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Appiah won't bow to pressure to send Adams to Brazil

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  • Kweku Boye 10 years ago

    He is currently one of the best in Africa.

  • Sammy the Sheriff 10 years ago

    I have been Coach Akwasi Appiah biggest fan but I don't agree with him on his assessment of Adams saying four stellar performance at this tournament will not make Adams automatic selection.

    It is not only four games. Adams ...
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  • Ampukyekye 10 years ago

    For the first time Appiah has given me a reason to disagree with him.Credit must be given where it's due, had we not had this kid in the post we wouldn't have gone as far as we did.The kid has earned not just a place on the t ...
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  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

    KWARASAY, ADJEI, ADAMS...HE WAS THE BEST GOALIE AT THE TOURNAMNT

  • baker 10 years ago

    bow shit damba this man is good he did good more then you stop being a hypocrisy nonsense

  • pala 10 years ago

    adams was technically the forth best goal keeper prior to WC 2010 when kwesi appiah was an assistant coach. so if four years on adams has been consistent and for some reason had to be included in the senior national team that ...
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  • KojoLee/MRAA@Samba Dance 10 years ago

    “The collective good of the nation is my paramount interest. All those who played in the CHAN and those back at home and abroad will be looked at.” (Coach MRAA)

    Haaa Pala, we have a long way to go. How could coach MRA ...
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  • pala 10 years ago

    I strongly believe that either Joseph Carr or Simon Addo will be beeter placed to identify the best 3 goal keepers and smoothen the rough edges they may have.

  • TIMO DE LAW 10 years ago

    Let us leave the Blackstars alone for Kwesi Appiah to do his job

  • Mr.N 10 years ago

    Akwesi Appiah should have kept his mouth shut he should learn when to speak and when to keep quite. This time round he should have kept his mouth shut this is not the time to speak why do you create all this tension how can ...
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  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

    DAUDA IS INACTIVE SO ADAMS MUST SLOT IN, ASAP! AA MUST CALL ADUSEI, AINOOSON AND TIJANI ANF FEATURE THEM VS SERBIA AND SOME HIGH PROFILE FRIENDLIES BEFORE THE WCUP.

  • KojoLee/MRAA@Samba Dance 10 years ago

    Mr. N(ice) I think coach MRAA has already fixed his three goal-keepers already. If not he wouldn't have made those remarks.

  • pala 10 years ago

    best ever advice to kwesi appiah

  • truth 10 years ago

    What did we do with Philemon? Good question,now tell us do you know what we are going to do with Stephen Adams? Based on this tounament,nobody can question his abilities but tell us how many strikers did you see in this tour ...
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  • ME 10 years ago

    Of course no one can rush you or force you to call this goalkeeper into the senior Black Stars but use your brains and open your eyes well. The yardstick by which you use to call players into the squad must be employed at all ...
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  • Pinkus 10 years ago

    Including Steven Adams to the Brazil squad is not a rushing decision at all. The guy is already 28 years. Do you want him to be 40 then you start complaining about old age? If this guy was a Nigerian, Keshi will include him i ...
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  • Champion Atta 10 years ago

    You are right, Pinkus. Appiah in this case sounds like a close-minded autocratic non-creative boss who wants international prospects to discover Adams before he looks at him. Keshi has more confidence to identify undiscovered ...
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  • Champion Atta 10 years ago

    Adams has not faced the quality of strikers that Fatau has. What is Adams to do to get what could be his break for Brazil? My sympathies.

  • Dr James 10 years ago

    Public must not confuse appiah bcos Dauda is the best and no 1 for brazil

  • KK 10 years ago

    Rush?? This coach love that word! In that case Dauda was a mad rush. What did Dauda do better than Adams before he was called?

  • Tintin 10 years ago

    See who is talking. How many games did you play as coach to be named a national team coach of any sort? And the answer will be zero. Eiii see how time changes. Ati yie ma awere fie.. Good times makes one forget his roots. Whe ...
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  • Analyst 10 years ago

    The sterling performance of Stephen Adams at the CHAN 2014 cannot outshine the performance of the 3 goalkeepers already called to the Black Stars. Most importantly, the level he was operating, ie CHAN, is low quality. It is a ...
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  • KK 10 years ago

    Stop using that word about Adams!!! You are not making sense. Rush?? In that case Dauda was a mad rush. What did Dauda do better than Adams before he, Dauda, was called???

  • Richard Nettey 10 years ago

    Interesting, isn't i? coming from the Black Stars trainer. He might as well tell us where Fatau Dauda's consistency has been coming from. Is it from being a third choice goalkeeper of his club in South Africa? What of Alb ...
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  • Joke 10 years ago

    He can be running his mouth now, the 'football people' will ultimately make the decision. He is only posturing being in charge, but we have known all along to date that he is not. It's as simple as that. Who will bet. Adams w ...
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  • ffonky 10 years ago

    HAllo AA,
    It worth to monitor this Guy very well
    You may be right, but he need´s to be monitored closely and compared to the Keepers you are having now.

