Rhyda Ofori Amanfo

Rhyda Ofori Amanfo
Rhyda Ofori Amanfo captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team
Personal information
Born (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 4)28 March 2022 v Rwanda
Last T20I31 March 2023 v Nigeria
Source: [1], 7 October 2024

Rhyda Ofori Amanfo (born 6 June 1997) is a Ghanaian sportswoman[1] and a cricketer.[2] She was appointed as captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team in 2015.[3]

Education

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Rhyda is a graduate of Obuasi Senior High Technical School and Wesley College of Education.

Career

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Cricket

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Rhyda is the captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team, her appointment came in 2015.[3]

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (T20) debut for Ghana against Rwanda on 28 March 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria. Ghana placed fourth in the tournament.[4][5]

Rhyda also captains Pomposo Royals, a senior women’s T20 League team in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "For the first time inside "the Everest locality", the world champion" Rhyda Amanfo Ofori ( Rhy)" from " Ghana " "".
  2. ^ "Rhyda Ofori profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kganakga, Tlamelo (1 June 2022). "gsport4girls - Rhyda Ofori Calls on Sponsors to Back Women's Cricket in Ghana". gsport4girls. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Ghana place 4th At Lagos Cricket Women's T20I Tourney". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Ghana Cricket release Squad for Women's T20 tournament in Lagos". True News Ghana. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ Osei, Daniel (26 February 2022). "Pomposo Captain Rhyda, optimistic of retaining Ashanti Senior Women's Cricket trophy". Footy Dreams. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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