Osei Sankofa

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Personal information
Osei Sankofa
Full name	Osei Omari Kwende Sankofa
Date of birth	March 19, 1985 (1985-03-19) (age 23)
Place of birth	Streatham, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2008 2005 2008	Charlton Athletic → Bristol City (loan) → Brentford (loan)	15 (0) 08 (0) 10 (0)
National team
2002- 2004-	England Under 18 England Under 19	9 (0) 2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:16, 11 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Osei Omari Kwende Sankofa (born 19 March 1985 in London, England) is an English footballer, currently a free agent. A defender who can play anywhere across the backline. He is of Ghanaian descent. Sankofa attended Graveney School until the age of 16.

Sankofa made his Charlton debut in the 4-1 defeat to Manchester United in the 2002-03 season. The next season he was an unused substitute on more than one occasion. He went on loan at Bristol City. On November 11, 2005 he was sent off against Swindon Town for a professional foul on Hameur Bouazza.

He has been capped for England at the under-16, under-18 and under-19 levels.

Sankofa was sent off again whilst playing against Arsenal on January 2, 2007 for a professional foul on Robin Van Persie. He subsequently got the initial one match ban extended by one match for what the FA deemed to be a "frivolous" appeal. On June 8 2007 he signed a new one year contract with Charlton.^[1]

In January 2008, Sankofa was loaned out to Brentford on a one month deal^[2], which was later extended until the end of the season.

In May 2008, Sankofa was released by Charlton.