Robert Eshun (19 December 1974 – 23 October 2023) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a winger.
Robert Eshun obituary
ET Mensah sadly passed away at 77 on the evening of Sunday, October 1, 2023, while receiving treatment in South Africa. The deceased remains Ghana’s longest-serving Sports Minister, having served under the Jerry John Rawlings government.
He also served as Education Minister and Minister for Employment and Social Welfare before becoming a Council of State member. As a Member of Parliament, he represented the Ningo Prampram constituency from 1996 to 2016 when he was usurped by Sam George.
He is fondly remembered for his decisive goal in the final of the FA in 1990, where the Porcupine Warriors recorded a 4-2 win over rivals Hearts of Oak. He later moved abroad and had stints with clubs in Belgium, Turkey, and Malaysia before hanging up his boots in 2003.
After parting ways with Kotoko, Eshun lined up for Turnhout, Lommel, Gaziantepspor, Dessel, and Sarawak FA.