Who is killing Ghana Athletics?

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Polo 10 years ago

Corrupt and greedy leadership!

Corrupt and greedy leadership!
Courage 10 years ago

Francis Corrupt Duodo sent his girl-friend as team doctor to London 2012 olympic games. what did team Ghana achieve? waste of taxpayers money

Francis Corrupt Duodo sent his girl-friend as team doctor to London 2012 olympic games. what did team Ghana achieve? waste of taxpayers money
KOKU AMEVOR 10 years ago

As soon as there was a change of government, Dr.Duodoo ,Nii Lantey VanPee and his kind sought to quickly overthrow the old leadership in Ghana sports. BT Baba resisted them vehemently. Now they have all the posts and offices ...
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As soon as there was a change of government, Dr.Duodoo ,Nii Lantey VanPee and his kind sought to quickly overthrow the old leadership in Ghana sports. BT Baba resisted them vehemently. Now they have all the posts and offices they sought, and what has become of Ghana Sports. We are watching you.
zomabi 10 years ago

NATIONAL POVERTY HAS KILLED MANY THINGS IN GHANA INCLUDING ATHLETICS.GHANA DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO INVEST IN ATHLETICS. FOOTBALL PAYS FOR ITSELF. FIFA PAYS ALL THE BILLS FOR NATIONAL TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATE IN ITS EVENT ...
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NATIONAL POVERTY HAS KILLED MANY THINGS IN GHANA INCLUDING ATHLETICS.GHANA DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO INVEST IN ATHLETICS. FOOTBALL PAYS FOR ITSELF. FIFA PAYS ALL THE BILLS FOR NATIONAL TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATE IN ITS EVENTS. ECONOMICS DECIDES EVERYTHING/
Kofi Bekoe - Bronx, New York 10 years ago

I remember Accra sports stadium in 1988 inter schools, I'll never forget about it. That time I was with (ATTC) oh my God, that's where you'll see great talented (Athletics) that I really think we don't have them nomore in Gha ...
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I remember Accra sports stadium in 1988 inter schools, I'll never forget about it. That time I was with (ATTC) oh my God, that's where you'll see great talented (Athletics) that I really think we don't have them nomore in Ghana...
Kofi Bekoe - Bronx, New York 10 years ago

Leadership in Ghana are too corrupt...

Leadership in Ghana are too corrupt...
XMAN 10 years ago

So what happened when Francis Dodoo came in with his grandiose ideas of saving Ghana's Athletics ? I guess he tasted the corrupt goodies therein and got sucked in too huh ?
Lord Have Mercy !!!

So what happened when Francis Dodoo came in with his grandiose ideas of saving Ghana's Athletics ? I guess he tasted the corrupt goodies therein and got sucked in too huh ?
Lord Have Mercy !!!
Rudy 10 years ago

sadly your comments are ill founded and if you knew Prof Dodoo, you would realise that he is the most honest person ever - if money is not forthcoming then progress cannot be made. The disabled Athletes who fall under a diff ...
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sadly your comments are ill founded and if you knew Prof Dodoo, you would realise that he is the most honest person ever - if money is not forthcoming then progress cannot be made. The disabled Athletes who fall under a different management than Prof Dodoo have received no help or any encouragement and have to fend for themselves - corporate bodies need to be encouraged to donate or sponsor as currently very little is being given to sports to make a difference
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL 10 years ago

NOT EVEN GFA HAS MANAGED TO BUILD A SINGLE STADIUM MUCH LESS GAA. WHERE WAS SAMMY OKINE WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE TRATAN TRACK FROM ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM? WHERE WAS THE OUT CRY? WE TAKE* YEARS TO FURTHER (MOVING TRA ...
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NOT EVEN GFA HAS MANAGED TO BUILD A SINGLE STADIUM MUCH LESS GAA. WHERE WAS SAMMY OKINE WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE TRATAN TRACK FROM ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM? WHERE WAS THE OUT CRY? WE TAKE* YEARS TO FURTHER (MOVING TRACK AMONG OTHER THINGS) KILL A SPORT THEN WONDER WHY AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS A NEW GAA EXECUTIVE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FULLY REVIVE THE SPORTS. IT IS EASIER TO TURN DOWN THAN TO REBUILD.

FAKE JOURNALIST. DO YOUR BACKGROUND WORK WITH BETTER ANALYSIS AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS BASED ON CONTEXT AND FACTS. DON'T WRITE WHAT YOU WISH FOR AS FACTS.
OSU Mantse 10 years ago

Wake up my brother!!! In Ghana common sense triumphs over intellect. Tell me how much of Doodo's intellect has solved , implemented or effected since his takeover.
When we had less "book-long" people, track & field was front ...
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Wake up my brother!!! In Ghana common sense triumphs over intellect. Tell me how much of Doodo's intellect has solved , implemented or effected since his takeover.
When we had less "book-long" people, track & field was front and center. Ghana got on the world map. what can you say about today???
Martin 10 years ago

