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Fulani Nima 11 years ago

This guy is not a good coach period. We need someone better to take over.

This guy is not a good coach period. We need someone better to take over.
moyo 11 years ago

Kwasi Appiah was appointed by the firm and they are doing everything necessary to maintain as coach after it is proven that Appiah have no clue what coaching is all about. We shall see how the days ahead will determine our fa ...
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Kwasi Appiah was appointed by the firm and they are doing everything necessary to maintain as coach after it is proven that Appiah have no clue what coaching is all about. We shall see how the days ahead will determine our fate.
Kofi 11 years ago

When are we going to appreciate what we have and invest in it to be what we want it to be. We have depended so long on foreigners for our development and is high time we develop our own. Rome was not built in a day so we shou ...
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When are we going to appreciate what we have and invest in it to be what we want it to be. We have depended so long on foreigners for our development and is high time we develop our own. Rome was not built in a day so we should be patient.
pk 11 years ago

My brother, I understand your point and that is what we all want. But look at this, AA has been an assistant coach for the blackstars for almost 10yrs. 2 world cups, 4 African cups and he said he is now building a team? Then ...
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My brother, I understand your point and that is what we all want. But look at this, AA has been an assistant coach for the blackstars for almost 10yrs. 2 world cups, 4 African cups and he said he is now building a team? Then what was he doing all these years as an assistant coach? More so, the investment is not needed while he is on the job. The guys has never coached even a local team gunner some experience as a decision maker. It seems like he has been impossed on the nation despite obvious observations that the blackstars is too big for him to manage.
NEMESIS, UK 11 years ago

NIGERIA WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS BEFORE GHANA EVER THINK OF SMELLING IT. WITH YOUR JUJU OR NO JUJU, WE HAVE THE POWER OF HOLY GHOST ON OUR SIDE, AND JESUS IS OUR KEEPER...AND HE WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP ...
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NIGERIA WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS BEFORE GHANA EVER THINK OF SMELLING IT. WITH YOUR JUJU OR NO JUJU, WE HAVE THE POWER OF HOLY GHOST ON OUR SIDE, AND JESUS IS OUR KEEPER...AND HE WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP FOR US, FOR A VERY VERY LONG TIME.
SO THEREFORE, GHANA PEOPLE, STOP DREAMING OF LAYING YOUR HANDS OF THAT CUP. NEVER, EVER AGAIN. AMEN. IT IS SETTLED IN HEAVEN
GHANA FIRST 11 years ago

you have not even defended it and you are yabbing like this?
See whether you can pass preliminary stage

you have not even defended it and you are yabbing like this?
See whether you can pass preliminary stage
VICE RESSIEN 11 years ago

ghana had many quality players, but due to nonconformity to GFA bribery, there were not selected. simple as that...

which team in africa can do without essien, prince boateng, quincy abeyie, frimpong, mutari, kumordze, adi ...
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ghana had many quality players, but due to nonconformity to GFA bribery, there were not selected. simple as that...

which team in africa can do without essien, prince boateng, quincy abeyie, frimpong, mutari, kumordze, adiyieh, jonathan mensah, iliasu? other african nation would have licked their chops for these players. not in ghana....a nation where hate truimphs and traitors sell good economic development for bags of rice and a pocketful of dollars..
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

APPIAH IS NOT INTELLIGENT IN THE LEAST BIT. IF U THINK IM LYING, GO N PLAY CHECKERS OR CHESS WITH THE GUY. U WILL SEE HOW FILTHY DUMB HE IS. HE BELIEVES IN THINGS HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND. HE MAKES EMOTIONAL DECISIONS. HOW CAN ...
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APPIAH IS NOT INTELLIGENT IN THE LEAST BIT. IF U THINK IM LYING, GO N PLAY CHECKERS OR CHESS WITH THE GUY. U WILL SEE HOW FILTHY DUMB HE IS. HE BELIEVES IN THINGS HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND. HE MAKES EMOTIONAL DECISIONS. HOW CAN SUCH A SPECIMEN BE ALLOWED TO MAKE FINAL COACHING DECISIONS. GHFUO ARE NOT SERIOUS. ALL THEY LIKE IS FUN N LAUGHTER. FOOLS, HAVE FUN WITH 2 CONSECUTIVE 4H PLACE FINISHES. WE WOULD HVE BEEN BETTER OFF HAVING NOT QUALIFIED. LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY GH N GFA HAS SPENT ON TRIPS, BONUSES FOR PLAYERS IN THESE 2 AFCONS? NAIJA DIDNT QUALIFY LAST YR, BUT LOOK AT THEM? BURKINA WERE ELIMINATED IN THE QUARTERS LAST YR, BUT LOOK? MALI HAS IMPROVED A GREAT DEAL SINCE AFCON 2010. LOOK AT GH...ALWAYS BACKPEDDLING.....
ghanaman 11 years ago

b'cos he is not from your stupid ewe's tribe mad man leave him alone he is better than your former coaches

b'cos he is not from your stupid ewe's tribe mad man leave him alone he is better than your former coaches
mike nugba 11 years ago

Good point, but l believe that good performance shd be the criteria for selection rather than bribe.Who at all can expose this bribery if it exists.
Someone shd tell Anas Amere Anas to save Ghana football bcos it hurts so mu ...
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Good point, but l believe that good performance shd be the criteria for selection rather than bribe.Who at all can expose this bribery if it exists.
Someone shd tell Anas Amere Anas to save Ghana football bcos it hurts so much
kotoko 11 years ago

then start investing in ghana football too

then start investing in ghana football too
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

ROME DIDNT USE UNINTELLIGENT PPL TO BUILD ROME. IF THEY HAD, ROME WOULD STILL BE REBUILDING AS WE SPEAK....MARINATE ON DAT...
AA HAS BEEN DEPUTY COACH FOR ALL THESE YRS. WASNT HE PART OF THIS REBUILDING? CALL A SPADE A SPADE ...
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ROME DIDNT USE UNINTELLIGENT PPL TO BUILD ROME. IF THEY HAD, ROME WOULD STILL BE REBUILDING AS WE SPEAK....MARINATE ON DAT...
AA HAS BEEN DEPUTY COACH FOR ALL THESE YRS. WASNT HE PART OF THIS REBUILDING? CALL A SPADE A SPADE. AA IS NOT INTELLIGENT. GAME 1 VS DR CONGO. U LEAD 2 NIL. WAT HAPPENED? DEPUTY COACH ALL THESE YRS YET MAKING ELEMENTARY MISTAKES. DONT LISTEN TO OTHER NATIONS. IF WE KEEP AA, NAIJA, TOGO, BURKINA, ZAMBIA, SUDAN WILL BE HAPPY. KONADU IS THE MAN
mr naro 11 years ago

i understand u; but u should kn that u can choose coach from everywhere to coach ur team. wich all the countries do. u shouldnt say we should appreciate appiah for his inexperience coaching cos he is from ghana.

i understand u; but u should kn that u can choose coach from everywhere to coach ur team. wich all the countries do. u shouldnt say we should appreciate appiah for his inexperience coaching cos he is from ghana.
NANA 11 years ago

Well for once the writer is right in saying that Appiah did not author this letter. The reason being that part of the letter says that " I ordered for him to be contacted over his absence but he said he could not depart from ...
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Well for once the writer is right in saying that Appiah did not author this letter. The reason being that part of the letter says that " I ordered for him to be contacted over his absence but he said he could not depart from France because he was seeing his doctors" Dede made it know that kwesi Appiah called him and asked him not to come, so who is the "I" here referring to, if Appiah is the one who spoke to Dede? Appiah himsleves acknowledges talking to Dede when he says "I have personally explained the rationale behind the decision to Andre and I will continue to count on him in future matches if he is fit" He was clearly not in charge?
Fulani Nima 11 years ago

Ghana really did not play well in all of our games under A APPIAH. IS TIME TO CHANGE COURSE FOR BETTER.

