Yaw Annor

Yaw Annor (born 3 December 1997) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egypt Premier League side National Bank of Egypt. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Togo national team.

Club career

Early life and career Annor was born on 3 December 1997 in Ho, the capital town of the Volta Region of Ghana. He began his career with junior side of Ghana Premier League side Bechem United until he was promoted to the senior side in 2015.

Bechem United In 2014–2015, Annor was promoted to the senior side of Bechem United by head coach Tom Strand who was impressed after watching him train with the youth team. He became a key player for the club from 2015 to 2017. In the 2015 season, he scored 5 goals in the league. The most notable amongst those goals was on the final game of the season, when he scored the first goal in a match against BA United. His goal inspired Bechem to a 4–1 victory over the Sunyani-based side which pushed them from their initial relegation spot–14th position to the 10th position to avoid being relegated to the Division One League.

In 2016, he helped the club win the Ghanaian FA Cup. He scored a brace in the final match against Okwawu United on 4 September 2016 to secure 2–1 victory to clinch the trophy, for the first time in the club's history. In the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League, he made 27 league appearances and scored 4 goals to help the Bechem United place 6th at the end of the season. At the end of the season, he won the Ghana FA Cup top scorer award with 4 goals and was adjudged FA Cup player of the year after his impressive display in the tournament. He beat off Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals, Akoto Danso of Okwahu United and West African Football Academy's midfielder Gideon Waja to win the award. He played the club's debut African continental championship match on 12 February 2017, helping the club secure their first ever victory in a continental match.

CF Fuenlabrada At the end of the 2016 season, Annor moved to Spain and joined Segunda División B side CF Fuenlabrada in March 2017 on a three-year deal. in his first season, he featured in 9 league matches and scored 2 goals before the season came to an end. On 1 November 2017, he scored in the 24th minute to help salvage a win for Fuenlabrada in a match against CD Toledo, he played 70 minutes of the match as they won by 4–3. He featured in both legs of their 2017–18 Copa del Rey matches against Real Madrid. On 26 October 2017, he featured in the first leg coming on in the 53rd minute as a substitute for Juan Quero, whilst on 28 November 2017, he started the second leg match and played 78 minutes before being substituted for Juan Quero. Fuenlabrada held Real Madrid to a 2–2 draw but lost on 4–2 aggregate. At the end of his stay with the club he had made 31 league appearances and netted three goals. He made 20 league appearances and scored 2 goals during his stay at the club. That season, 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season, he featured in 13 league matches as the league was suspended and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ashanti Gold

In July 2020, Annor signed for Obuasi-based club Ashanti Gold on a three-year as the club took steps to bolster their squad towards the CAF Confederations Cup campaign and the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season.

International career Annor is a former youth international for Ghana.

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Annor goal. Individual

Ghana Football Awards Home-based Player of Year: 2021–22 Ghana Football Awards Ghana Premier League Goal King: 2021–22 Ghana Premier League Top scorer: 2021–22 Ghana Premier League Player of the month: April 2022 Ghana FA Cup Player of the year: 2016 Ghana FA Cup Top Goal Scorer: 2016 Ghana FA Cup Goal of the season: 2016