Mas-Ud Didi Dramani is now head coach for Accra Hearts of Oak
Mas-Ud Didi Dramani (born 3 March 1966) is a football coach and a retired Ghana international football player.
He is the head coach of Accra Hearts of Oak and also a senior Confederation of African Football (CAF) instructor and assessor of coaches.
He was the head coach of the Ghana National under-17 team, where he qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan and won a bronze medal.
Didi began his youth career with Bolga Soccer Masters at Bolgatanga in the Upper East region of Ghana.
He then continued at Tamale Hearts Babies in the Northern region of Ghana.
Didi began his professional career with Real Tamale United (RTU) and later became the captain of the club.
He later proceeded to Cape Coast’s Abusua Dwarf for a short while and returned to his beloved club RTU in 1998 and retired from active football in 2000
After his playing career, Didi left for the University of Education in Winneba in Ghana to study Physical Education (PE) with Football Coaching as his major.
He returned to Kumbugun Senior High School in Tamale to become a PE teacher. Whilst teaching, he founded Guan United and became the head coach for a Division 2 side.
Under him, the club qualified for the National Division 1 league and qualified 3 times for the Division 1 league play-off (Middle league) three times.
He signed for Kumasi Asante Kotoko in August 2021 as head Coach.
Didi was appointed as the assistant coach of Ghana’s Women’s National team, the Black Queens, from 2009 to 2011.
Whilst with the queens, he also worked for Right to Dream Academy, Akosombo in the Eastern Region of Ghana, 2010-2012, as a coach educator.
He left the academy when he was appointed as the Head coach of Ghana’s Women’s U-17 National team, the Black Maidens, in 2012. In August 2012, Didi signed for Asante Kotoko.
He later managed the Ghana women’s team and then left for Danish club FC Nordsjælland.
Didi started his coaching Certification in 2002 with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Basic Coaching Certificate and followed it with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Intermediate Coaching Certificate and the CAF High Level Coaching Certificate in 2003 and 2005, respectively.
He continued to do his CAF License ‘C’ in 2007. Didi then participated in the 31st and 32nd International DFB (German Football Association) coaching courses in Hennef, Germany, and received the International DFB Coaching Certificates “B” and “A” in 2008 and 2009, respectively.
He continued to do his CAF License ‘B’ and ‘A’ Certifications in 2009 and 2012, respectively, in Ghana.
Whilst Didi was pursuing his certification as a coach, he was also striving to become a coach instructor.
He attained his CAF Regional Coaches Instructor’s Certificate in 2011, a full Instructor’s certificate in 2012, and he has become a CAF Senior Coaches Instructor and Assessor, a certificate he attained in 2013.
Didi became the 2013-2014 first Capital Plus Premier League coach of the year after aiding Asante Kotoko to win the League title for a second consecutive season.
A prize he won during the 2012–2013 season when he won his first league trophy with Asante Kotoko.
Didi again is the winner of the 2014 MTN FA Cup Coach of the year award.
He won the SWAG coach of the year in 2012 following his exploits with the Black Maiden of Ghana in Azerbaijan, where the team became the first African team to win a medal which was bronze.
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