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Soccer News of Thursday, 4 January 2001

Source: Accra Mail

Sports US Based Company to Help Ghana Soccer

Football Professional Trainer, John Orlando is sure the national football team, the Black Stars will qualify for the world Cup, this time.

Speaking to Mail Sports at a press reception, in Accra, John Orlando said "this calls for all hands on deck."

For his part the former Ghanaian football star said his company, Soccer Excellence, will continue to organise coaching courses for local coaches adding "my company is willing to assist in terms of morale boosting of the players of the Black Stars in all ways possible;"

His company noted for offering excellent camping facilities, team training, coaching clinic, provision of equipment and consultancy is a house-hold word in Europe and the U.S.A. "With our contribution we hope Ghana soccer will get a shot in the arm soon", he said.

John Orlando played for Shooting Stars of Nigeria to win the Cup Winners Cup in 1975 and was also a member of the Nigerian Green Eagles that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980.

Currently based in the United states of America, John Orlando intends to come down to Ghana with his foreign partners to map our areas his company would offer its services.