question: The 2001 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 27 November 2001, which Ghanaian retired professional footballer, was named as man of the match?
answer: Samuel Osei Kuffour
context: Title: 2001 Intercontinental Cup
  Passage: The 2001 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 27 November 2001 between Bayern Munich, winners of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, and defending champions Boca Juniors, winners of the 2001 Copa Libertadores.  The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 51,360 fans.  Samuel Kuffour was named as man of the match.
  Title: 1987 Intercontinental Cup
  Passage: The 1987 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 13 December 1987 between Porto of Portugal, winners of the 1986–87 European Cup, and Peñarol of Uruguay, winners of the 1987 Copa Libertadores.  The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 45,000 fans.  Heavy snow constantly fell during the match and because of this, the pitch was muddy and in bad playing conditions.  Rabah Madjer was named as man of the match.
  Title: 2003 Intercontinental Cup
  Passage: The 2003 Intercontinental Cup was the 42nd Intercontinental Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores competitions.  The match was played on 14 December 2003 between Boca Juniors of Argentina, winners of the 2003 Copa Libertadores and Milan of Italy, winners of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League.  The match was played at the neutral venue of the International Stadium Yokohama in front of 70,000 fans.  Matías Donnet was named as man of the match.
  Title: 2000 Intercontinental Cup
  Passage: The 2000 Intercontinental Cup, officially the 2000 Toyota European / South American Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a football match played on 28 November 2000 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, and Boca Juniors, winners of the 2000 Copa Libertadores.  The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 52,511 fans.  Martín Palermo was named as man of the match.
  Title: 1981 Intercontinental Cup
  Passage: The 1981 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil on 13 December 1981 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, the annual Intercontinental Cup contested between the winners of the European Cup and Copa Libertadores.  Flamengo went on to play the Intercontinental Cup after having won the first ever Libertadores Cup they played.  Liverpool were also appearing in their first Intercontinental Cup, having declined to take part in 1977 and 1978 after they won the European Cup.
  Title: Samuel Kuffour
  Passage: Samuel Osei Kuffour (born 3 September 1976) is a Ghanaian retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
  Title: Hasan Salihamidžić
  Passage: Hasan Salihamidžić (born 1 January 1977) is a Bosnian former professional footballer.  He is currently working as sporting director for FC Bayern Munich.  After starting his club career with German side Hamburger SV, he made a name for himself while playing for Bayern Munich for nine seasons with whom he won the Bundesliga title six times, DFB-Pokal title four times, the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, and the 2001 Intercontinental Cup.  His only match in the UEFA Super Cup ended in defeat.  He also played for Italian giants Juventus for four seasons.
  Title: 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Final
  Passage: The 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Final was a football match played between São Paulo of Brazil, the CONMEBOL club champions, and Liverpool of England, the UEFA club champions, on 18 December 2005 at the International Stadium Yokohama, Japan.  It was the final match of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, a competition for the winners of the primary cup competitions of FIFA's continental members.  The Club World Championship replaced the Intercontinental Cup, which both teams had competed in before.  São Paulo had won the Intercontinental Cup twice in 1992 and 1993, while Liverpool had lost twice in 1981 and 1984.
  Title: 2002 Intercontinental Cup
  Passage: The 2002 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 3 December 2002, between Real Madrid of Spain, winners of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, and Olimpia of Paraguay, winners of the 2002 Copa Libertadores.  The match was played at the neutral venue of the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama in front of 66,070 fans.  This encounter marked a special occasion for Olimpia and Real Madrid, as both teams celebrated their centenary in 2002.  Ronaldo was named as man of the match.
  Title: 1993 Intercontinental Cup
  Passage: The 1993 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 12, 1993, between A.C. Milan, runners-up of the 1992-93 UEFA Champions League, and São Paulo, winners of the 1993 Copa Libertadores.  The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo.  It was Milan's fifth appearance into the competition, after the victories in 1969, 1989, 1990 and the defeat in 1963, it was São Paulo's second appearance, after the victory in 1992.  Olympique de Marseille, the winner of 1992-93 UEFA Champions League was not allowed to parcipiate, because of match-fixing scandal involving the club, which resulted in relegation to 2nd division of French league and ban from international club competitions including 1993-94 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.  Because of it, AC Milan was allowed to join UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.
citations: 2001 Intercontinental Cup Samuel Kuffour