Sammy Heywood Okine is attributing the sub-standards in the sport of track and field to the absence of a tartan track at the Accra Sports Stadium. To contrary, track and field is a dying sport in Ghana because of the lack of ...
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Sammy Heywood Okine is attributing the sub-standards in the sport of track and field to the absence of a tartan track at the Accra Sports Stadium. To contrary, track and field is a dying sport in Ghana because of the lack of commitment from sports officials to develop the sport. Ghana lacks a national agenda to track and train athletes who have the talent to become track and field athletes. There should be numerous levels of competitions from high schools to the universities. The sports officials should seek out corporate sponsorships in hosting these competitions. As the writer mentioned, Essipong, Tamale, Kumasi and El Wak all have tracks, except Accra. While Accra Sports Stadium has no tracks, track and field athletes can still train at El Wak Stadium.
Nde 10 years ago

Everything in Ghana seems t be commercialized and coaches and teachers are all looking for money. Yes I was in Tamale and visited the stadium once. I saw an athlete trying some shot putting. It was a miserable sight, he was p ...
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Everything in Ghana seems t be commercialized and coaches and teachers are all looking for money. Yes I was in Tamale and visited the stadium once. I saw an athlete trying some shot putting. It was a miserable sight, he was poorly equipped, his technique was not good but he claimed he was the best at the SHS level. I talked to him and he said he had no coach and had to train on his own. How can something with such motivation without a coach do well?
Gone are the days when sports masters in Tamale loved to help their athletes. They trained at Tamasco, Ghanasco, Bisco, T-Poly and Batco. Though there were no permanent in any of the schools or at Kaladan getting out training was a novelty. Even at the elementary school level the sports division of the District Education Office was well organized and motivated the pupils to train and compete.
As I understand, today all of the SHS and the Colleges of Education in Tamale each has more than two sports masters. So what are they doing that with the modern facility at the stadium that Northern Region should do well? Poor organization is the cause.
Ben 10 years ago

It is sad that incompetent Dodoo is defending himself. Failure, complete failure who was put up there by Prof Mills but don't know what to do - square peg in round hole

It is sad that incompetent Dodoo is defending himself. Failure, complete failure who was put up there by Prof Mills but don't know what to do - square peg in round hole
MASFORD 10 years ago

THE SO-CALLED PHD DODOO HAS COLLAPSED ATHLETICS AND BURRIED GOC. THIS FAILED AND DISRESPECT THING BE MADE TO RESIGN OR SACKED NOW TO SAVE GHANA SPORTS

THE SO-CALLED PHD DODOO HAS COLLAPSED ATHLETICS AND BURRIED GOC. THIS FAILED AND DISRESPECT THING BE MADE TO RESIGN OR SACKED NOW TO SAVE GHANA SPORTS
Asem 10 years ago

Dodoo is incompetent and his team of misfits all are not qualified to run Ghana athletics. Politics promote idiots while talented leaders sit on the sidelines to watch.

Dodoo is incompetent and his team of misfits all are not qualified to run Ghana athletics. Politics promote idiots while talented leaders sit on the sidelines to watch.
Kwabena Ebow 10 years ago

Whoever that Capt Sam who said athletes should go to Elwak to train is a fool. Capt Who? and his Rex Brobbey should allgo to hell with their so called program they are just milking the poor athletes with registration fees tha ...
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Whoever that Capt Sam who said athletes should go to Elwak to train is a fool. Capt Who? and his Rex Brobbey should allgo to hell with their so called program they are just milking the poor athletes with registration fees that will go into their pockets. Shame and thieves, daylight robbery.
Son of Man 10 years ago

Rudy, Rudy, Rudy you don't know Prof. Dodoo well, you did not compete with him in the national team, so you don't know him well for you to say that, he is the most honest person ever wow! that's a stretch. In the first place, ...
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Rudy, Rudy, Rudy you don't know Prof. Dodoo well, you did not compete with him in the national team, so you don't know him well for you to say that, he is the most honest person ever wow! that's a stretch. In the first place, he is a very greedy person especially, when it comes to money with his partner in crime Andrew Owusu. These two, as I know them, in major games will bring their grocery list to collect unspecified amount of money as a expenditure from the GOC during the Olympic Games. I know them very well.
Nimdee2k 10 years ago

I was roommate with Andrew in college and Francis was our jumps coach during out Junior year in college/University. Andrew and Francis just wanted what was promised to them. When an entity promise you something and fail to ...
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I was roommate with Andrew in college and Francis was our jumps coach during out Junior year in college/University. Andrew and Francis just wanted what was promised to them. When an entity promise you something and fail to deliver, what do you call that entity?
Ghana officials have been corrupt since the birth of the country.
Track and Field is dying in Ghana not because of Digo and Bobby. It's because our officers has decided to chose other sports like Soccer over Track & Field. Also, we don't have the same high school interest and systems in place. I don't by having tartar at the Accra sports stadium will resurrect Track & Field. We need to change the mind at the high school level and let them believe that they can still get scholarships to US Colleges like Timo and others did.
Andrew, Francis and Me thought about even using our own funds to sponsor at least one track & field event a year in Kumasi. But, we can only do so much. Andrew and Francis organized the Ghana Grand Prix in 2012.
So, please get your facts straight before muddying good Ghanaian citizens name in the media.
Thank you very much,
Son of Man 10 years ago

