Penalties to decide Ghana league draw

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Kwesi 11 years ago

Please all our players are foreign based players, what are we talking about and this rule will not affect them there.

Please come again!!!

Please all our players are foreign based players, what are we talking about and this rule will not affect them there.

Please come again!!!
OSEI TAWIAH 11 years ago

But almost all of them started in Ghana. If the young ones in Ghana are trained on penalties, it will help them when they go overseas and when they return to the Black Stars in the future.

But almost all of them started in Ghana. If the young ones in Ghana are trained on penalties, it will help them when they go overseas and when they return to the Black Stars in the future.
CHARLES YEBOAH OBENG.USA 11 years ago

Charity begins at home.The Black Star players with foreign teams will eventually be replaced one day and when we start to groom young ones today we wont be in the same awkward situation tomorrow.Please revive the collegiate s ...
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Charity begins at home.The Black Star players with foreign teams will eventually be replaced one day and when we start to groom young ones today we wont be in the same awkward situation tomorrow.Please revive the collegiate sports(soccer/academicals) competition,great source to bring out talents.
Kwasi Asante, Providence,RI USA 11 years ago

Big applauded idea. You have my vote.

Big applauded idea. You have my vote.
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

DATS THE MISSING INGREDIENT. GH PLAYERS HVE THE TALENT N EVERYTHING TO BE TOP 5 IN THE WORLD. EVEN WCUP CHAMPS. WE WILL NEVER ATTAIN THAT DREAM BCOS THE PPL IN GFA POSITIONS OF POWER DONT KNOW HOW TO EMPOWER N MOTIVATE THE NA ...
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DATS THE MISSING INGREDIENT. GH PLAYERS HVE THE TALENT N EVERYTHING TO BE TOP 5 IN THE WORLD. EVEN WCUP CHAMPS. WE WILL NEVER ATTAIN THAT DREAM BCOS THE PPL IN GFA POSITIONS OF POWER DONT KNOW HOW TO EMPOWER N MOTIVATE THE NAtional teams. ITS VEWRY SIMPLE. UNTIL WE GET PPL WHO R CIVILISED. CAN EMPOWER AND MOTIVATE OUR PLAYERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CAN WIN TROPHIES, BE THE BEST PLAYERS IN TE WORLD. WE AINT GOING NOWHERE....

THE FIRE WITHIN THE PLAYERS NEEDS TO BE REKINDLED. ONLY FMR FOREIGN BASED PLAYERS CAN DO DAT. DESAILLY, ABEDI, BAFFOE, YEBOAH, APPIAH, JOHN MENSAH...PLAYING OVERSEAS IS HIGHLY MENTAL. THATS WAT THE WHITEMAN USES TO BEAT EVERYONE.
Alah 11 years ago

I think is a good idea when adopted and implemented, but, still some one has to lose for the other to win. Luck has to be on your side to win a game sometimes. That is why best players are selected for a national team of a c ...
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I think is a good idea when adopted and implemented, but, still some one has to lose for the other to win. Luck has to be on your side to win a game sometimes. That is why best players are selected for a national team of a country. They all come to a tournament, and only one wins (sometimes with a suprise performance or luck). Let us not forget that, if you unlucky sometimes, it causes you the favored team the trophy.
Johnny 11 years ago

It's an excellent idea, period! There is nthing like luck if you don't know how to do it, the one who knows how to do it does it better and wins.

It's an excellent idea, period! There is nthing like luck if you don't know how to do it, the one who knows how to do it does it better and wins.
Ghanaba1 11 years ago

Why not try and find good strikers and train them how to shoot and score rather than on penalty shootouts? Or why not train our players penalty shootouts before any tournament during trainings? although it might help our futu ...
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Why not try and find good strikers and train them how to shoot and score rather than on penalty shootouts? Or why not train our players penalty shootouts before any tournament during trainings? although it might help our future generation but we still need the approval of FIFA or? B'cos we can not implement our own rules in soccer without them since GFA is under FIFA.any other suggestions from you guys?
Johnny 11 years ago

Where did they start before going abroad? They need to be trained from the get-go, to boost their confidence and technique! I hope they go for it!

Where did they start before going abroad? They need to be trained from the get-go, to boost their confidence and technique! I hope they go for it!
Kofi 11 years ago

This is an excellent idea but awarding the wining team a point and the losing team a point will only serve to heighten the need for ultra-defensive plays. Not only will awarding all three points to the winning team be fruitfu ...
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This is an excellent idea but awarding the wining team a point and the losing team a point will only serve to heighten the need for ultra-defensive plays. Not only will awarding all three points to the winning team be fruitful, it will also put up a exciting game when both teams will be forced to play attacking football. This will further improve our attacking game as a country.
RICHARD 11 years ago

This will only be a good idea if we have at least 80% of local players in the team but this is a case where only 1 or 2 local players play for the senior team. I don't think this will have any impact.

