They are constantly being observed both on and off the pitch and all aspect of their personality is well-known by their followers.
Football is arguably most popular across the globe both for sporting and financial reasons. For years now, footballers have been seen merely as athletes but social figures of great importance.
They way they live their lives, the products they use, the issues they raise their voices for and the campaigns they lead or donate to, influence their fans.
However, before one digs deep into the life of their favorite footballer, what one naturally tends to notice is the physical appearance of them all.
For some it’s the way they look that stands out, for others it is how they groom themselves that does. One way footballers have been setting trends for generations is through their hairstyles. It is a trend that is easily transmitted from the player to the fans and only adds to the memory.
Footballers are also sometimes known for expressing themselves, be it through their choice of fashion style or through their haircuts.
But sometimes those haircuts do not work out as well as hoped, with stars from the English Premier League, Italian Seria A, French Ligue one and international football being left ridiculed.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Arturo Vidal, Neymar, Mario Ballotelli, Paul Pogba, Wilffed Zaha and co are notable players with those hairstyles.
The trend has also been captured in Ghana, with most players in the GPL having best hairstyles in our fantastic league.
So today, we take a look at top ten footballers with most iconic hairstyles in the just ended 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season which was won by Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
10: Salifu Ibrahim- Hearts of Oak
The former Eleven Wonders midfielder made his blonde hairstyle a trend with his performance in the just ended Ghana football season.
He made major impact for the Phobians despite having less game in the just ended season due to injuries.
Salifu, the talented winger was one of the most exciting and gifted players to play for Hearts of Oak this season.
9: Stephen Amankona- Asante Kotoko
Having joined the Porcupine Warriors from Berekum Chelsea, the enterprising star is well known with his iconic rastafarian hairstyle which has now been trimmed and dyed brown.
He’s always exciting and challenging opposition to face according to some Ghana Premier League defenders.
His hairstyle is one of the best in the country.
8: Benjamin Tweneboah- Aduana Stars
The former Elmina Sharks winger is undoubtedly one of the top players with iconic hairstyle in the Ghana topflight.
He has the nicknamed Neymar, no wonder he has the same hairstyle of his role model who currently plays for French Ligue 1 champions PSG and Brazil National Team.
He got his hair dyed in a similar fashion and earned the nickname ” Neymar”.
7: Gladson Awako- Hearts of Oak
There are many reasons to love Hearts of Oak star Gladson Awako. Style, intelligence and off the pitch behavior.
He is Hearts of Oak’s most experienced player.
The midfielder was a high-spirited and lovable on the pitch and one memorable thing about him is his curly yellowish hairstyle.
6: Konadu Yiadom- WAFA
The WAFA captain has one of the best hairstyle in the Ghana Premier League.
Despite his team failure to avoid relegation in the final game of the season, Konadu Yiadom had a good season with his leadership qualities.
His afro-rasta haircut is one of the iconic hairstyle in the Ghana Premier League.
To add his look, he is tall lanky defender that compliment his personality quite well.
5: Ibrahim Imoro- Asante Kotoko
Imoro, is arguably one of the best left full back in the just ended Ghana Premier League season.
Imoro became a cult hero due to his hairstyle at Kotoko, and it was his secret behind his best performance this season for the reigning Ghana Premier League Champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
The defender immortalized his legacy at Kotoko with his knack for turning up on big occasions and, of course, his iconic blonde hair made impact to his growing popularity.
Ibrahim Moro in the 2021/22 season was incredible, 9 assist as a defender.
4: Prince Kwabena Owusu- Bibiani Gold Stars
He was declared DOL Zone Two player of the year for the 2020/21 season after he single-handedly carried Goldstars to their first Premier League qualification with his 24 goals.
Kwabena Owusu is a great player, full of energy, blessed with technique and has one of the best hairstyle in the Ghana Premier League.
3: Prince Opoku Agyeman- Bibiani Gold Stars
The Press and fan base in the Western North Region deemed him the sexiest footballer in Ghana because of his hairstyle and the way he plays.
The Prince of Goals was the former Division One League top scorer before he joined Medeama SC.
He joined Goldstars in the second half of the season and he became an immediate hit.
Fans cherished him because of his goals, his style and fashion sense.
2: Mathew Kelvin Andoh- Karela United
As much as the Karela United hitman is known for his immaculate striking and still famous for his weird and long time “hairstyle.
Kieta’s haircut is considered the deadliest version of any player in the GPL.
He’s known for changing his hairstyle from time to time but this current hairstyle is very special to him.
Famous among this was when he started tying a piece of hair at the back of his head —something that made it look like a pony tail, a hairstyle imitated from the former Black Stars captain and Legend Abedi Ayew Pele in the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.
Kelvin Andoh had a good season with Karela United, wining one GPL POTM award, 5 MOTM awards and earned a call to the Black Galaxies who are currently preparing for the next CHAN qualifies.
1: Solomon Sarfo Taylor- Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko’s super forward is an undisputed gent of the game, a player with legal touch on an off the pitch.
His hairstyle always caught attention on social media despite having limited playing time.
He made a few appearances for the reigning Ghana Premier League Champions.The fashionistas without even a glimmer of interest in football will rate the former Karela United player as the best player with iconic hairstyle in the just ended 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season.
Indeed the striker doesn’t joke with his hairstyle since his move to Asante Kotoko.
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