Nimdee2k, sorry I don't want to go back and forth with you concerning Dodoo and Andrew. It looks like you know them well, but as a friend you're covering their behind. The funny part of your piece suggesting that Dodoo and An ...
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Nimdee2k, sorry I don't want to go back and forth with you concerning Dodoo and Andrew. It looks like you know them well, but as a friend you're covering their behind. The funny part of your piece suggesting that Dodoo and Andrew at one point, they were prepared to use their own pocket money to sponsor at least one Track & Field event in Kumasi once a year, good try Nimdee2k, these two guys are very, very cheap and tight with their money. They are always finding ways to dupe the Sports Authority, and I want to let you know that I know them very well as a fellow member of national Olympic team for motherland Ghana.
Rudy 10 years ago

what a laugh and how totally wrong you are - it is indeed misleading to right such rubbish and in no way can you be connected to sports - far from being son of man, one wonders if you are human

what a laugh and how totally wrong you are - it is indeed misleading to right such rubbish and in no way can you be connected to sports - far from being son of man, one wonders if you are human
ATHLETE 10 years ago

IF THE SPORTS MINISTER WANTS GHANA TO MAKE A HEADWAY IN SPORTS, THEN THAT FRANCIS DODOO BE KICKED OUT OF BOTH ATHLETICS AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE WITH DESPATCH

IF THE SPORTS MINISTER WANTS GHANA TO MAKE A HEADWAY IN SPORTS, THEN THAT FRANCIS DODOO BE KICKED OUT OF BOTH ATHLETICS AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE WITH DESPATCH
ATHLETE 10 years ago

THE DOWNWARD TREND OF SPORTS IN GHANA BEGAN WITH DODOO BEING MADE CHAIRMAN OF ATHLETICS AND GOC PRESIDENT. SOLUTION: SACK DODOO FRM SPORTS NOW!!!

THE DOWNWARD TREND OF SPORTS IN GHANA BEGAN WITH DODOO BEING MADE CHAIRMAN OF ATHLETICS AND GOC PRESIDENT. SOLUTION: SACK DODOO FRM SPORTS NOW!!!
T HAYES USA 10 years ago

I hope John Kuffour and his NPP should answer the question.

I hope John Kuffour and his NPP should answer the question.
bakayano 10 years ago

God bless you, you have said it all

God bless you, you have said it all
bakayano 10 years ago

God bless you

God bless you
allotey 10 years ago

short sightedness and naivete killed it. all attention diverted to football. meanwhile ghana is not producing any world class footballers of late hence our abysmal performance in football . upon all the obsession with footbal ...
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short sightedness and naivete killed it. all attention diverted to football. meanwhile ghana is not producing any world class footballers of late hence our abysmal performance in football . upon all the obsession with football we have not won a trophy in close to 35 years. our players are mediocre struggling to find playing time in south africa, ukraine, belgium, and second division leagues in europe. while if close to half of the that devotion is given to sprinting we could compete very well with the best. instead u are selecting below average half bake footballers hoping to win a tournament..Good luck with that
Nuredeem 10 years ago

Apart from that Francis Doodo who used Prof Mills to kick out BT Baba from GOC, who else is killing sports in general and athletics in particular. Until Dodoo is sacked frm sports, Ghana sports is dead!

Apart from that Francis Doodo who used Prof Mills to kick out BT Baba from GOC, who else is killing sports in general and athletics in particular. Until Dodoo is sacked frm sports, Ghana sports is dead!
Mark 10 years ago

Yes, Francis Doodo sent his girl friend to London olympic games as well as his friends as athletics coaches hence the abysmal and most disgraceful results Ghana had

Yes, Francis Doodo sent his girl friend to London olympic games as well as his friends as athletics coaches hence the abysmal and most disgraceful results Ghana had
hj 10 years ago

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hj 10 years ago

u hit the nail right on the head.
do sometin b 4 we die ohhh

u hit the nail right on the head.
do sometin b 4 we die ohhh
TRACKER 10 years ago

LETS TAKE ATHLETICS SERIOUSLY

LETS TAKE ATHLETICS SERIOUSLY
Mensah Daniel 10 years ago

As for me,i luv athletics i am good at long jump,tripple jump and 200m,4x100relay,4x400,,,,yeah*track and field*I want to be a sports man but i do not know what to do,what to say and let alone a trainer to train me,,,,i thank ...
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As for me,i luv athletics i am good at long jump,tripple jump and 200m,4x100relay,4x400,,,,yeah*track and field*I want to be a sports man but i do not know what to do,what to say and let alone a trainer to train me,,,,i thank u all and hope for the best i i hope to hear for u soon,,,,
.dada 9 years ago

ghanaians please assist me with my talent so that with the power of god i can bring the world to ghana.i dream about it everyday long ,so please help me.you can please call 0271122667

ghanaians please assist me with my talent so that with the power of god i can bring the world to ghana.i dream about it everyday long ,so please help me.you can please call 0271122667

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