As the son of a Ghanaian diplomat, Baffoe was born and raised near to the former West German capital of Bonn and made a name for himself in the 1980s in the Bundesliga, becoming a real crowd favourite for 1.
After 74 German top flight appearances for Köln and Fortuna Düsseldorf merely he played for a further seven clubs, including spells in Hong Kong and Caracas.
After his playing career Baffoe used his broad popularity to set up and front a new TV magazine show devoted to youth football.
He was successful on German television in various sport programmes and is the regular host of Viasat One's Uefa Champions League show in Ghana.
After a few years, the former defensive utility man evolved into a well-known representative of the African continent and his home country of Ghana.