This will only be a good idea if we have at least 80% of local players in the team but this is a case where only 1 or 2 local players play for the senior team. I don't think this will have any impact.
Johnny 11 years ago

Two points for the winner of the penalthy shootout, one point for the loser. Winner awfter 90 minutes of play gets three points. It's a great idea.

Two points for the winner of the penalthy shootout, one point for the loser. Winner awfter 90 minutes of play gets three points. It's a great idea.
Alhaji Osman 11 years ago

Winner of the penalty shoot out shoould be awarded two points and the loser a point. Awrading full three points will not motivate clubs to score dunring regulation but will rather concentrate on how to take penalties

Winner of the penalty shoot out shoould be awarded two points and the loser a point. Awrading full three points will not motivate clubs to score dunring regulation but will rather concentrate on how to take penalties
Ampomaa 11 years ago

Iwas going to type that when I read yours.Yes 2 points should go to the penalty kickouts winner and one point to the losser.That's how the US ice hockey league does it which I found it sensible.

Iwas going to type that when I read yours.Yes 2 points should go to the penalty kickouts winner and one point to the losser.That's how the US ice hockey league does it which I found it sensible.
talk-talk 11 years ago

I have been advocating this idea for long.Finnaly it is being considered.Winning team gets two points and loosing team gets one point.Thus the league table should have a winning draw and loosing draw sections.

I have been advocating this idea for long.Finnaly it is being considered.Winning team gets two points and loosing team gets one point.Thus the league table should have a winning draw and loosing draw sections.
WO HAW NE DEN? U.S.A. 11 years ago

Ampomaa,I wonder what you read about the main subject before reading the comment of Alhaji Osman, which he also either did not read well or understood.there is no where in the aticle that was said three points will be giving ...
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Ampomaa,I wonder what you read about the main subject before reading the comment of Alhaji Osman, which he also either did not read well or understood.there is no where in the aticle that was said three points will be giving to the winner of the penalty shoot out, this is what it says:'Goal.com Ghana also learned that if the proposal is adopted a club that will win on penalties will take two points whilst the loser will go home with a point' pleae read yourself and understand before commenting, I will urge Alhaji too to read the article again. thanks.
Johnny 11 years ago

they don't seem to have read before commenting.

they don't seem to have read before commenting.
Ampomaa 11 years ago

Thanks for calling my attention. I only commented on Alhaji's comment.

Thanks for calling my attention. I only commented on Alhaji's comment.
one man soldier 11 years ago

This is not the best options, it will not improve the quality of play. The English Players are not good in taking penalty kicks as well but did they change their league to suit penalty kick? Maybe they should just play penalt ...
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This is not the best options, it will not improve the quality of play. The English Players are not good in taking penalty kicks as well but did they change their league to suit penalty kick? Maybe they should just play penalty kick rather than play full match before penalty.
OSEI TAWIAH 11 years ago

This is Ghana not England, besides, the English Premier League is played by foreigners and not the English.

This is Ghana not England, besides, the English Premier League is played by foreigners and not the English.
Ampomaa 11 years ago

Do we have to wait for the white man or England to do it first before we copy it from them?

Do we have to wait for the white man or England to do it first before we copy it from them?
Lary 11 years ago

That's a good thinking in finding solutions to a problem instead of duelling on the problem

That's a good thinking in finding solutions to a problem instead of duelling on the problem
koo frank 11 years ago

This very good idea and i think Ghana will be the first country to adopt this system. Pls let us give a try. Dont think about thye foreign players charity begins at home. Then they can take it anywhere they go if bought.

This very good idea and i think Ghana will be the first country to adopt this system. Pls let us give a try. Dont think about thye foreign players charity begins at home. Then they can take it anywhere they go if bought.
Solvability 11 years ago

This is not not new in Ghana. It has actually been tried before in the Ghana League for one or two seasons in the 80s
(not too sure) and abandoned. It was introduced for the same reason.

