However, Edward did not start his career as a striker, instead, due to his tall stature, was deployed as a goalkeeper in his early years.
Previous season's winners Asante Kotoko were looking to become the first team in the Ghana Premier League's history to win in it back-to-back years.
He may be in contention of being part of RSSSF's list of players with over 500 goals[5] Acquah was called up to the Gold Coast team on 16 December 1956 scoring a hat-trick on his debut against Sierra Leone, in a tight 4–3 victory in the Akewe Cup.
Three months later, Ghana celebrated their independence from British colonial rule, thereby making this game Acquah's only appearance for the Gold Coast team.
On 19 August 1962 the Real Madrid squad that had won the European Cup 5 times consecutively visited Ghana for a game.