Ghana really did not play well in all of our games under A APPIAH. IS TIME TO CHANGE COURSE FOR BETTER.
appiah papa 11 years ago

learn to appreciate your own. look at nigeria now. everyone was against Keshi but he produced results. he dropped indisplined players like martins and odemwinge. people condemed him but he delivered. It is good that he has re ...
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learn to appreciate your own. look at nigeria now. everyone was against Keshi but he produced results. he dropped indisplined players like martins and odemwinge. people condemed him but he delivered. It is good that he has resigned. Dede has been around in most Afcons and nothing has been achieved. We need a team not a group of players like you are advocating. Get over Dede please.afcon 2012 Dede plus a foreign coach did not achieve more than AA has done
Fulani Nima 11 years ago

AT LEAST BEFORE Appiah the black stars performance was great. Appiah has reduced the black stars into an absent team, they play as if there not there.

AT LEAST BEFORE Appiah the black stars performance was great. Appiah has reduced the black stars into an absent team, they play as if there not there.
Sulley!! 11 years ago

no their performance last time around at Gabon was not great. Just mediocre. The trend will continue until we field our most skillful and bet players, including Muntari, Essien, Q. Abeyie, Jordan Ayew and Andre Dede Ayew, plu ...
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no their performance last time around at Gabon was not great. Just mediocre. The trend will continue until we field our most skillful and bet players, including Muntari, Essien, Q. Abeyie, Jordan Ayew and Andre Dede Ayew, plus Atsu , K. Asamoah. With these as the core, we can now add a solid defence and some of those at AFCON 2013, we can be Ghana Black Stars, the pride of Africa.
joe pinto 11 years ago

be open minded and realistic, Nigeria were improving game after game, whiles Ghana with all the help from referees and fake penalties we were playing bad, besides Akwesi Appiah has been an assistant coach under 4 foreign coac ...
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be open minded and realistic, Nigeria were improving game after game, whiles Ghana with all the help from referees and fake penalties we were playing bad, besides Akwesi Appiah has been an assistant coach under 4 foreign coaches, he his just not smart or good enough period
pk 11 years ago

Please stop comparing apples and oranges. Take a look at Keshi's CV. the guy invested in himself coached other teams and even in other countries. What has AA done apart from being given blackstars assistant coaching job on a ...
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Please stop comparing apples and oranges. Take a look at Keshi's CV. the guy invested in himself coached other teams and even in other countries. What has AA done apart from being given blackstars assistant coaching job on a silver plater? If coaching blackstars is based solely on being a fomer captain, then those before him should have been given the job as well without question. Appiah may be a good player but a bad coach just like Maradona.
mike nugba 11 years ago

l agree with u that Appiah or a Ghanaian shd be in charge of the team.
But discipline shd not be selective,it's wrong to make Gyan the captain after self-imposed exile. All players are equal b4 the rules of the game and the ...
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l agree with u that Appiah or a Ghanaian shd be in charge of the team.
But discipline shd not be selective,it's wrong to make Gyan the captain after self-imposed exile. All players are equal b4 the rules of the game and the coach.
mumu 11 years ago

is seeing my doctor for treatment indiscipline?the experience gained over the years by Dede and an unbiased local coach could have made a difference.Anyway an experienced coach should be able to manager all types of players ...
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is seeing my doctor for treatment indiscipline?the experience gained over the years by Dede and an unbiased local coach could have made a difference.Anyway an experienced coach should be able to manager all types of players.i will to know how many AFCONS have been played so far and haw many Dede has participated in.(ref. to your statement that Dede has played in most of them)
appiah papa 11 years ago

Congratulations to the Nigerian Super Eagles for winning the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Let me also take this opportunity to give credit not only to their coach Stephen Keshi, but the players who did it as the ...
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Congratulations to the Nigerian Super Eagles for winning the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Let me also take this opportunity to give credit not only to their coach Stephen Keshi, but the players who did it as they say, for themselves and their fatherland.

I was also proud of the selfless leadership provided to the Malian team by veteran Seydou Keita. In fact, countless players stood out for me and let me also praise the likes of Jonathan Pitriopa, Mubarak Wakasu, Aristide Bance as well as Victor Moses and Mikel John Obi to mention just a few.

The leadership of African football need to take a critical look at what Keshi has achieved and ask themselves why, despite constant reminders about the ability of locals, do we still fail to take pride in our own products but continue to scour the backstreets of Europe in our desperate attempts recruit “fong kong” coaches to take charge of our national teams?

Why do we continue to marginalize indigenous coaches, deny them material support but are always prepared to pay obscene amounts of money to expatriate coaches, some of whom refuse to live in our countries and prefer to stay in Europe, only coming to Africa during the week that there is an official fixture looming?

The same coaches seem to resent living conditions in Africa, yet find nothing wrong in the color of the money they get paid by Africans. There is an exception though, and men like Claude Le Roy, Clemens Westerhof and Herve Renard have roughed it up in the respective countries they are working and have earned our respect.

But we members of the fourth estate are equally to blame for this mess. We tend to put undue pressure on local coaches, refuse to give them the respect and credit they deserve and always hammer them at the slightest opportunity and are the first to demand the hiring of a “foreign” coach.

Ghana has won the tournament a respectable four times and on each occasion, they were guided by an indigenous coach. They came very close this time around with Kwesi Appiah at the helm, but despite finishing fourth, I understand my colleagues down in Accra are already calling for his sacking!

Are we ashamed of our own? Why do we always find it so difficult to embrace our own countrymen but instead try to find fault with everything they try to do simply because we know them and grew up together in the same ‘hood?

Are we envious of what they have achieved while we still occupy the same positions at our respective places of employment where we are even considered as part of the furniture? And now we are consumed by resentment of our inability to ascend the ladder of life and therefore take it out on those that seem to be succeeding?

Is our obsession with European coaches as Keshi is asking, perhaps a reflection of our own state of mind and inferiority complex? Why is it then, that we would rather entrust the fortunes of our national team to an untried and untested European coach without any knowledge of Africa, than to a local coach?

If you think I am being a unfair to federations across the continent, then watch as local coaches qualify their respective countries for the Fifa World Cup in Brazil next year and then get fired or sidelined because they “are too inexperienced” to lead their country at a tournament like the World Cup.

I am willing to take a bet that at the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign, there will be countless so-called big name European coaches waiting on the wings to take over positions as coaches of us “gullible” Africans where they will be paid millions just for a four weeks job.

Of course, indigenous coaches are not angels either. And we have heard of shameful stories of favoritism as well as how they collude with football agents that “instruct” them to select certain players and they are guaranteed kickbacks for playing along.

It’s such a vicious circle; it breaks my heart that we never seem to learn. And perhaps that is why it will take us maybe a century to win the World Cup. Brazil has won the World Cup more than any other nation, check the nationalities of the coaches that were in charge and tell me if I am talking through my hat!

