Brimah Razak
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Personal information
Date of birth
22 June 1987 (age 30)
Place of birth
Accra, Ghana
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position
Goalkeeper
Ghana
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Youth career
Wolfsburg
2004–2005
Poli Ejido
2005–2006
Las Norias
2006
Senior career
Chaves
2007
7x apps / 0x goal
União Madeira
2007-2008
30x apps / 0x goal
Poli Ejido
2008-2009
6x apps / 0x goal
Betis B
2009-2011
44x apps / 0x goal
Betis
2010-2011
0x apps / 0x goal
Tenerife
2011-2012
2x apps / 0x goal
Guadalajara
2012-2013
25x apps / 0x goal
Córdoba B
2013-2014
20x apps / 0x goal
Mirandés
2014-2015
29x apps / 0x goal
Córdoba
2015-2017
40x apps / 0x goal
Mamelodi Sundowns
2017-
0x apps / 0x goal
National team
Ghana
2013-
27x apps / 0x goal
( Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2017 - National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2017)
Brimah Razak is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
After rarely settling as a youth player, Razak started his professional career in January 2007 with Portugal's G.D. Chaves, playing in the country's second division.
The following year he moved down to the third level and joined Madeira's C.F. União, being first-choice as the club finished in third position in its group – albeit without a final promotion.
In the 2008 summer, Razak returned to a club he had already represented as a youth, Polideportivo Ejido in Spain's division three, backing up veteran Joaquín Valerio in his first and only season.
Subsequently, he signed with Real Betis, but spent his first year in the same category as in the previous campaign, as he appeared solely for the reserve side.
Razak was promoted to Betis' first team for 2010-11, with the Andalusians in the second division.
On 1 September, after having appeared in a friendly with Atlético Madrid on 24 July, he made his official debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a Copa del Rey game against UD Salamanca, a 2:1 home win.
Razak alternated between the second and third tiers of Spanish football in the following years, representing CD Tenerife, CD Guadalajara, Córdoba CF B and CD Mirandés.
On 29 July 2015 he returned to Córdoba, now being assigned to the main squad also in the second division.
International career
Razak earned his first cap for Ghana on 14 August 2013, appearing in a 2:2 friendly draw in Turkey.
He was part of the squad that appeared in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, being first-choice as the nation reached the final.
In the decisive match, against the Ivory Coast, he missed his penalty shootout attempt in an eventual 8:9 loss.
Cameroon hit form to thrash Ivory Coast - They continued their resurgence as they hammered Ivory Coast 4:1 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Yaounde.
South Africa began their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3:0 win in Sudan in a Group A encounter.
• Sudan vs South Africa 0:3
• Guinea vs Togo 2:1
• Senegal vs Egypt 2:0
Masahaba said: "It is very interesting to select the national team players, but there is also the difficult side of it, especially at this level where there are several very good players in different positions.
Mashaba, more commonly known as 'Shakes', has had two previous caretaker spells with the senior team and was the permanent coach between August 2002 and November 2003.
Queiroz coached South Africa for two years from 2000 but was sacked after qualifying the side for the 2002 World Cup. He has been in charge of Iran since 2011 and took them took to the World Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage.
"People say it's easy to win with Sundowns (because of their financial strength), but why couldn't they win the league for the last seven years with the players that they bought and with the money that's been put into the team? What's the difference? I work hard, I don't play golf."
- Pitso Mosimane / Mamelodi Sundowns Coach
"The contract of Gordon Igesund will not be renewed when it expires on August 31," national football association president Danny Jordaan told a Soweto news conference.
The 57-year-old, who has been in charge of South Africa since 2012, had always strongly denied the claims. He is now free to see out his contract, which is due to end in June
