Wilberforce Mfum (28 August 1936 – 11 May 2025) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a forward professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Club career Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League. In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta. In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
International career Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Ghana national team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations as Ghana finished runner-up.
Death Mfum died in Ghana on 11 May 2025, at the age of 88.
Career statistics Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mfum goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Wilberforce MfumWilberforce Mfum – Goals in International Matches – RSSSFNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 29 September 1962 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 6–3 1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament2 10 October 1962 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 4–1 1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament3 4 15 October 1962 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi 12–0 Friendly5 6 7 8 9 24 February 1963 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana 5–0 Kwame Nkrumah Cup10 11 24 November 1963 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 1–0 1–1 1963 African Cup of Nations12 23 February 1964 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 1–0 3–0 Friendly13 2–0 14 31 May 1964 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 1–0 2–0 1964 Summer Olympics Qualifiers15 18 October 1964 Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Japan 1–5 1964 Summer Olympics16 12 January 1968 Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia 2–2 2–2 1968 African Cup of Nations17 14 January 1968 Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia 2–1 2–1 1968 African Cup of Nations18 16 January 1968 Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia 3–1 1968 African Cup of Nations19 19 January 1968 Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia 4–3 1968 African Cup of Nations20
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External links NASL stats FIFA player profile