I hope Nigeria and the rest of Africa will show a little more trust and respect to the likes of Keshi and his deputy Daniel Amokachi especially now that they have proved that if they are left alone to do what they know best, they can deliver.
mike nugba 11 years ago

You're right. Indiscipline, bribery and corruption is killing Ghana in all spheres of life. But who will bell the cat? Which player will sacrifice himself on the altar of truth and expose the rot-nuts in Ghana football who en ...
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You're right. Indiscipline, bribery and corruption is killing Ghana in all spheres of life. But who will bell the cat? Which player will sacrifice himself on the altar of truth and expose the rot-nuts in Ghana football who engage bribery so as to save the future of the game we love so much. l will wait patiently for that day. Anas Amereyaw Anas will be of help.
appiah papa 11 years ago

Congratulations to the Nigerian Super Eagles for winning the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Let me also take this opportunity to give credit not only to their coach Stephen Keshi, but the players who did it as the ...
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Congratulations to the Nigerian Super Eagles for winning the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Let me also take this opportunity to give credit not only to their coach Stephen Keshi, but the players who did it as they say, for themselves and their fatherland.

I was also proud of the selfless leadership provided to the Malian team by veteran Seydou Keita. In fact, countless players stood out for me and let me also praise the likes of Jonathan Pitriopa, Mubarak Wakasu, Aristide Bance as well as Victor Moses and Mikel John Obi to mention just a few.

The leadership of African football need to take a critical look at what Keshi has achieved and ask themselves why, despite constant reminders about the ability of locals, do we still fail to take pride in our own products but continue to scour the backstreets of Europe in our desperate attempts recruit “fong kong” coaches to take charge of our national teams?

Why do we continue to marginalize indigenous coaches, deny them material support but are always prepared to pay obscene amounts of money to expatriate coaches, some of whom refuse to live in our countries and prefer to stay in Europe, only coming to Africa during the week that there is an official fixture looming?

The same coaches seem to resent living conditions in Africa, yet find nothing wrong in the color of the money they get paid by Africans. There is an exception though, and men like Claude Le Roy, Clemens Westerhof and Herve Renard have roughed it up in the respective countries they are working and have earned our respect.

But we members of the fourth estate are equally to blame for this mess. We tend to put undue pressure on local coaches, refuse to give them the respect and credit they deserve and always hammer them at the slightest opportunity and are the first to demand the hiring of a “foreign” coach.

Ghana has won the tournament a respectable four times and on each occasion, they were guided by an indigenous coach. They came very close this time around with Kwesi Appiah at the helm, but despite finishing fourth, I understand my colleagues down in Accra are already calling for his sacking!

Are we ashamed of our own? Why do we always find it so difficult to embrace our own countrymen but instead try to find fault with everything they try to do simply because we know them and grew up together in the same ‘hood?

Are we envious of what they have achieved while we still occupy the same positions at our respective places of employment where we are even considered as part of the furniture? And now we are consumed by resentment of our inability to ascend the ladder of life and therefore take it out on those that seem to be succeeding?

Is our obsession with European coaches as Keshi is asking, perhaps a reflection of our own state of mind and inferiority complex? Why is it then, that we would rather entrust the fortunes of our national team to an untried and untested European coach without any knowledge of Africa, than to a local coach?

If you think I am being a unfair to federations across the continent, then watch as local coaches qualify their respective countries for the Fifa World Cup in Brazil next year and then get fired or sidelined because they “are too inexperienced” to lead their country at a tournament like the World Cup.

I am willing to take a bet that at the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign, there will be countless so-called big name European coaches waiting on the wings to take over positions as coaches of us “gullible” Africans where they will be paid millions just for a four weeks job.

Of course, indigenous coaches are not angels either. And we have heard of shameful stories of favoritism as well as how they collude with football agents that “instruct” them to select certain players and they are guaranteed kickbacks for playing along.

It’s such a vicious circle; it breaks my heart that we never seem to learn. And perhaps that is why it will take us maybe a century to win the World Cup. Brazil has won the World Cup more than any other nation, check the nationalities of the coaches that were in charge and tell me if I am talking through my hat!

I hope Nigeria and the rest of Africa will show a little more trust and respect to the likes of Keshi and his deputy Daniel Amokachi especially now that they have proved that if they are left alone to do what they know best, they can deliver.
Ekow Baffou Eburay, California 11 years ago

