaching career:...

. He moved to play for Liberty Professionals and was in 2004 contracted by El Zamalek but due to his age they offloaded him to Army Stars
El Geish
Tala'ea El-Gaish Sporting Club is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club belongs to the Egyptian armed forces. It was founded under the name El-Geish El-Masry , and was changed to Vanguard Army Club in the 2004-2005 season.-Current squad:...

. He is the leading striker of Army Stars. From there, the loan was transferred into a permanent sale. He went on to become the leading scorer for Egyptian League.

International career

He scored in his debut on 1 June 2009 against Uganda national football team
Uganda national football team
The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations...

and scores in his debut his first goal, formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.
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