This is not not new in Ghana. It has actually been tried before in the Ghana League for one or two seasons in the 80s
(not too sure) and abandoned. It was introduced for the same reason.
sakasaka 11 years ago

This development which was actually implemented in the Ghana league in the early 90s helped the west African country to boast of good penalty takers as the country converted as many as 10 of them in the 1992 Africa Cup of Nat ...
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This development which was actually implemented in the Ghana league in the early 90s helped the west African country to boast of good penalty takers as the country converted as many as 10 of them in the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal against Cote d'Ivoire in the final.
Solvability 11 years ago

Don't comment on my post if you don't understand it. I was only pointing out that it is not the first time it is being introduced as implied by earlier post. Nowhere did I state whether it will or will not help the black star ...
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Don't comment on my post if you don't understand it. I was only pointing out that it is not the first time it is being introduced as implied by earlier post. Nowhere did I state whether it will or will not help the black stars. By the way, Ghana still lost out on the shootout you cited.
OB 11 years ago

Although CID did not have that system, we still lost to them. PKs depend on confidence, which our players lack.

Although CID did not have that system, we still lost to them. PKs depend on confidence, which our players lack.
sakasaka 11 years ago

one point for penalty winner, no point for losser.

one point for penalty winner, no point for losser.
Praise 11 years ago

Stupid Idea! The MAIN PROBLEM is scoring goals BE IT PENALTIES OR OTHERWISE!

If we can score about 60% of the goal scoring chances we get we will not need penalties! This is typical Ghana where we always try to solve pro ...
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Stupid Idea! The MAIN PROBLEM is scoring goals BE IT PENALTIES OR OTHERWISE!

If we can score about 60% of the goal scoring chances we get we will not need penalties! This is typical Ghana where we always try to solve problems anyhow except the best. When are we going to stop solve problems partially?
OB 11 years ago

What are we doing to solve our goal scoring problem? It seems our players need 20 scoring chances before they can score one. Maybe, just maybe, we should ban "small posts."

What are we doing to solve our goal scoring problem? It seems our players need 20 scoring chances before they can score one. Maybe, just maybe, we should ban "small posts."
Real 11 years ago

Tony Yeboah played and enjoyed "small posts"!!

Tony Yeboah played and enjoyed "small posts"!!
MV.Dodoo, usa 11 years ago

Stupid idea. When you do that, it means there will no more draw in a league. This in not knock-out that if there is a drawn the penalty rules will apply.
The players should learn and practice or coach to train them how to pl ...
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Stupid idea. When you do that, it means there will no more draw in a league. This in not knock-out that if there is a drawn the penalty rules will apply.
The players should learn and practice or coach to train them how to play penalties. The problem is some player think they know much. They stand just 12inches away instead to move back and come with force to kick they want to trick.
CHARLES YEBOAH OBENG.USA 11 years ago

Smart policy.Will surely pay some dividends.

Smart policy.Will surely pay some dividends.
Bismark kofi owusu 11 years ago

I think most of our players are based overseas and this proposal will undermine the local soccer. The managers appointed to lead our boys should take it upon himself and teach them if they do not trully know h ...
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I think most of our players are based overseas and this proposal will undermine the local soccer. The managers appointed to lead our boys should take it upon himself and teach them if they do not trully know how to convert sport kicks.
jb 11 years ago

let try it..do not know whether fifa will protest..its ghana league anyway

let try it..do not know whether fifa will protest..its ghana league anyway
MV.Dodoo, usa 11 years ago

I don't think it will help Ghana League. The best things to do is for the coach to train his players when at training ground. What about goalkeepers? You can't train a keeper save all penalties. When it happen, it will favor ...
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I don't think it will help Ghana League. The best things to do is for the coach to train his players when at training ground. What about goalkeepers? You can't train a keeper save all penalties. When it happen, it will favor other teams like small teams like RTU or clubs that are not performing go at the league. Because we are dealing with points. If that is down, it will allow small teams to get more points while they are not to win the league.
The Truth 11 years ago

A penalty is like lotto,so awarding the luckiest ones with one extra point will let them escape relegation without performance.Taking penalties after draw is ok,but they can give a price of any kind instead of additional poin ...
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A penalty is like lotto,so awarding the luckiest ones with one extra point will let them escape relegation without performance.Taking penalties after draw is ok,but they can give a price of any kind instead of additional point to the winner.
kyikyibi 11 years ago

This is first time I notice people are sharing good ideals. let us start penalty kicks at home. big ideal

This is first time I notice people are sharing good ideals. let us start penalty kicks at home. big ideal
kb 11 years ago

I believe the idea will be positive...however, I will add that the two to one point split should be contingent on 1+ draws and not 0:0 draw so to discourage defensive oriented games. In effect 0:0 draw penalty winner should t ...
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I believe the idea will be positive...however, I will add that the two to one point split should be contingent on 1+ draws and not 0:0 draw so to discourage defensive oriented games. In effect 0:0 draw penalty winner should take all three points....
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