Hello,
Appiah Papa, I share your sentiments and certainly do not have any disagreements with your well thought out observations. However, one does not go to war leaving your best generals and big guns at home; likewise you ...
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Hello,
Appiah Papa, I share your sentiments and certainly do not have any disagreements with your well thought out observations. However, one does not go to war leaving your best generals and big guns at home; likewise you don’t participate in a dance competition leaving behind your best dancers and expect to win. I believe, speaking for myself; most Ghanaians desperately want to see Akwasi Appiah succeed where these second rate foreign coaches failed, and as children of Dr. Nkrumah an absolute Pan Africanist we couldn’t have harbored any wish most dear to Ghana and Mother Africa as a whole than to see our very own at the helm of the table . In fact, we don’t have to belabor the point that African coaches can do the job, if not better; our brother Steve Kechi just answered the critics by being the second African to win the cup as a player and a coach joining his Egyptian brother. Between Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, and Nigeria we’ve won the cup eighteen times, I’m not sure if they are all by African coaches, but I’m sure most were by them.
Let’s be frank, these local coaches have already proven themselves, take Sallas Tetteh winning the FIFA U20, Essien and his generation (Muntari, Paintsil, J. Mensah, M. Razak and Derick Boateng) eliminating Kaka, Ronaldinho and that class from the competition in the semis in the ‘90s, don’t quote me on this but, I recall Afranie was the coach at the time. The U20 and U21 are the last gateways to the big dance and if the local coaches can hold their own against the best of their foreign counterparts, I for one see no logical reasoning why they can’t do it at the big dance “WC”. The problem as I see it is the lack of trust, confidence and meddling in the matters of coaching by the football governing bodies in Africa towards the local coaches that is hampering the progress of local coaches.
Secondly, the lack of local coaches with stature within the coaching fraternity who can boldly speak and standup to authority without fear of losing their job, i.e. personalities like C. K. Gyamfi and Ben Koufie to name a few. These were coaches who commanded and demanded respect both from the players and administrators in tow, which allowed them to do their jobs without interference. Third and the greatest culprit of all our problems is the collapse and lack of support for the local leagues all over the continent which has depleted the fertile training grounds for the coaches to sharpen their skills, provide opportunities for both coaches and young players to familiarize and identify the strengthens and weaknesses of the best talents; opportunity for more playing time in their various countries before they’re sold off to foreign clubs only to be relegated be bench warmers. By the time these young talents come off the loaning circuits to secure regular playing time with the primary signing clubs, they’re either pass their prime or about to hit the journeyman status.
The backbone for our successes to winning four African cup titles was the strong and competitive local league, to which I dare say was entertaining, competitive and as memorable as any of the Euro leagues today. Growing up in the mid-sixties through the ‘70s, you couldn’t wait for the weekend to come along, so you can trek to Accra Sport Stadium for a match between Ashanti Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oaks, or match at the Kumasi Sports stadium between Kumasi Cornstones vs. Ashanti Kotoko, or Oly da dey Vs. Phobia phobia. The league was like a religion to any youngster growing up at the time; the fans and the nation supported the league wholeheartedly without any reservation; players were respected loved and adored like demi-gods by their fans; the players who were fortunate to ever wore the national jersey even for once became national and regional heroes and celebrities respectively for the rest of their lives.
The strong league fuelled a very competitive selection process that ensured the best got selected to the Black Stars. Thanks to the strong league in Ghana during the ‘60s and ‘70s, the national coach could summon up to four national teams (Black Stars, Black Meteors, Academicals and the Black satellites) simultaneously at any given time to represent the nation, all with equal chance of bringing home honor to the nation. Another benefit of a strong league is that it allowed the nation the luxury of a large pool of talents to assemble a strong team at any given time; without the added headache of injuries and long periods of camping. This was possible because most of the players play locally and are very familiar with each player’s strengths, weaknesses and style of play that helped as an added bonus for anticipation and adjustments on the field of play during a match.
Now back to the original question at hand that got me started with this long winded response; after re-reading the justification for dropping the Ayew brothers particularly Dede, the more I’m convinced I become that Coach Appiah is not firmly in control of the team. The following are the reasons for the stated position: If I recall correctly, two of the major criteria’s for call-up or selection for national assignment declared by Mr. Appiah at the assumption of his tenure were to be signed to a team with playing time and be injury free during call-up; I stand corrected, but, if this assertion is not erroneous then I have serious reservation with the rationale given for the exclusion of the Ayew brothers.
I quote from his letter “As Andre plans to arrive on Tuesday it means he would be unable to join any of my six training sessions before CAF’s Wednesday deadline for the submission of the final squad.
In line with my vision of taking only fit players for the Africa Cup of Nations, I have decided to work only with the players currently in camp.” Does Coach Appiah seriously want me to believe that he needed the six training sessions to assess or determine if Dede was up to snuff to be part of the team, or was he more concern about the physicians assessment of his fitness, which is it?
Except Magnificent Kwadwo Asamoah who is a delight to watch on the ball, none of the players call to camp was or were in better top form than the Ayew brothers; if he had applied his standard rule both boys surpass the standard by a mile in performance. The Ayew siblings are the current top scorers for a world class club so there was no excuse for dropping Jordan; since our only hope of winning the trophy was by scoring goals; now hindsight has shown the folly of this decision. On the other hand, if the concern was to assess Dede’s physical fitness, I don’t think the Black Stars medical doctor was in a better position to evaluate Dede’s condition better than his personal physician.
Establishment of behavior pattern, I believe Coach Appiah has known and worked with Dede from a boy to a Youngman during his apprenticeship under four foreign coaches; we can all agree Andre has never missed or come in late on any call-ups as far as I’m aware of, I may be wrong!. He demonstrated his dedication last year, when he played with a defective shoulder coming out of its socket on the field of play, yet never complained and stayed to finish the tournament. Such display of character, devotion and bravery is what I call patriotism and love of country. On like Kevin Prince Boateng who made good use of the opportunity given him and moved on (this is not an indictment, since he has not explained his reason for the abrupt retirement).
Andre has been an obedient, gallant and a happy warrior for Ghana; he has displayed exemplary leadership qualities for a very Youngman at his age, leading 2009 U20 team to win both the African and World cups all in the same year! Quite an accomplishment at such a young age, don’t you think? This young man is what I will refer to as the fearless Field Marshall who is ready to go to battle all be it a peaceful one at the call of his country and he will gladly sacrifice his life to secure a victory and honor for his nation. I think this is a trait that must be nurture and encouraged not discouraged. For the lack of evidence of a behavior pattern used as a rationale to drop him out of the team, I believe that should have earned him the benefit of a doubt until so established.
Now if we apply Coach Appiah’s call-up rule, there were a couple of players I believe met his expectations for call-up, such as Kumordze, Quincy Abeyie, the Addy boys, Inkoom, Muntari (I included him become he came back in the AC lineup before the tournament end) and our Great leader, good old John Mensah (resigned by his old French club, he brings calmness and tremendous experience. However, Vorsah has being a worthy replacement). I think if the coach had flown to Italy and Spain and explained to both Boateng and Essien the importance and the desire of the entire nation to end the AFCON cup drought, I believe both of the players are patriotic enough to reconsider. That will have confirmed his persuasive abilities as a coach, a critical asset of a good coach.
Performance evaluation is the next area I like to touch on. I recall when Coach Appiah was appointed there were flood of calls from Ghanaians encouraging or actually demanding GFA extend the same pay and fringe benefits granted “Plavi” the last Serbian coach to Akwasi Appiah which I believe was the just and fair cause to take. The rationale for the demand was if Mr. Appiah was going to take on the same duties as the head coach then he should equally be rewarded, that to me is a no brainer. It’s equally rational to expect that if he is going to be rewarded for his efforts as the head coach, he must be prepared to take on the headaches, risks and the criticisms that go with the job. I clearly remember Plavi was let go because he failed to deliver on his promise to bring home the trophy; I’m wondering why the GFA and some Ghanaians are applying double standards when it came to our own? A trophy is a trophy…is a trophy! ……is a trophy! If we expect to bring the best out of our local coaches, then we should not treat them with kids’ gloves. Just as much as the country demanded Appiah should be treated fair, we reserve the right to demand he (Appiah) earn his pay. Why should he be let off the hook? Is it because he’s our own? He should not get any breaks for his substandard performance; just as he will not give Dede the benefit of a doubt and harshly dropped him (so he claims).
In closing all was not gloom and doom, there were some bright spots and some revelations. First, I must congratulate the boys for showing up for duty and genuinely patriotic in their performance even if it lacked direction, that was not their job. My revelation or surprises of tournament were Mubarak Wakaso, Solomon Asante, Harrison Afful (I wonder why he’s not had a call-up all this while), Fatau Douda and Adomah. Agymang Badu was not his usual energy bunny, Mr. Helter skelter, Mr. Enforcer, however, I’II give him a pass, and he’s earned it. The defense on my part did a great job; the coordination among the four backs is beginning to jelly. I loved the “Blonde Beast” Mr. Vorsah, he made use of his size and strength, certainly played like a giant he is! What can I say bout John Boye, he proved again, he own the position and was just superlative! The ageless and ever dependable John Paintsil, always consistent, motivational and spiritual force of the team. His dedication to the team is unsurpassed and henceforth I will call him “Mr. Ghana”. My black star of the team was the “Magnificent” Kwadwo Asamoah-he’s smooth on the ball, almost impossible to dislodge the ball from him unless he’s fouled, quite, modest and goes about his job without any fanfare; a great ambassador for the team and country; has the potential to be as great as those before him. Oh, less I forget, congratulations to the Super Eagles! They deserve to win, their aggressive attacking style spoke volumes and everything about their attitude on the field of play says we’re going home with the trophy come rain or shine. That’s the attitude needed to triumph…………………Amen!
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

JUST PLAY DAME/CHECKERS WITH HIM AND SEE HOW SMART HE IS. WABON S3 S3K3 ARMPIT....WABON S3 KWAME VI ARMPIT. HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW OF KWAME VI? AT ST JOHNS....

JUST PLAY DAME/CHECKERS WITH HIM AND SEE HOW SMART HE IS. WABON S3 S3K3 ARMPIT....WABON S3 KWAME VI ARMPIT. HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW OF KWAME VI? AT ST JOHNS....
guru 11 years ago

Ghana vs Congo:
congo came back from 2 goals down to put us under pressure. Dauda made a terrific stop to a low shot which could have given DRC the win, Ghanaian fans started praying for the 2-2 draw. whew! games ends 2-2.
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Ghana vs Congo:
congo came back from 2 goals down to put us under pressure. Dauda made a terrific stop to a low shot which could have given DRC the win, Ghanaian fans started praying for the 2-2 draw. whew! games ends 2-2.

