Prince Nana Takyi (born 16 March 1983 in Kumasi) is a Danish-Ghanaian former football player in the striker position. He played for Akademisk Boldklub in the Danish Superliga championship, and played professionally for a number of Danish clubs in the Danish 1st Division, and was named 2008 Best African Footballer in Denmark. He ended his career in February 2010 due to injuries. Nana received a Danish citizenship in February 2008.L 52 Forslag til lov om indfødsrets meddelelse. , Folketinget, February 28, 2008.
Nana started his senior career in Danish football, playing in Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), the reserve team of multiple Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen. He later joined Akademisk Boldklub (AB), playing in the Danish Superliga championship.Viasat Sport Divisionen Topscorerliste (2006) on www.dbu.dk He made his Superliga debut in a 2–1 win against BK Frem on 31 August 2003.Prince Nana at DanskFodbold.com In February 2004, Nana was poised to replace departing strikers Heine Fernandez and Abdul Sule in the AB starting line-up,Casper Hjorth, AB starter helt fra bunden, B.T., February 5, 2004. but he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in April 2004.AB-angriber ude i lang tid, Bold.dk, April 27, 2004. He only played that one game, as AB ended in last place of the 2003-04 Danish Superliga season and was relegated to the Danish 1st Division.
He stayed with AB in the 1st Division, and scored a hat-trick for AB in a 4–1 win against BK Frem on 1 October 2006.To gange hattrick i 1. Division, Bold.dk, October 1, 2006. AB coach Christian Andersen emphasized Nana as the profile of the AB team in March 2007, likening him to Adriano Leite Ribeiro.Mads Jensen, "Pas på den mand!", Nyhedsavisen København, March 27, 2007 Nana suffered a knee injury in April 2007, and was out for the rest of the year.Prince Nana ude resten af 2007, Bold.dk, April 26, 2007. He never fully recovered, and Nana left AB in July 2008,Player Profile : Prince Nana on www.ghanaweb.com and signed with Køge BK.Prince Nana - Sport1.de on www.sport1.de In November 2008, Nana received the 2008 Best African Footballer in Denmark award.GHANAIAN AWARDED TITLE OF "BEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER OF 2008" IN DENMARK on www.ambaccra.um.dk After half a year at Køge, Nana signed with Hellerup IK in January 2009.Prince Nana og BSV-topscorer til HIK on www.bold.dk He moved to Boldklubben Frem in July 2009, to play under his former coach Christian Andersen. Nana suffered further injuries, and decided to end his career in February 2010.
Honours 2008: Best African Footballer in Denmark
References
External links Prince Nana Boldklubben Frem profile and record