Henry Emmanuel Ofei Dodoo (died 2004) was a Ghanaian footballer. He was affectionately called the "little bird".
Football career Dodoo played for the Hearts of Oak football club. He graduated into the first team from their Youth Team and was a member of the team that won the first Ghana league trophy in 1958. Prior to playing for Hearts, he was the captain of New Horizon football club. He captained the team which played and won a special Independence match trophy in Lusaka, Zambia in 1954. He was one of two Hearts players selected to play for the elite football team, Real Republicans by Ohene Djan. The other was Charles Odametey. This team featured various Ghanaian stars until it was dissolved in 1966 following the coup that toppled the Nkrumah government. He was also in the Ghana Black Stars team that won the 1963 African Cup of Nations hosted in Ghana. This was the first time Ghana won the competition.
Dodoo was named in a 55-man shortlist for the best 22 Ghanaian football players ever.
Death He died on 30 April 2004 in Ghana and was laid to rest in Accra on Saturday 19 June 2004.
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External links Video interview on BBC TV BBC website