Will you allow Bellingham to play for Ghana if he was your son? – Sammy Kuffuor asks

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  • Ok 2 days ago

    You are right 2GA

  • Blue Pen 2 days ago

    Nkwasiasɛm. When your son plays rubbish, then you would remember that you Ghanaian. Backward mentality. Did Drogba not play for Ivory Coast? So, at your peak, were you inferior to defenders of England, Germany, etc, because ...
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  • Django 2 days ago

    What year did Kuffuor or Drobga start to play in Europe? They already grown up chaps.

  • Django 2 days ago

    # were

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  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 2 days ago

    Go to mataheko and see can anything coming out of afuom Ghana be superior? Muahahahaa I even hate to laugh but I need to keep my sanity

  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 2 days ago

    I still don't underhow this guy gave a gree backpas to torti lol

  • Oheneba 2 days ago

    You just spoke my mind @Blue Pen. Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, George Weah, Roger Milla, Tony Baffoe and many others, could have chosen to play for any European country, but they chose to play for Ghana, Cameroon, Liberia, etc, a ...
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  • Eric Mensah 8 hours ago

    What's he's asking is if you have son who has develop to the level of Bellingham would you agreed for him to play for Ghana. Apart from Tony Baffoe none of the people you mentioned was born in Europe. Tony Yeboah was in his l ...
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  • Andrew 2 days ago

    It shouldn’t be the responsibility of the parent to decide for the kid. The parent can give their opinion and share advise but ultimately the child should be able to decide for themselves what they want to do. Some kids are ...
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  • Kwaku 2 days ago

    Parents play an essential role in this decision. How many Ghanaian parents abroad are happy with what's going on at home. Arabs, Senegalese and Ivorian parents don't have that mindset. They encourage their kids to come home b ...
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  • Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, Tamale 2 days ago

    Nice piece. Was Tony Baffoe who Sammy played with in the national team not born outside the country? Sammy should come again. We in Africa are never second class human beings.

  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 2 days ago

    Have you walked around tamale.lately? If you don't behave like first class citizens should you be referred to as one? Kwasi Pratt was complaining on TV why do klm, delta etc send worn out used planes bereft with maintenence i ...
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  • Paa kwasi 2 days ago

    Do you think if he had made to the German national team like he will come to Ghana.

  • Andrew - Where are the Ewes 2 days ago

    As I said they can advise but ultimately it's the life of the kid and they should be able decide for themselves. Then again it changes from person to person, some players will be better fit playing for Ghana or where they wer ...
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  • Truth 2 days ago

    We should also learn to grow our own players. Osei Kuffour himself, as well as many great players in the past, were homegrown. This is because we had a good football culture. Now, even our local league is nothing to write hom ...
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  • Kwasi Asante, R.I 2 days ago

    I heard Semenyo of Man City said that switching to play for Ghana was an easy decision because Ghana called him early.
    I agree with Sammy Kuffuor that Ghana must have a system to identify players abroad at the younger ages. ...
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  • Nii 2 days ago

    Don't misquote Antoine Semenyo , he said he did not hesitate to pick Ghana bcoz he wasn't in the British queue. He was already 21yrs playing for Bristol City. There was no guarantee he could make the grade in England

  • Krackyjones 2 days ago

    Some people argues blindly. Kuffour was sport on

  • Ougrabako 2 days ago

    Sammy Kuffuor is just talking to talk. Opening office in europe to recrute african young talent will be a waste of money.
    Do african countries offer enough incentives to attract young talent growing up in Europe? The answer ...
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  • Nii 2 days ago

    Modern Sports facilities and Academies are what you meant. Morocco & Senegal have that, that why they can attract their citizens born in Europe.

  • Afrikaba1 2 days ago

    If you think Morroco’s facilities is the reason why they are doing well, you are very wrong. All their best players were born in either the Netherlands, Spain or France. The FA set up an office to recruit then for the U15. ...
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  • Holy Sinner 2 days ago

    GHANA, SECOND CHOICE, Oseo Kuffour said, Ok, we Ghanaians know pretty well that naturally we have a lot of talents and we don't need the second choices.All we the good people of Ghanaians are calling for is our Government inv ...
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  • Yao 2 days ago

    How are you going to develop local players when their agents and parents are sending them abroad at early ages? Like Trump rightly said, look at your shithole country run by greedy amd corrupt people everywhere!