Ghana vs Mali
Ghana had few chances at goal. without a penalty converted by wakaso, the game would have been a boring draw.

Ghana vs Niger:
controversy. Niger came back to equalise, 1-1. but the referee refused their clean as a whistle goal. It would have been a whole different ball game after that. aww niger.

Ghana vs Cape verde:
Hahhahaa. outplayed, out classed. A fake penalty puts us in the lead. Cape verde attacks u from all angles, desperate fatau dauda saves gets us a win. Ghana defends desperately. finally wakaso scores from empty net. 2-nil against Cabo verde.

Ghana vs Burkina:
Well, how lucky can one team continue to be. Ghana outplayed again, outclassed, out scored, but refree decisions is giving us hope, lets pray. but no burkina will never allow coachless Ghana to win. burkina win deservedly. paul put is excited, CAF has been shamed.

Ghana vs Mali
Mali finally teaches us a lesson. Another dubious penalty goes for us, atsu drama acting prowess, god bless that boy. hurrrayy. oh no! Wakaso blast wide. well penalty is always 50/50. mali will not leave the game in the hands of the referee. they annihilate coachless ghana, a coach who has been able to frustrate good and humble players like Kwadwo asamoah and agyemang badu to look mediocre on the pitch. KASA unleashes a thunderbolt out of frustration.

AKWASI NYANTAKYI, you want to keep A.A on the job because he is GHANAMAN is good but if he is INCOMPETENT then keeping him ONLY because he is GHANAMAN is dumb.

I will wait till Ghana plays the WCQ against sudan and zambia with this apprentice in charge of our national pride and we will see but it will be TOO LATE anyways. You they will give us free passage. WE WILL DISMANTLE NYANTAKYI AND THOSE BLIND IDIOTS THEN,
blackchild 11 years ago

ghana will soon go relegation

ghana will soon go relegation
ABDULAI ABU DAWUDA TAMALE 11 years ago

wuwah yes Appiah in charge b,cos he was incapacitated to use the players in fact how can u remove ur key player from the field n u are expecting to win a match.

wuwah yes Appiah in charge b,cos he was incapacitated to use the players in fact how can u remove ur key player from the field n u are expecting to win a match.
wilson 11 years ago

we don't have quality in depth. compare the capability of nigeria's ambrose at the right full back to either afful or paintsil's output and it will tell you that we didn't have quality in depth. before a team becomes winsome, ...
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we don't have quality in depth. compare the capability of nigeria's ambrose at the right full back to either afful or paintsil's output and it will tell you that we didn't have quality in depth. before a team becomes winsome, each player must be having something extra ordinary. players with something extraordinary to play like ambrose are opare and kotoko's yaw owusu and to some extent nkoom. unfrotunately, opare got injured, yaw owusu is a local and somehow nkoom has lost some spark.
afful and paintsil were just kicking the balls in or passing to their colleague whether they are being marked or not.
what the gfa must do if they still want to maintain kwesi appaih, is to bring some more quality onto the bench. can somebody tell me if maxwell konadu, saban quaye and nasamu yakubu ever played for the blackstars? nigeria had keshi and amokachi.
GOD IS MY JUDGE HONESTNEST 11 years ago

We must have a mixed technical and well experience men to handle the BS.Selection of prayers for each game was Appiah's down fall.

We must have a mixed technical and well experience men to handle the BS.Selection of prayers for each game was Appiah's down fall.
iddris issahaq 11 years ago

Yaaawa coaach

Yaaawa coaach
Natural Mystic 11 years ago

I could not help laughing when a Nogerian pal of mine observed during our semi-final against Burkina Faso that "eeeeh na waooooooooo so so Ghana dey get free penalty left, fight, centre and forward. Ibi like say for una, no p ...
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I could not help laughing when a Nogerian pal of mine observed during our semi-final against Burkina Faso that "eeeeh na waooooooooo so so Ghana dey get free penalty left, fight, centre and forward. Ibi like say for una, no penalty, no advancement for AFCON in South Africa". I need not remind folks that we even missed that dubious penalty awarded to our beloved BS. True, na waoooooooo with our yeye and mumui coach.
schywe 11 years ago

The coach wont be sacked for one reason...GFA is the main problem.....If they sack the guy cans of worms will be opened...so guess what they rather let the under-delivering coach stay to cover up their shame

The coach wont be sacked for one reason...GFA is the main problem.....If they sack the guy cans of worms will be opened...so guess what they rather let the under-delivering coach stay to cover up their shame
ben 11 years ago

Well! well! we did not get all fit players in the BlackStars Camp whiles Dede was rather fit banging in goals on the other end. The Man was not in charge and can never be in charge, period

Well! well! we did not get all fit players in the BlackStars Camp whiles Dede was rather fit banging in goals on the other end. The Man was not in charge and can never be in charge, period
ben 11 years ago

I just cannot see how AA will succeed going forward with all these critisms breathing down his neck. We need a fresh coach, AA has retrogressed our football. I have never watch a Ghana team playing with so much gittery and un ...
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I just cannot see how AA will succeed going forward with all these critisms breathing down his neck. We need a fresh coach, AA has retrogressed our football. I have never watch a Ghana team playing with so much gittery and unable to boss the game, bad coaching!
jak 11 years ago

The coach said he decided to use only those players who were fit at the time. Tell me what was wrong with Anthony Annan and Boakye Yiadom who didnt take part in the six games?

The coach said he decided to use only those players who were fit at the time. Tell me what was wrong with Anthony Annan and Boakye Yiadom who didnt take part in the six games?
charlie 11 years ago

Appiah can do it Rome was not built today

Appiah can do it Rome was not built today
pk 11 years ago

Yes we know Rome was not built in a day but from the foundation being layed, you can tell if the building will be strong or not. "Agro besoa efri anopa". Ghanaians will not have problem even if they had played decently and lo ...
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Yes we know Rome was not built in a day but from the foundation being layed, you can tell if the building will be strong or not. "Agro besoa efri anopa". Ghanaians will not have problem even if they had played decently and lost. The worse of it all was the coaching decisions. This Rome even if we allow it to be built, it will collaps on us.
NNAA 11 years ago

NO WONDER THEY WANT TO KEEP HIM FOR THE WORLD CUP. ISORRY FO GHANA OO

NO WONDER THEY WANT TO KEEP HIM FOR THE WORLD CUP. ISORRY FO GHANA OO
YAW 11 years ago

IT´S EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THAT OF BLACK STAR PLAYERS .THE TOP 3 COACHES PREMIER LEAGUE COACHES MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY .ALSO THEIR TEAMS PERFORMANCE IN CAF COMPETITIONS MUST BE CONSIDERED.THIS WAY GHANA SOCCER WILL GO ...
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IT´S EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THAT OF BLACK STAR PLAYERS .THE TOP 3 COACHES PREMIER LEAGUE COACHES MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY .ALSO THEIR TEAMS PERFORMANCE IN CAF COMPETITIONS MUST BE CONSIDERED.THIS WAY GHANA SOCCER WILL GO PLACES
Kwaku- Ba 11 years ago

I am now convinced that some Ghanaians have poor judgement.
Akwasi Appiah did not have big stars to take the Black Stars to where we all desire!

