Opoku Nti weeps for Ghana football

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• owusu 9 years ago

  Please stop using foreign players as a refrence 'point' because we have a lot of talented ghanaian players that can be used as an example.these remarks encourages people to stay at home and watch foreign league matches instea ...
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  Please stop using foreign players as a refrence 'point' because we have a lot of talented ghanaian players that can be used as an example.these remarks encourages people to stay at home and watch foreign league matches instead of going to the stadiums to watch local league matches

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• Askantwi 9 years ago

  There is nothing wrong for what he said. Stop these ridiculous hatred.

  There is nothing wrong for what he said. Stop these ridiculous hatred.

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• ffonky 9 years ago

  Its not only in football
  Start from ruling the country to the the shoe shine boy or drivers mates or whatever you may think of.
  Ghana is detororating.

  Its not only in football
  Start from ruling the country to the the shoe shine boy or drivers mates or whatever you may think of.
  Ghana is detororating.

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• Al 9 years ago

  Nyantakyi, are u listening!
  Abedi said the same couole of years back. I

  Nyantakyi, are u listening!
  Abedi said the same couole of years back. I

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• Kookum 9 years ago

  The legend has said it all. Hope our trainers/coaches will teach the basics skills especially penalty kicks and how goalkeepers can save them.
  
  I stand for any correction, Ghana has never won any major tournament through pe ...
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  The legend has said it all. Hope our trainers/coaches will teach the basics skills especially penalty kicks and how goalkeepers can save them.
  
  I stand for any correction, Ghana has never won any major tournament through penalties.

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• talk-talk 9 years ago

  we did! nations cup 1982 in Libya. hello small boy. lol

  we did! nations cup 1982 in Libya. hello small boy. lol

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• Nana 9 years ago

  Who ever called him lord

  Who ever called him lord

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• PUSSY CONTROL 9 years ago

  YOU WAS N'T BORN AT THAT TIME . POLO WAS DRIBBLE MAGICIAN , AFRIYIE WAS BAYIE IN KOTOKO AND NII IN HEARTS OF OAK . OPOKU NTI WAS LORD ZICO . ABEDI WAS PELE

  YOU WAS N'T BORN AT THAT TIME . POLO WAS DRIBBLE MAGICIAN , AFRIYIE WAS BAYIE IN KOTOKO AND NII IN HEARTS OF OAK . OPOKU NTI WAS LORD ZICO . ABEDI WAS PELE

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• Chief New York 9 years ago

  Nana how old are your please, if you don't know ask someone who is older and stop that stupidity.

  Nana how old are your please, if you don't know ask someone who is older and stop that stupidity.

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• Nana 9 years ago

  I am old enough to know that the dude was called Zico but not Lord Zico.why do you folks always feel the need to over stretch the simple truth?

  I am old enough to know that the dude was called Zico but not Lord Zico.why do you folks always feel the need to over stretch the simple truth?

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• OSEI TAWIAH 9 years ago

  What's the difference between Zico and Lord Zico? They are both the same, nicknames. Opoku Nti is not a Lord in the British Empire so why are you crying?

  What's the difference between Zico and Lord Zico? They are both the same, nicknames. Opoku Nti is not a Lord in the British Empire so why are you crying?

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• kp 9 years ago

  Thanks, Zico.
  There is a big problem here. Yes, Ghana football is dwindling to its lowest ebb and there is the need to wake up and do something about it.
  In fact, I don't have time to do a more detailed writing on this pie ...
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  Thanks, Zico.
  There is a big problem here. Yes, Ghana football is dwindling to its lowest ebb and there is the need to wake up and do something about it.
  In fact, I don't have time to do a more detailed writing on this piece based on research and evidence. So let me speculate.
  These are the problems.
  1. Lack of young talented players.
  2. Lack of facilities
  3. Lack of character, paitence, discipline and endurance.
  4. Poor management of the game.
  5. Changing socio-economic circumstances.
  Just to list a few.
  
  I'll start with point 1.
  
  Children and young people are very busy with video games and computers. They are busy Facebooking and tweeting. iPads and tablet computers have taken them over. They are stuck in the sofas watching movies and reality shows. They are getting fatter and fatter. They couldn't be bothered. We didn't have that in the 70s and 80s.
  So let's blame technology.
  
  2. When we were growing up in the late 1970s and 1980s, nearly every boy gets on the parks, streets and every open space to play soccer after school. It was like a ritual that must be fulfilled. Now, what happened to the parks. They have been sold by chiefs, built upon or occupied by kiosks and containers. I can tell you that there are no open spaces in Accra for children to play on. No parks, no opne spaces and even the streets are busy, nowadays, with secon-hand cars.
  So let's blame chiefs for selling all lands to developers and leaving us with no parks.
  
  3. Children and young people lately have no patience to traing for sportsmanship. Thay want quick-fixes. They are busy auditioning for talent shows so they can make quick money and be famous overnight. The celebrity craze has gripped our young people. No discipline, no character no endurance.
  So let's blame GET RICH FAST.
  
  4. You can agree with me that football is poorly managed in Ghana. Why must we spend every money on tournaments only. GFA is supposed to spend money raising young and new talents. They should use some of their budgetory quota on developing soccer facilities in some neighbourhoods to encourage young footies. They should start with district capitals and the localities. GFA should get involve with even small town football matches. They should have regional and district GFA administrations. Or creat a pool with Education, Youth and Sports and the Health ministries with each ministry cintributing to encourage sports. This is because they all will benefit from it. Physical activities promote good health so the Health ministry should not see sports as belonging to one ministry. So is education because a healthy mind lives in a healthy body.
  So let's blame clueless GFA and ministries.
  
  5. Social factors such as crime and violence do not encourage parents to allow their children to go outside and play. We could go out and play football for long hours and our parent were not worried. It's not the case lately. Social media and other factors do not help in getting children to play football matches like we used to do.
  Economic factors include parent not being able to provide for their children so these children go out to sell intead of playing and learning.
  We had enough to eat and when we are fully fed the next thing was to go to the local parks to play soccer. We didn't sell on the streets. We played soccer at the Alajo park.
  Do you remember Arabian Knights, Falcons, Me & You Babies etc.? Alajo park does not exist today. The Kaneshie sports complex has been left to rot.
  So let's blame Social and economic factors.
  
  
  
  Im sorry for the sub-standard writing.
  Koo Pong
  London.

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