Issah Ahmed
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Issah Gabriel Ahmed or Issah Gabarel Ahmad (born 24 May 1982) is a Ghana
ian football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Randers FC
. In Ghana Issah is known for the nickname "Issah the rock" because of his strength in the defence.
Ahmed later gained a place in the starting eleven at Randers, being the regular partner of co-centerback Ralf Pedersen
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During this period Ahmed was involved in the first red card given in Danish football caused by racism. Ahmed was the victim of Chris Sørensen's (former Randers player and international) verbal assault. After a tackle by Ahmed and a stop of play Chris Sørensen ran half the field to tell Ahmed, that "this is Denmark" which was interpreted as an act of racism.
In the 2008/2009 season Ahmed lost his place in the starting lineup to the new signing Robert Arzumanyan. However Ahmed signed a new contract with Randers in the end of July.
, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup
.
Ahmed was the only one of three local Ghana based players at the 2006 World Cup.
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 defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Randers FC
Randers FC
Randers FC is a Danish professional football team based in Randers, which plays in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Founded as a merger on January 1, 2003, the club builds upon the license of Randers Freja, a former three-time Danish Cup winning team...
. In Ghana Issah is known for the nickname "Issah the rock" because of his strength in the defence.
Randers FC
Ahmed was signed by Randers for the 2006/07 season just after the World Cup 2006. Ahmed was not given much playing time during his start in Randers, and rumours were heard that he was only signed as an investment to be sold after the World Cup if he played well. However, Ahmed was not in Ghana's starting lineup in any matches in the tournament, despite having played the majority of the qualifying matches. This Ahmed described as an act of politics by the Ghana football association.Ahmed later gained a place in the starting eleven at Randers, being the regular partner of co-centerback Ralf Pedersen
Ralf Pedersen
Ralf Pedersen is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Viborg FF. He is the current vice- captain of his team. Although not the fastest defender he is very experienced. 1...
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During this period Ahmed was involved in the first red card given in Danish football caused by racism. Ahmed was the victim of Chris Sørensen's (former Randers player and international) verbal assault. After a tackle by Ahmed and a stop of play Chris Sørensen ran half the field to tell Ahmed, that "this is Denmark" which was interpreted as an act of racism.
In the 2008/2009 season Ahmed lost his place in the starting lineup to the new signing Robert Arzumanyan. However Ahmed signed a new contract with Randers in the end of July.
International career
Ahmed is a member of the national teamGhana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
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Ahmed was the only one of three local Ghana based players at the 2006 World Cup.
Position
He usually plays central defence but often plays full-back and wing-back because of his speed, ball control and skill.External links
- Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
- Official Danish Superliga stats
- Ghana Football Association – official website