Kwame Otu

Kwame Otu (born 11 January 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Youth career Otu played for and is a product of the Dreams FC youth side Still Believe FC. He was promoted to the senior team in 2019.

Club career In December 2019, Otu was promoted from the senior team in January 2019, ahead of the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season. On 5 January 2020, he made his debut in a 1–o victory over West African Football Academy (WAFA), coming on in the 57th minute for Emmanuel Ocran. He scored his On 27 January 2020, he scored his debut goal after scoring a consolation goal in the 90+ minute in a 2–1 loss to Ebusua Dwarfs. He went on and played 10 league matches and scored in 1 before the league was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the league set to restart for the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season, he was named on the team's senior squad list. On 4 July 2024, Otu was further loaned out to Ykkösliiga club KTP. On 27 August, KTP exercised their purchase option and signed a permanent contract with Otu until the end of the 2026 season. KTP won the 2024 Ykkösliiga title and were promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga.

International career Otu has made three appearances for the Ghana national team in the 2022 African Nations Championship in January 2023.

Conviction of rape On 11 February 2025, it was reported in Finnish media that a player of KTP was sidelined from the club's operations due to ongoing police investigation of a suspected crime. On 24 March 2025, it was reported that the suspected crime was rape. On 2 April 2025, Otu was found guilty of rape by the Kymenlaakso district court and was given a 22-month probationary prison sentence and additional 60 hours of community service and a total fine of €5,500. Although the judgment was not final,

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Honours KTP Ykkösliiga: 2024