Kojo Peprah Oppong (born 4 June 2004) is a French-Ghanaian[1] professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Ghana national team.

Kojo Peprah Oppong
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 22)
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)
2023–2024GIF Sundsvall (loan) 38 (0)
2025– Nice 29 (1)
International career
2025– Ghana 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Early life

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Peprah Oppong was born on 4 June 2004 in Accra, Ghana. The son of Cecilia and Joseph, he has a sister. He holds French nationality from his mother.[2][3]

Club career

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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.[4]

International career

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In October 2025, Peprah Oppong earned his maiden invitation to the Ghana senior national team.[5] He made his international debut in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on 12 October 2025.

Style of play

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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".[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Norrköping 2023 Allsvenskan 102030
2025 Allsvenskan 15050200
Total 16070230
GIF Sundsvall (loan) 2023 Superettan 11010120
2024 Superettan 27030300
Total 38040420
Nice 2025–26 Ligue 1 291507[a]02[b]0431
Career total 83116070201081
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

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As of match played 30 March 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202530
202610
Total40

Honours

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Nice

References

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  1. Demba, Varore (24 April 2024). "Kojo Peprah Oppong : "Depuis tout petit, j'ai baigné dans la culture ghanéenne" - Football". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. "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.
  3. Demba, Varore (24 April 2024). "Kojo Peprah Oppong : "Depuis tout petit, j'ai baigné dans la culture ghanéenne" - Football". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  4. Kojo Peprah Oppong at Soccerway
  5. Taiwo, Taiye. "Exclusive: OGC Nice Defender Kojo Peprah Oppong Set for Maiden Ghana Call-Up". SportsBoom. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  6. "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.
  7. Kojo Peprah Oppong at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. "Lens lift the French Cup for the first time after beating Nice in the final". Associated Press. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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