  • Martin A 2 days ago

    Ghanaians don't understand that it is the son's decision to make where he plays and not the father's. The father may share his input and opinion, invariably, it his the son who decides who to play for. Ghanaians think the f ...
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  • Nana K 2 days ago

    Sammy Tugah.

  • Kweku 2 days ago

    They shouldn't come crying to us when the whites call them monkeys and baboons then.

  • Sola 2 days ago

    I will allow him to play for Ghana because, playing for a national team doesn't make one rich or sustainable financially. However, playing for a top tier club in Europe will offset any financial challenges. It is also, more ...
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  • Anokwale 2 days ago

    An additional point that people forget about. There are now plenty of in career and post career endorsement and business opportunities on the African side that you might not get on the European side. We are in the cyberspa ...
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  • OZYMANDIAS 2 days ago

    Osei Kuffuor is right to an extent, but MONEY and THE ATTITUDE OF OFFICIALS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES will be the determining factors.

  • Kilode 2 days ago

    Clear definition of mental slavery. When you have the likes of Osei Kuffour making such comments you know Ghana has a long way to go. I'm African and a proud one of course. I keep drumming into the heads of my descendants the ...
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  • Kk 2 days ago

    Sammy Kuffour and co you all are invited to run for GFA president,you guys are sitting there and letting people with no idea in football running the administration whiles you are enjoying your east lagon fun club

  • Dr Mumbia 2 days ago

    What ideas is he bringing to the table? Opening offices in Europe? Kai, let him stay in his corner.

  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 2 days ago

    Kufkur backpack to Totti to score freee....when it comes to anything from this crook kuffour I rest my case..he will sell your soul without your knowledge..no comment

  • Brigadier Sabari v.2 2 days ago

    Not when incompetent Skirt okraku and clueless and arrogant randy Abbey are in charge of anything to do with the black stars. Never ever

  • Dwarf 2 days ago

    Osei Kuffuor is on point

  • montesqui 2 days ago

    a former member of black stars management committee

  • yaw 2 days ago

    Good question
    he can’t represent this shit hole

  • montesqui 2 days ago

    look who is talking a former member of black stars management committee
    what did he do when he was on the committee

  • BOY KOFI 2 days ago

    Every Ghanaian parent in Europe would like to see his kid plays for Ghana but there are too many obstacles.
    Kids below 16 years are attending school and some are already in the football academy.
    At this tender age,some are ...
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  • Kojo Trump 2 days ago

    Boy Kofi ,I think you have made good points so far.

  • nii 2 days ago

    A VERY MATURED ANSWER

  • Baz 2 days ago

    U are right, it's a fact we need to accept but we must learn to grow our own players

  • TG 2 days ago

    I mean he is not wrong in his assessment

  • Kwame Peter 2 days ago

    What Sammy said is spot on,Ghana being second choice for foreign born Ghanaian footballers is as clear as daylight, wearing a dim shortsighted nationalistic glasses cannot change that.Cameroun is an African country with pedig ...
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  • Godosis 2 days ago

    Semenyo, a whole mancity star is playing for Ghana, what's this idiot talking about?

  • Kojo 2 days ago

    Nonsense. Did Abedi not let Ayew integrate into Ghana culture and play for Ghana?? Its how you bring the child up and groom him or her

  • Anna 2 days ago

    Kuffour o think you have erred here. Playing for you country is not financial but patriotic. After all playing professional abroad is where the finances come from

  • Kokonsa 2 days ago

    How would you have felt if you were the second choice of your wife?

  • Kokonsa 2 days ago

    OK how would you have felt if you were the second choice of your wife?

  • Mm 2 days ago

    Colonised mind set. Resellers tslk

  • Abroampa 1 day ago

    improving on the home league and naturing the grasroot coltsteam culture is the solution. We dont need to depend on any imported players if we do our home work.

  • KOFI 1 day ago

    It's simple. Playing for England or top European nation will help boost your career. The reason they are playing. I agree 100%