I am now convinced that some Ghanaians have poor judgement.
Akwasi Appiah did not have big stars to take the Black Stars to where we all desire!
VICE RESSIEN 11 years ago

ghana had many quality players, but due to nonconformity to GFA bribery, they were not selected. simple as that...

which team in africa can do without essien, prince boateng, quincy abeyie, frimpong, mutari, dede ayew, ku ...
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ghana had many quality players, but due to nonconformity to GFA bribery, they were not selected. simple as that...

which team in africa can do without essien, prince boateng, quincy abeyie, frimpong, mutari, dede ayew, kumordze, adiyieh, jonathan mensah, iliasu? other african nations would have licked their chops for these players. not in ghana....a nation where hate truimphs and traitors sell good economic development for bags of rice and a pocketful of dollars
COMMON SENCE 11 years ago

APPIAH HAS BEEN ASSISTANT COACH FOR YEARS. coaching requires intelligence,visions, technical skills,communication skills,competent,and ability to read modern soccer.appiah has NONE.....

APPIAH HAS BEEN ASSISTANT COACH FOR YEARS. coaching requires intelligence,visions, technical skills,communication skills,competent,and ability to read modern soccer.appiah has NONE.....
K. Adom 11 years ago

I dont get this 1)Dede was given a deadline and could not meet it and as such AA was 100% right to drop him we want a discipline team and as for Essien he is just not available not that he was dropped frm the team.
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I dont get this 1)Dede was given a deadline and could not meet it and as such AA was 100% right to drop him we want a discipline team and as for Essien he is just not available not that he was dropped frm the team.
Sunday olisey shd think about himself and shut up bcos he knows nothing about Ghana's football.
AA was in charge and will be in charge so far as he is the coach
pk 11 years ago

The problem with AA is that he had always been a local player. He was trying to make a point that local palyers are better than the well known players abroad since that has been one of his problems since his playing days. But ...
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The problem with AA is that he had always been a local player. He was trying to make a point that local palyers are better than the well known players abroad since that has been one of his problems since his playing days. But I tell you gone are the days when Ghana can assemble a local team and dominate Africa. Somebody need to wake him up beacause he still think we are in the 70's. The team gets tired quickly beacause our local league is now a joke. Until he understands that and respect the players abroad to help him achieve success, tax payers money will be wasted. The coaches need to respect the players as well as the players respect the coaches. Sometimes we forget that we are still living in thoese dark ages when the child is always wrong and the adult is right. The players we have today have enough exposure not to be timid. And if you are coach and cannot deal with that, thats your problem. Players are not dumb that you can say things about them and expect them to be quiet. The world has changed and until our management realized it, we will always suffer defeat.
selira 11 years ago

Our Nigerian brothers are telling us the truth but the GFA sticked to keeping appiah.What a shame on GFA

Our Nigerian brothers are telling us the truth but the GFA sticked to keeping appiah.What a shame on GFA
K.B.HOLLAND 11 years ago

WE DON'T NED YOU AGAIN

WE DON'T NED YOU AGAIN
Okoto 11 years ago

I want a local coach to lead Ghana Black Stars all the way to the World Cup, but before we do that we have to change the way we play our system. We have to play 4 5 1 formation. Because the Black Stars team doesn't have strik ...
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I want a local coach to lead Ghana Black Stars all the way to the World Cup, but before we do that we have to change the way we play our system. We have to play 4 5 1 formation. Because the Black Stars team doesn't have strikers, all the players are midfielders. Asamoah Gyan in general is not a striker so please Uncle Kwasi Appiah try to do something else so that we can qualify World Cup. Also, try to convince Kelvin Prince Boating, Michael Essien, Mutalli, John Mensah, Emmanuel Frimpong, Inkoom, Daniel Opare, Warriss, Addyire, Dede Ayew on the team please. This is my first eleven if you get all these players. Douada, Inkoom, Opare, Vossah, John Mensah, Frimpong, Dede Ayew, Michael Essien, Asamoah Gyan, Kelvin Prince Boating, Kwadjo Asamoah. This team can beat Spain. We have play like the way Spain play, they don't have strikers but they are best in the world. Ghana Black Stars we can do it.
J. O 11 years ago

Were Essien, Dede or Kevin Boateng interested in playing? We don't want the Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboh problems anymore. We need peaceful, committed and discipline players in a national team of this nature. One player's bad be ...
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Were Essien, Dede or Kevin Boateng interested in playing? We don't want the Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboh problems anymore. We need peaceful, committed and discipline players in a national team of this nature. One player's bad behavior can affect discipline and control in the whole team. We are in the team building stage. Appiah inherited a team in which, the Mensahs, Kingstons etc did not have a team. Essien did not wan't to play Ayew was showing off. No striker or left back. Think of the long term.
We came fourth when Dede Played in Gabon. We lost to Zambia when Dede played . Give us peace. It is this behavior that scare players so they refuse to play penalty or throw it away.
jb 11 years ago

i agree with you people are shortsighted and have short memory...but the only problem with AA was maintaining Gyan as captain...he was underperforming as a striker..if there was one player responsible for ghana's loss it was ...
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i agree with you people are shortsighted and have short memory...but the only problem with AA was maintaining Gyan as captain...he was underperforming as a striker..if there was one player responsible for ghana's loss it was gyan

A Captain bring a lot of value to the team.. and the player should be able to respect and look up to him.. with his current form, gyan should not even be starting...that is not a long term issue.. AA should have been able to deal with it...i was impressed with his calling off Dede bluff but he did not handle the striker issue well.. how can some one who cannot participate in penalty kicks in a tournament be said to be the captain..Wakaso was the defacto Captain of the team.. he took all the corners, free kicks and the penalties and he conducted himself in an inspirational way...He would have taken and scored the first kick if he was playing..That is what Captain do...THE BEST PLAYER ON THE FIELD
Counsellor 11 years ago

Mr or Mrs Author, there is a song in one of the Northern Ghana languages in which part of the words say 'if somebody hates you, even when you are swimming, he will accuse you of throwing sand into his eyes'.

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Mr or Mrs Author, there is a song in one of the Northern Ghana languages in which part of the words say 'if somebody hates you, even when you are swimming, he will accuse you of throwing sand into his eyes'.

I think the reasoning you presented in your article does not support your obvious strongly biased disapproval of the local coach. Let me cite two obvious ones:

i) You stood firmly on Sunday Oliseh's alleged comment that not selecting Michael Essien was a vital flaw? Do you seriously expect any unbiased Ghanaian to agree with you that the coach dropped Michael Essien? If Sunday Oliseh is ignorant of the reason for Essien's absence, must you support it? Some honesty on your part will give you some credibility.

ii) If you think that every administrator must personnaly write all his correspondences then I understand your article as coming from one who is ignorant about administrative practices and therefore you lack the authority to give your 'twopence worth' of comment on such an important National issue.

It may be better to simply ask for the removal of this coach without attempting to justify it, because by the logic in your article you have exposed your true motive.

The solution to the perennial failure of the Black Stars to perform well goes beyond the call to sacking this, or any other, coach. Why do I suspect that people like you are major parties to our football problems?
Tax man 11 years ago

Please people of Ghana,Appiah is not a good coach.We need a better one not this big fool called coach.

