Founder & Lead Football Intelligence Analyst

Cosmos Ameyaw Kwakye founded Magic Scouting with Insights in 2025 to bridge the gap between traditional football scouting and modern data science, delivering professional-grade opponent intelligence and tactical analysis to national teams and federations.

Academic Foundation
Cosmos holds a BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana (2010) and an MSc in Data Analytics Engineering from Northeastern University, Canada (2025). This dual foundation in mathematics and data science enables him to apply statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and performance metrics to football intelligence.

Professional Credentials
PFSA Talent Identification Level 1 (Completed)
PFSA Talent Identification Level 2 (In Progress)
England Football Learning: Certificate in Talent Identification
Introduction to Scouting (Completed)
Technical Scouting and Performance Analysis I & II (In Progress)
Member: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (MIMA)
Professional Memberships: SSC, IIBA, ISDSA

Expertise & Focus
Operating from Vancouver, Canada, Cosmos specializes in pre-tournament opposition analysis, match preparation intelligence, and tactical scouting for international competitions. His approach combines PFSA methodologies with MSc-level analytics to deliver comprehensive intelligence reports that support strategic decision-making for FIFA World Cup 2026, AFCON, Copa América, and other major tournaments.

With deep knowledge of African football ecosystems and a data-driven analytical framework, Cosmos provides federations with the tactical intelligence needed to compete at the highest level of international football.
Professional Background
Prior to founding MSI, Cosmos served as a Mathematics and ICT teacher with the Ghana Education Service, where he also trained school football teams.

This teaching experience, combined with his passion for football analytics, drives his mission to make professional-grade scouting intelligence accessible to teams preparing for major international tournaments.