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About Osman Bukari
Osman Bukari (born 13 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź and the Ghana national team. Bukari made his Ghana bow on 25 March 2021 against South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. Good performances on the club level for FC Nantes and Red Star Belgrade earned him a Black Stars recall and he's been a regular for the national team since March 2022. He scored his first goal for his country on 1 June 2022 in an AFCON qualifier against Madagascar. Bukari has been called up by national coach Otto Addo to represent the Black Stars in the 2022 World Cup. In his World Cup debut, Bukari scored in the 90th minute in a 3–2 loss to Portugal, and performed the renowned celebration of their captain Cristiano Ronaldo. He was granted Serbian citizenship by the Serbian government in June 2023.