Please people of Ghana,Appiah is not a good coach.We need a better one not this big fool called coach.
Obiba 11 years ago

Can we be reasonable and appreciate the man's effort? He got 4th place among the among the many African countries. Some could not even come to South Africa at all. He is paid far less than the foreign coach yet he got this fa ...
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Can we be reasonable and appreciate the man's effort? He got 4th place among the among the many African countries. Some could not even come to South Africa at all. He is paid far less than the foreign coach yet he got this far. He is not a magician you know. Give Appiah a break and allow him to rebuild the team. We do not treat the foreign coaches like that. Why pull him down. Let us be fair.
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

U THINK GBSTAR IS A MEDIOCRE TEAM LIKE NIGER OR SUDAN. TO ACCEPT 4TH PLACE 2WICE IN A ROW? ARE U LISTENING TO URSELF? HOW MEDIOCRE ARE YOU? GH GOES TO EVERY AFCON TOURNAMENT TO WIN THE TROPHY, NOTHING ELSE. WHO FORCED AA TO C ...
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U THINK GBSTAR IS A MEDIOCRE TEAM LIKE NIGER OR SUDAN. TO ACCEPT 4TH PLACE 2WICE IN A ROW? ARE U LISTENING TO URSELF? HOW MEDIOCRE ARE YOU? GH GOES TO EVERY AFCON TOURNAMENT TO WIN THE TROPHY, NOTHING ELSE. WHO FORCED AA TO CLAIM 20GRAND? HE WAS PAID BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE. HE HASNT EVEN PROVEN HIMSELF. IN MY OPINION, HE WAS FAVORED. ASK URSELF HOW LONG AA HAS BEEN A DEPUTY COACH? A DEPUTY COPACH MUST LEARN SO THAT WHEN HE GETS THE CHANCE HE TOO CAN PRODUCE. YOU CANT BE A DEPUTY COACH AFTER MORE THAN 6YRS AND THEN PRODUCE SUCH AN AWFUL RESULT. HOW LONG HAS STEPHEN KESHIE BEEN A DEPUTY FOR NAIJA? NONE! NTI GH DIE33 DEBIAA WE ARE REBUILDING? AFCON 20083RD, AFCON 2010 2ND, WCUP 2012 5TH, AFCON 2012 4TH, AFCON 2013 4TH...WHEN DO WE REBUILD? ASK URSELF AGAIN HOW MUCH TIME KESHIE HAD TO REBUILD NAIJA TEAM AFTER THIS SAME TEAM FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR AFCON 2012? PLAVI WAS FIRED AFTER BARELY 1 YR ON THE JOB. WHY WAS HE FIRED, U ASK? BECOS HE FAILED TO WIN THE TROPHY. AFTER 1 YR P3 OOO. PLAVI NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO REBUILD. NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO BE A DEPUTY COACH. U SEE THE RACISM IN THIS? IF GBSTAR WAS YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS OBIBA, WOULD U ALLOW APPIAH TO STILL BE GBSTAR COACH? DEBT AND SADNESS NKOAA WEY HE GO BRING YOU..
Appletus 11 years ago

Whaaaaat? You dont know seventeen? That was his name, Maxell Konadu, the assistant coach of blackstars. Can he do the job? My answer is he needs a lot of courses abroad. Coaching does not mean that a former player can do that ...
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Whaaaaat? You dont know seventeen? That was his name, Maxell Konadu, the assistant coach of blackstars. Can he do the job? My answer is he needs a lot of courses abroad. Coaching does not mean that a former player can do that job. Has he coached any team before?
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

U MAKE ME LAFF AFTER READING UR POST. ASK URSELF THE SAME QUESTION BUT WITH AA IN MIND. U DUMB FOOL.U DONT EVEN KNOW WAT TEAM KONADU HAS COACHED, HIS RESUME BUT LOOK AT YOU SHOUTING OFF LIKE A FAT PUSSY PROSTITUTE?!...LOL

U MAKE ME LAFF AFTER READING UR POST. ASK URSELF THE SAME QUESTION BUT WITH AA IN MIND. U DUMB FOOL.U DONT EVEN KNOW WAT TEAM KONADU HAS COACHED, HIS RESUME BUT LOOK AT YOU SHOUTING OFF LIKE A FAT PUSSY PROSTITUTE?!...LOL
Maestro 11 years ago

There's no way a good for sighted coach will drop an experienced senior player like John Mensah for example, who did his job well in his time for untested new comers like Jerry Akaminko for example. Kwasi got a job that was t ...
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There's no way a good for sighted coach will drop an experienced senior player like John Mensah for example, who did his job well in his time for untested new comers like Jerry Akaminko for example. Kwasi got a job that was too big for him,he should have been maintained in his assisting role,because the former expatriates who knew little about the black stars and Ghana soccer performed far better. what happened to Masawudu,Abu Mohammed and others who even played good in the last world cup? kwasi preferred choices like Harrison Afful,Isaac Vorsah and a whole pack of low performing new recruits for real good alternatives. other critics may not agree with my views but i feel others who understand morden soccer will well concur with me. I have said my mind.
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

IF AFTER 6 YRS AS DEPUTY U CANT HANDLE ANYTHING AS HEAD COACH. THEN WAT SOURCE OF HELP WAS AA TO MILO AND PLAVI AS A DEPUTY? NO WONDER MILO AND PLAVI FAILED MISERABLY. BCOS THEIR RIGHT HAND MANN AKWASIA WAS DUMBER THAN A DOOR ...
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IF AFTER 6 YRS AS DEPUTY U CANT HANDLE ANYTHING AS HEAD COACH. THEN WAT SOURCE OF HELP WAS AA TO MILO AND PLAVI AS A DEPUTY? NO WONDER MILO AND PLAVI FAILED MISERABLY. BCOS THEIR RIGHT HAND MANN AKWASIA WAS DUMBER THAN A DOOR KNOB! JESUS YESU CRISSES!
Kwame 11 years ago

Even arriving on Saturday wouldn't have made Dede Ayew 100% fit. So GFA & Coach Appiah were up to something fishy against the guy.

Even arriving on Saturday wouldn't have made Dede Ayew 100% fit. So GFA & Coach Appiah were up to something fishy against the guy.
Ibrahim Alah 11 years ago

What Essien is this man Sunddy Oliseh is talking about? Do want to keep yourself happy because Nigeria won the cup, fine. But don't talk about including Essien on the squad of Ghana Black Stars, we are done with Essien play ...
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What Essien is this man Sunddy Oliseh is talking about? Do want to keep yourself happy because Nigeria won the cup, fine. But don't talk about including Essien on the squad of Ghana Black Stars, we are done with Essien playing for Ghana.
mumu 11 years ago

you and who?

you and who?
EVANS YAOKUMAH 11 years ago

was anthony annan,boakye yiadom and co fit?stop throwing sand in our eyes.do the FA want to tell us that boakye yiadom is better than jordan ayew?stop the jokes GFA.

was anthony annan,boakye yiadom and co fit?stop throwing sand in our eyes.do the FA want to tell us that boakye yiadom is better than jordan ayew?stop the jokes GFA.
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

So now these against people are willing to use the rumor from Nigerian coach to crimalize Akwasi Appiah!

So now these against people are willing to use the rumor from Nigerian coach to crimalize Akwasi Appiah!
jb 11 years ago

GEE...

