Osei Omari Kwende Sankofa (born 19 March 1985) is an English footballer, who last played for Isthmian League Premier club Dulwich Hamlet.

[5] He made his Bristol City debut on 28 September 2005, where he started and kept a clean sheet, in a 3–0 win over Barnsley; and was praised by Manager Gary Johnson for his impressive display.

[6] Following his debut, Sankofa was given a handful of first team appearances at Bristol City, resulting his loan spell at the club extended for another month.

After his loan spell at Bristol City came to an end, Sankofa made his first Charlton Athletic appearance for the first time in three years, in a 2–1 win over Portsmouth on 17 April 2006.

After suffering an injury at the start of the 2006–07 season, Sankofa's first appearance came on 19 September 2006, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 win over Carlisle United in the second round of the League Cup.

[14] After returning from suspension, Sankofa went on to make a total of 12 appearances at the end of the 2006–07 season but Charlton Athletic were relegated to the Championship.

[20] After making his first start in a 3–2 win over Mansfield Town on 2 February 2008, his loan spell at Brentford was extended until the end of the season.

[26] He made his Southend United debut on 12 August 2008, coming on as substitute in extra time, in a 1–0 loss against Cheltenham Town in the first round of League Cup.

[28] Initially on the substitute bench at the start of the season, Sankofa began to receive more playing time around October.

[33] Although he returned to training from injury in mid–August, Sankofa remained on the substitute bench for the next six matches and was subsequently played in the reserve.

[35] After appearing four more times, Sankofa suffered a knee injury during a 3–1 loss against Southampton on 9 October 2009; which saw him out for five weeks, eventually out for two months.

However, Sankofa was used primarily as a Utility player for Southend, never managing to hold down a first team place in two seasons, and was released in May 2010.

[43] However, Sankofa opted to leave Farnborough in favour of signing fellow Conference South side Boreham Wood in summer of 2011.

[44] Sankofa made his debut for Boreham Wood in the opening game of the season, in a 1–0 loss against Havant & Waterlooville.

[46] Since joining Boreham Wood, he established himself in the starting eleven there and finishing the season, making 36 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

[54] Sankofa made his Ebbsfleet United debut in the opening game of the season, in a 0–0 draw against Havant & Waterlooville, keeping the club a clean sheet.

[68] Following spells with Ebbsfleet United and Whitehawk, Sankofa signed forms with Isthmian League Premier side Dulwich Hamlet ahead of the 2015–16 season.

[72] Born and raised in Brixton, London, his parents were separated when he was at a young age and spent much times with his grandparents.

[73] In February 2012, Sankofa was involved in the "Show Racism the Red Card" campaign, along with Nyron Nosworthy, John Eustace, Graham Taylor and Paul Mortimer.