Raphaël Patron Akakpo

Raphaël Patron Akakpo (born 1 December 1973) is a Togolese retired professional footballer. He has spent time in Ghana, Egypt, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, India, and Vietnam throughout his career.

Brunei and Malaysia
Akakpo arrived in Brunei at the start of the 1997 Liga Perdana Malaysia to play for the Bruneian national football team playing in the Malaysian league. By then, he had 15 international caps for Togo and was on the books of Tero Sasana of Thailand, scoring 15 goals in the previous term.

Discharged by Brunei in 2002, Akakpo was signed by Terengganu FA in early 2003; however, since his transfer breached M-League rules, Terengganu were not allowed to sign him despite pleading to the Football Association of Malaysia.

India
Lifting the 2003 Indian Federation Cup with Mahindra United, the Togolese attacker mustered a brace in a 3–1 league win over Sporting Clube de Goa on 25 April 2004.

Team

 * Mahindra United
 * POMIS Cup: 2003
 * Indian Federation Cup: 2003, 2005
 * Indian Super Cup: 2003

Individual

 * Pingat Jasa Kiebaktian (PJK).gif Meritorius Service Medal (PJK) (1999)

WAFA SC
Promoted to head coach of WAFA in 2016, Akakpo expressed desire to ameliorate the pitch conditions of the Ghanaian Premier League, leading WAFA to their first ever away victory in 27 attempts, beating Wa All Stars 4–1.

In March 2022, Akakpo was appointed head coach of Cheetah F.C. of Kasoa, Ghana. He then coached Kotoku Royals and afterwards Victory Club Warriors.