GEE...
jata-nyc 11 years ago

KWESI APPIAH DOES NOT HAVE ANY FOOTBALL CREDENTIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SENSE TO LEADER. Simply,put Kwesi appiah is leaderless

KWESI APPIAH DOES NOT HAVE ANY FOOTBALL CREDENTIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SENSE TO LEADER. Simply,put Kwesi appiah is leaderless
Fred Clottey 11 years ago

What Kwasi is saying is a lie, because even if the player comes on Monday he would not have train with the team due to the injury. Kwasi has a bad thinking about the Ayew brothers. His selfish nature has course the whole Nati ...
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What Kwasi is saying is a lie, because even if the player comes on Monday he would not have train with the team due to the injury. Kwasi has a bad thinking about the Ayew brothers. His selfish nature has course the whole Nation. S.H.A.M.E
ben stone 11 years ago

make we send am home pls, he no no anything, you wey dey lead 1. 0 and you go come a defender put midfielder, what cana coach be dat, i bet make we fire am. now we need unknown coach like me ben stone, a nimanian born,ciao vo ...
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make we send am home pls, he no no anything, you wey dey lead 1. 0 and you go come a defender put midfielder, what cana coach be dat, i bet make we fire am. now we need unknown coach like me ben stone, a nimanian born,ciao vote me,stone ben nima,also helsinki finland, trust am more than coach appiah, or what ever you call him. he is a disgrace to ghana
ben stone 11 years ago

make we send am home pls, he no no anything, you wey dey lead 1. 0 and you go come a defender put midfielder, what cana coach be dat, i bet make we fire am. now we need unknown coach like me ben stone, a nimanian born,ciao vo ...
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make we send am home pls, he no no anything, you wey dey lead 1. 0 and you go come a defender put midfielder, what cana coach be dat, i bet make we fire am. now we need unknown coach like me ben stone, a nimanian born,ciao vote me,stone ben. nima,also helsinki finland, trust am more than coach appiah, or what ever you call him. he is a disgrace to ghana you cant be leading and you know the field is not good for your team, then clamous change a midfielder instead of a defender. pls send him parking he his not a coach
kwame asante 11 years ago

This is not Coach appiah statement.I can see Saani Dara in this statement.The FA must be ashame of themselves for this pertinece and shear enviness.

This is not Coach appiah statement.I can see Saani Dara in this statement.The FA must be ashame of themselves for this pertinece and shear enviness.
Ekow 11 years ago

In line with my vision of taking only fit players for the Africa Cup of Nations, I have decided to work only with the players currently in camp.

But Richmond Boakye Yiadom was also injured but taken to SA.

In line with my vision of taking only fit players for the Africa Cup of Nations, I have decided to work only with the players currently in camp.

But Richmond Boakye Yiadom was also injured but taken to SA.
ERIC- Akosombo 11 years ago

SHAMEFUL AKWASI APPIAH.INCOMPETENCE AT IT PEAK.WASTEFUL AKWASI APPIAH LEAVE BLACK STARS FOR US. GO GO GO GO GO OUT.

SHAMEFUL AKWASI APPIAH.INCOMPETENCE AT IT PEAK.WASTEFUL AKWASI APPIAH LEAVE BLACK STARS FOR US. GO GO GO GO GO OUT.
jb 11 years ago

what was AA to do? blame the ungrateful ghanaians, fucking dede was throwing tantrums because his younger brother was not invited, what was AA to do?

what was AA to do? blame the ungrateful ghanaians, fucking dede was throwing tantrums because his younger brother was not invited, what was AA to do?
mohammed amin abdallah adenta fafraha 11 years ago

i am no longer commenting on my boys.pls.help me kwesi appiah is getting on my nerves thank you.

i am no longer commenting on my boys.pls.help me kwesi appiah is getting on my nerves thank you.
YEBOPOWER 11 years ago

The whole establishment is corrupt.The Black Stars today is tainted with bad politics,influence and bad spirit.There are lobbyist sitting on the sidelines pulling strings on who should be on the team etc.The Black stars of to ...
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The whole establishment is corrupt.The Black Stars today is tainted with bad politics,influence and bad spirit.There are lobbyist sitting on the sidelines pulling strings on who should be on the team etc.The Black stars of today is not a performance based team.It is full of politicians making decisions on how to score political points.Coach Appiah is only a chicken head and has no control.Only corruption ridden FA can save the Stars but l doubt it.
Stranded voter. 11 years ago

But AA you still sent unfit players to the tournament. What was Annan doing on the bench?

But AA you still sent unfit players to the tournament. What was Annan doing on the bench?
Kae 11 years ago

mr.akwasi appiah must stay,he is good lets keep him.you cant blame a coach if someone kick pernaty and spoil it.only people who dont understand the game would do dat.this is his first exp.all is good 4 him to be a better coac ...
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mr.akwasi appiah must stay,he is good lets keep him.you cant blame a coach if someone kick pernaty and spoil it.only people who dont understand the game would do dat.this is his first exp.all is good 4 him to be a better coach.never mind the hypes.they are the same people sometimes begging their wives,girlfriends,in jobs for another chance.losing dats not mean you are not good but it tells you to open up your eyes wide next time.the lost to burkina, no better coach in ths world will blame the trainer,mr.k.appiah will be one of the best coach 4 GH.& africa. keep him & u will see the same people acussing 2day will carry him on thier shoulders 1-day.only God knows dat.
GHANA FIRST 11 years ago

There was nothing wrong with the players.They all did their best,
The problem was the technical team at the field They lacked the ability to read the game and make changes that were very necessary
With poor midfield there w ...
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There was nothing wrong with the players.They all did their best,
The problem was the technical team at the field They lacked the ability to read the game and make changes that were very necessary
With poor midfield there were no co ordination between the defence and the forwards.Moreso the solo attacker in the upfront was a bad tactical decision
Asamoah Gyan was made very useless as a result of that
Edward Ansah-Addo 11 years ago

Akwesi Appiah is the best coach we have had but for the fact that he is a Ghanaian The FA is manipulating him. If they give him the free hand to operate the senior team will be a force to recon with. The other game the FA is ...
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Akwesi Appiah is the best coach we have had but for the fact that he is a Ghanaian The FA is manipulating him. If they give him the free hand to operate the senior team will be a force to recon with. The other game the FA is playing, is for the country to revisit the enmity between Akwesi and Dede's dad Abedi over the captainship during their time, so people will say he Akwesi is visiting that on Abedi's children. We are aware of all these games and know that Akwesi is a gentleman and will not not allow his integrity to be at stake. I pray the GFA to leave Akwesi alone to manage the team his way.
JOEDUSU@YAHOO.COM 11 years ago

HIS BODY LANGUAGE ALONE TELLS YOU HE IS NOT IN CHARGE. HE DOES NOT EXUDE ONE BIT OF CONFIDENCE. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT HIM ON THE TOUCH LINE. PROPER MUMU COACH JUST ENJOYING SALARY. NOTHING MORE. ANY COACH WHO COME TO RELY ON AS ...
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HIS BODY LANGUAGE ALONE TELLS YOU HE IS NOT IN CHARGE. HE DOES NOT EXUDE ONE BIT OF CONFIDENCE. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT HIM ON THE TOUCH LINE. PROPER MUMU COACH JUST ENJOYING SALARY. NOTHING MORE. ANY COACH WHO COME TO RELY ON ASAMOAH GYAN TO WIN ANYTHING IS BRAIN DEAD. PERIOD.
Haruna Mubarak 11 years ago

This coach should be fired without second thoughts.

This coach should be fired without second thoughts.

Was Coach Appiah In charge?

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