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{{short description|Ghanaian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Akuffu
| image =
| fullname = Michael Akuffu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], [[Ghana]]
| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]] / [[Right back (association football)|Right back]]
| currentclub = [[Mekelle City FC|Mekelle Kenema]]
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Feyenoord Ghana|Feyenoord Academy]]
| years1 =2006–2010
| years2 = 2008
| years3 = 2009–2010
| years4 = 2011–2017
| years5 = 2015
| years6 = 2017–
| clubs1 = [[Feyenoord Ghana|Feyenoord Academy]]
| clubs2 = → [[ASEC Mimosas]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[Porin Palloilijat|FC PoPa]] (loan)
| clubs4 = [[Asante Kotoko SC|Asante Kotoko]]
| clubs5 = → [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] (loan)
| clubs6 = [[Mekelle City FC|Mekelle Kenema]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 10
| caps3 = 32
| caps4 = ?
| caps5 = 11
| caps6 = ?
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 7
| goals4 = ?
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = ?
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana U20]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2008
| nationalteam2 =[[Ghana national under-23 football team|Ghana Olympic]]
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 =2013
| nationalteam3 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|[[Association football|Football]]}}
{{medalTeam|[[Asante Kotoko SC|Asante Kotoko]]}}
{{MedalW|[[Ghana Premier League]]|[[2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League|2012]]}}
{{MedalW|[[Ghana Premier League]]|[[2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League|2013]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[Ghanaian FA Cup]]|[[Ghanaian FA Cup#Winners|2013]]}}
{{MedalW|[[Ghana Super Cup]]|[[Ghana Super Cup#Winners|2013]]}}
{{MedalW|[[Ghana Premier League]]|[[2013–14 Ghanaian Premier League|2014]]}}
{{MedalW|[[Ghanaian FA Cup]]|[[Ghanaian FA Cup#Winners|2014]]}}
{{medalCountry|{{fb|Ghana}}}}
{{MedalW|[[WAFU Nations Cup]]|[[2013 WAFU Nations Cup|2013]]}}
{{MedalRU|[[African Nations Championship]]|[[2014 African Nations Championship|2014]]}}
}}

'''Michael Akuffu ''' (born 18 December 1987) is a Ghanaian professional [[Association football|footballer]], who currently plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] or [[Right back (association football)|right-back]] for [[Mekelle City FC|Mekelle Kenema]].<ref>[http://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-asante-kotoko-midfielder-michael-akuffu-joins-ethiopian-side-mekelle-ketema-fc Asante Kotoko midfielder Michael Akuffu joins Ethiopian side Mekelle Ketema FC]‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 12 September 2017</ref>

== Club career ==
Akuffu began his club career with [[Ghana Football Leagues]] club [[Feyenoord Ghana]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121113082214/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=3&newsid=1235 25 players for Meteors]. The Statesman. 6 November 2006.</ref> Akuffu is a [[defensive midfielder]] and [[Right back (association football)|right-back]] who enjoyed regular berth on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] to [[ASEC Mimosas]]. After 1 year at ASEC Mimosas Akuffu rejoined [[Feyenoord Ghana]], and in July 2009 Akuffu went on trial in Finnish club [[Porin Palloilijat|FC PoPa]]. After the trial Akuffu signed a [[Loan (sports)|loan]] agreement until the end of the Finnish season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcpopa.fi/artikkeli.asp?id=431 |title=Taistelu jatkuu |publisher=fcpopa.fi |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181248/http://www.fcpopa.fi/artikkeli.asp?id=431 |archivedate=20 July 2011 }}</ref> In the first 2 matches of FC PoPa Akuffu he already made a good impression by scoring 2 goals in 2 matches.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120318235413/http://www.fcpopa.fi/pelaajakortti.asp?id=64&joukkueid=5&kausiid=5 FC PoPa – Michael Akuffu]. fcpopa.fi</ref> In December 2010, Akuffu joined [[Asante Kotoko SC|Asante Kotoko]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/12/19/asante-kotoko-fc-%E2%80%93-the-new-signings/ |title=Asante Kotoko Fc – The New Signings |publisher=Westafricanfootball.com |date=19 December 2010}}</ref>

==International career==
In November 2013, coach [[Maxwell Konadu]] invited Akuffu to be included in the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana 30-man team]] for the [[2013 WAFU Nations Cup]]<ref name="goal">{{cite web | url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2013/10/25/4358558/saka-mohamed-mpong-in-30-man-ghana-squad-for-wafu-cup | title=Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup | publisher=Goal | accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref> that Akuffu helped Ghana defeat [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] for a first-place finish, 3–1.<ref name="aasdfp">{{cite web | url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2013/11/28/4440799/ghana-win-2013-wafu-cup-after-edging-past-senegal-3-1 | title=Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1 | publisher=Goal | accessdate=8 November 2013}}</ref> Akuffu was included in the [[Ghana national football team]] for the [[2014 African Nations Championship]] that finished runner-up.

== Honours ==

=== Club ===
;Asante Kotoko
* [[Ghana Premier League]] Winner: [[2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Ghanaian Premier League|2013–14]]
* [[Ghanaian FA Cup]]: Runner-up [[Ghanaian FA Cup#Winners|2012–13]], Winner [[Ghanaian FA Cup#Winners|2013–14]]
* [[Ghana Super Cup]] Winner: [[Ghana Super Cup#Winners|2012–13]]

=== National Team ===
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* [[WAFU Nations Cup]] Winner: [[2013 WAFU Nations Cup|2013]]
* [[African Nations Championship]] Runner-up: [[2014 African Nations Championship|2014]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kumasi]]
[[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Men's association football fullbacks]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ivory Coast]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland]]
[[Category:ASEC Mimosas players]]
[[Category:West African Football Academy players]]
[[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]]
[[Category:Ghana Premier League players]]
[[Category:Ghana men's A' international footballers]]
[[Category:2014 African Nations Championship players]]
[[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Mekelle 70 Enderta F.C. players]]
[[Category:Ethiopian Premier League players]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ivory Coast]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]]

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imported>Dawnseeker2000: date format audit, link maintenance, refine ref details, typo(s) fixed: 3-1 → 3–1