THIS IS A STUPID IDEA! THERE IS REASON WHY FIFA HAS THIS RULE OF EXTRA TIME BEFORE PENALTIES. THE GAME MUST BE PLAYED TO WIN. THAT IS THE VERY FIRST IDEA OF THE GAME. WHY PLAY TO DRAW? IDIOTS. THIS RULE WILL ONLY ENCOURAGE TE ...
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THIS IS A STUPID IDEA! THERE IS REASON WHY FIFA HAS THIS RULE OF EXTRA TIME BEFORE PENALTIES. THE GAME MUST BE PLAYED TO WIN. THAT IS THE VERY FIRST IDEA OF THE GAME. WHY PLAY TO DRAW? IDIOTS. THIS RULE WILL ONLY ENCOURAGE TEAMS TO PREPARE FOR DRAWS N NOT WINS. TAKE 2 PTS MAKE I TAKE 1...HELL NO! WE PLAY FOR KEEPS. WINNER TAKES ALL. THIS IS THE MENTALITY WE NEED ESP AT HOME. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
PENALTIES IS VERY MUCH A PART OF THE GAME. THE SAME REASON WHY FIFA SAYS EACH TEAM NEEDS 23 PLAYERS, WITH 3 GOALIES ON EACH TEAM. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COACH TO MAKE SURE THE TEAM PRACTICE PENALTY KICKS. CAN APPIAH EVEN USE A COMPUTER? HOW MANY TIMES DID I COME ON HERE N TELL AA TO MAKE SURE THE BOYS PRACTICE PENALTY KICKS. AT NITE?.....FUCKING GUY APPIAH. WO Y3 GYIMIFUO TOO MUCH!
kwame 11 years ago

This will not help anybody. How many Leagues in the world are decide by penalties? The main point is that african players have a poor kick. From defender to strikers all of them have poor kicking technics. Can we mentions 3 p ...
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This will not help anybody. How many Leagues in the world are decide by penalties? The main point is that african players have a poor kick. From defender to strikers all of them have poor kicking technics. Can we mentions 3 players in the black stars that have good kicking technics? no. My advice is start to train players how to kick to the ball. If you look at the football world, it is the player that have a good kicking technic that take a penalty..
What is Anthony Yeboah doing? Can he not train strikers for Ghana. Can Abedi not train technical midfielders for our? and can Sammy Kouffour not train defenders how to defend?
zoiks 11 years ago

The idea is very laudable. It should be implemented as soon as possible.

The idea is very laudable. It should be implemented as soon as possible.
SHAMPELE 11 years ago

I THINK THE IDEA IS GOOD BUT NOT THE BEST CAUSE THE PROBLEM HERE IS ABOUT THE NATIONAL TEAMS.AND IS MOSTLY DOMINATED BY FORIEGN PLAYERS,SO BEEN IT IN OUR LEAGUE IS GOING TO HELP US WHEN WE HAVE MORE LOCAL PLAYERS IN THE NATIO ...
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I THINK THE IDEA IS GOOD BUT NOT THE BEST CAUSE THE PROBLEM HERE IS ABOUT THE NATIONAL TEAMS.AND IS MOSTLY DOMINATED BY FORIEGN PLAYERS,SO BEEN IT IN OUR LEAGUE IS GOING TO HELP US WHEN WE HAVE MORE LOCAL PLAYERS IN THE NATIONAL TEAM.ALSO ONE THING I WOULD LIKE MIGHTY(G.F.A)TO KNOW IS THAT IN EUROP WHEN U GO TO TRAINING SOMETIMES BEFORE AND AFTER TRAINING,PLAYERS TAKE BALL ON THEIR OWN STAND OUT SIDE THE 18 YARD BOX ,AIM THE EITHR THE GOAL POST OR THE BAR NOT FOR ANY THING BUT TO BE GOOD IN KICKING AND SCOREN WELL.I THINK IT WILL HELP OUR MEN IF THEY SHOULD LEAN ALL THIS THIGS.THANK U GODBLESS OUR HOME LAND GHANA....SHAMPELE
Nana Owusu 11 years ago

There is no need to practice this

There is no need to practice this
mickey 11 years ago

this is so cool ghana is the best my son will play for them

this is so cool ghana is the best my son will play for them
Yaw Pong 11 years ago

Good but how many would don our jerseys when the overseas players are around.

Good but how many would don our jerseys when the overseas players are around.
GFA Your mother 11 years ago

no matter how, black will always remain black, Ghanaians should learn book of football small...ahhh

no matter how, black will always remain black, Ghanaians should learn book of football small...ahhh
Prince Antwi 11 years ago

this is a good idea in ghana football.

this is a good idea in ghana football.
Prince Antwi 11 years ago

is ok

is ok
Godson 11 years ago

it may work.lets try it and see what happens

it may work.lets try it and see what happens

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