  • BA 10 years ago

    Yes, I think the goalkeeper was good in the CHAN 2014 Nations Cup. I'm proud of all the players as well. Just because we didn't win the CHAN is not the end of the World; after all how many teams have been able to make it to t ...
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  • BA 10 years ago

    Yes, the goalkeeper is a future Black star prospect. Let's forget about the past failures all the time and look to the future always, for Ghana got a lot of good and better things ahead of us.

    God Bless You All.

  • zomabi 10 years ago

    APPIAH IF U SAY A PLAYER CAN ONLY BE SELECTED ON CONSISTENT PERFORMENCE THEN AS OF NOW DAUDA IS NOT FIT FOR BRAZIL B'COS HE DOES NOT EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO PERFORM. HIS COACH SAYS HE IS NOT GOOD

  • WOFA WOHOO 10 years ago

    Coach it is time to doing some fixing in your defence particularly goalkeeping department.Take Adams and train him before you make your final choice we really need a keeper and now one is putting pressure on you to include hi ...
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  • Natural Mystic 10 years ago

    Kwesi! You can't be serious. Dauda has become very rusty in South Africa due to inactivity. Adams is a better alternative (on current form).

  • Edward-Kumasi 10 years ago

    The boy has done enough to be there.
    If Fatau is there, why not Stephen Adams.
    At least, the CHAN has proven that, quality of materials in the Ghana league is better of than that in the south african league. If Fatau is thi ...
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  • Edward-Kumasi 10 years ago

    Simply put! No contest, no more questions!! The boy must be there!!!

  • Odapagyan 10 years ago

    I watched all the matches and I can say that it is only a crooked system that would leave Stephen Adams out of the BS squad for Brazil. In my opinion,he is not far from being our number one keeper. Dauda at the moment is very ...
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  • THE ETERNAL PRINCE 10 years ago

    MR EDITOR YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FAIR TO APPIAH WITH YOUR HEADLINE! YOUR LEAD DID NOT HELP EITHER. YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE FOR A CONTRASTING DOUBLE LEAD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM YOU CREATED FOR APPIAH WITH YOUR HEADLINE WHICH WAS DESIG ...
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  • pala 10 years ago

    very nice suggestion. there are lot of half-baked journalist out there.

  • k. Agyei 10 years ago

    eternal prince or whatever, your analysis lacks understanding. The editor quoted was he said.

  • k. Agyei 10 years ago

    eternal prince or whatever, your analysis lacks understanding. The editor quoted was he said.

  • Johnson james 10 years ago

    Coach AA, wise up! Wise up!, Nobody is forcing you to include Adams in your squad but common sense should tell you that Adams is far a better goalkeeper than some of the goalkeepers in your team currently.

  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

    DAUDA, KWARASAY, ADJEI COULD NOT HVE PERFORMED BETTER THAN ADAMS DID AT THE CHAN TOURNAMNT. TRUST ME!

  • STEPHEN OSEI,NORWAY 10 years ago

    just take him to friendly matchs to try him to see how strong he is because we need good once to brasil

  • DR. KWABENA ASANTE 10 years ago

    I am really surprised that people are drawing faulty conclusion about Akwasi Appiah's use of the word "RUSH". There is no where did he say that Adam is "NOT" qualified to be a member of the BS.Instead, he said that he will no ...
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  • Ekumfi Akyen-Obamaland 10 years ago

    Thanks Doc!for simplifying what Coach AA's was trying to imply by the use of the word "rush".
    However you almost went a notch 'doctoral'for,how many among us and in all fairness,do u think understand the word "anathema" and ...
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  • SAKATINPOBI 10 years ago

    Mark my words, Adams will make the cut to strengthen the goal keeping department of our team. This young has justified his inclusion. Coach AA's statement is to ensure Ghanaians do not dictate selection of players to the BS. ...
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  • Kofi Agyin 10 years ago

    Dauda continues to warm the bench. What's your criteria for selecting him

  • Sankofa 10 years ago

    Adams must be seriously considered as the third choice keeper for WC squad, especially with Daniel Agyei injured.

    We need excellent keepers for the tournament, and Adams performed consistently well in CHAN to merit serious ...
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  • Kofi. USA 10 years ago

    Kwaseaampeni...If 3 or 4 games are not enough, then how many games has Dauda excelled in this year to warrant inclusion to Brazil?

  • jorge 10 years ago

    Are they saying Dauda, agyei n adams are better than kwarasey.
    i still dnt get it, i believe kwarasey shud b our man for de world cup.