Kojo Peprah Oppong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Attram De Visser | ||
| 2023–2025 | IFK Norrköping | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nice | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Ghana | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Kojo Peprah Oppong (born 4 June 2004) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Ghana national team.
Early life
Peprah Oppong was born on 4 June 2004 in Accra, Ghana. The son of Cecilia and Joseph, he has a sister.[1]
Career
Peprah Oppong started his career with Ghanaian side Attram De Visser. Following his stint there, he signed for Swedish side IFK Norrköping in 2023, where he made sixteen league appearances and scored zero goals.
During the summer of the same year, he was sent on loan to Swedish side GIF Sundsvall, where he made thirty-eight league appearances and scored zero goals. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for French Ligue 1 side Nice.[2]
In October 2025, Peprah Oppong earned his maiden invitation to the Ghana national team[3] and he made his international debut in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on October 12, 2025.
Style of play
Peprah Oppong plays as a defender and is right-footed. French news website wrote in 2025 that he is "a solid defender, strong on the man and very lively... a versatile central defender... can play on either the right or left flank".[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2023 | Superettan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Superettan | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Nice | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 69 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Han smög ut på morgnarna – i jakt på drömmen: "Mamma hjälpte mig"" [He sneaked out in the mornings – in pursuit of the dream: "Mom helped me"] (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Kojo Peprah Oppong at Soccerway
- ^ Taiwo, Taiye. "Exclusive: OGC Nice Defender Kojo Peprah Oppong Set for Maiden Ghana Call-Up". www.sportsboom.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Qui est Kojo Peprah Oppong, 5ème recrue de l'OGC Nice?" [Who is Kojo Peprah Oppong, OGC Nice's 5th signing?] (in French). QuatreTroisTrois. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
External links
- Kojo Peprah Oppong at Soccerway