Why poor planning by the GFA could cost the Black Stars

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Nana Osei 10 years ago

I agree fully with this writer. We all need to understand how important it is for players to hold on to their positions in their respective teams and for that matter GFA's planning should have that in mind. Looking at the sho ...
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I agree fully with this writer. We all need to understand how important it is for players to hold on to their positions in their respective teams and for that matter GFA's planning should have that in mind. Looking at the short term interest sounds to me like an old Ghanian ideology that we still implementing. If the leaders are still thinking that way, then they will need to be moved on for others who understand the way modern football is to run the GFA
Mr.N 10 years ago

Kwesi Nyantakyi is a very greed man and lack judgement he would say anything to justify why he signed all these crap friendly matches. Who in his rightful mind would make a statement like this:

"So we agreed to play the m ...
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Kwesi Nyantakyi is a very greed man and lack judgement he would say anything to justify why he signed all these crap friendly matches. Who in his rightful mind would make a statement like this:

"So we agreed to play the match on September 10 so that it reflects in the FIFA rankings on September 12, and since the draw is on September 15, it would greatly aid our cause in terms of being seeded.”

This man calls himself a lawyer no wonder he is practicing law at GFA.
Hallee 10 years ago

All this noise about Nyantakyi and the coach is all because some people have their favourites. Compare Ghana to many countries in Africa and you see that Ghana's soccer pedigree is very high, so what is their problem. Will ch ...
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All this noise about Nyantakyi and the coach is all because some people have their favourites. Compare Ghana to many countries in Africa and you see that Ghana's soccer pedigree is very high, so what is their problem. Will changing the coach & administration make Ghana the world champion in 2014 in Brazil?
Slimzay@The Unshakable Shaker 10 years ago

Some of his comments were spot on but others were not. To me, Christopher opoku is not planning ahead. He wants us to win but does not want the team to have a strong bench.

Playing with our B team is an opportunity for us. ...
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Some of his comments were spot on but others were not. To me, Christopher opoku is not planning ahead. He wants us to win but does not want the team to have a strong bench.

Playing with our B team is an opportunity for us. In this way, Coach Appiah has an idea of whom to call in the next match and what to do to correct those mistakes. If we were to use our regular players for this friendly, we would not have benefited from it. It is very good the regular players were given the permission to leave.

Another benefit from this match is that when we meet them in the WC, Coach Appiah will know how to handle them because they played with their full squad, whilst we did not. Folks is it for our own good. Remember, the WC groupings usually contains one European team, one African, one Asian, one North American and Caribbean team, one Oceania, one South American. 4 teams in a group. We may never know. Japan may end up in our group. The last time, 2010 WC, Ivory Coast was the African team that ended up with Japan.

We should embrace this defeat and work on sealing our loop holes instead of blaming anyone. We want to progress but we cannot do that with having a weak bench.
owusu 10 years ago

Don't mind him,he does not know what he is talking about.He is just arguing for arguing sake.He is just short sighted and does not think of the future

Don't mind him,he does not know what he is talking about.He is just arguing for arguing sake.He is just short sighted and does not think of the future
Nana Kwame 10 years ago

WELL SAID. TRUE, BROTHER!

WELL SAID. TRUE, BROTHER!
Kobby 10 years ago

you are a wise man

you are a wise man
KOFI BONSU 10 years ago

YOU ARE RIGHT BIG BROTHER,GFA ONLY CHOP MONEY THEY HAVE ALREDY SHARED THE CASH THEY HAD AT TOKYO,SHAME ONTO KWESI NYANTAKYI

YOU ARE RIGHT BIG BROTHER,GFA ONLY CHOP MONEY THEY HAVE ALREDY SHARED THE CASH THEY HAD AT TOKYO,SHAME ONTO KWESI NYANTAKYI
Uncle Mo 10 years ago

I strongly agree with this article. The GFA is making decisions based on short term cash needs at the expense of proper planning to ensure qualification for the World cup. Why should Nyantakyi be so eager fishing for $200,0 ...
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I strongly agree with this article. The GFA is making decisions based on short term cash needs at the expense of proper planning to ensure qualification for the World cup. Why should Nyantakyi be so eager fishing for $200,000 or so in appearance fees for a frienly match with Italy at the enhanced risk of non-appearance in Brazil. Why are we always having a plate in hand "begging for alms" instead of making painstaking efforts to realize longer term goals and earnings???
MARK 10 years ago

GFA IS TOYING WITH GHANAIANS. BRAZIL IS NOW HANGING IN THE BALANCE BECOS OF NOT SO GOOD COACH PLUS BAD ORGANISATION!!!!

GFA IS TOYING WITH GHANAIANS. BRAZIL IS NOW HANGING IN THE BALANCE BECOS OF NOT SO GOOD COACH PLUS BAD ORGANISATION!!!!
murtala 10 years ago

And money plays football.

And money plays football.
Me4U 10 years ago

For all intent and purposes, the Japan trip was bound to fail. Jet-lagged and already tired from a keenly contested match a few days earlier, how was the team going to win in Japan?

I made a comment before the trip to Jap ...
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For all intent and purposes, the Japan trip was bound to fail. Jet-lagged and already tired from a keenly contested match a few days earlier, how was the team going to win in Japan?

I made a comment before the trip to Japan that there was no way we were going to play to win in Japan.

And only 17 players went on the trip? Are we that insane? We were playing Japan in Yokohama and went with a very weak team who were jet lagged.

Japan has ALREADY qualified for the World Cup and has good players playing for top European teams.

This type of unnecessary friendly games that we are already set up to lose must cease. This is not progress at all.
dickson 10 years ago

It seems complacency and love for money is driving the GFA to take some decisions that if we are not careful could derail our chances of qualification to the Brazil 2014.

I would urge people like Chris and Michael Oti and ...
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It seems complacency and love for money is driving the GFA to take some decisions that if we are not careful could derail our chances of qualification to the Brazil 2014.

I would urge people like Chris and Michael Oti and all well meaning Ghanaians to advise the GFA to put an end to their adhoc planning.
Thanks Chris for u immense contribution to Ghana footbal.
detroit 10 years ago

GFA are fools period

GFA are fools period
murtala 10 years ago

why cant we accept defeat some times, this was a very good test match for some of the players we think are very good,and this i believe has given the coach an opportunity on how to select his players in this crucial moment ...
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why cant we accept defeat some times, this was a very good test match for some of the players we think are very good,and this i believe has given the coach an opportunity on how to select his players in this crucial moment, especially the goal keeper, we saw that he is a no no in the next selection.
Pesco 10 years ago

Chris,please chill out. Sometimes it is necessary in life to try out new things otherwise there would not be any room for growth. I think the GFA did nothing wrong giving way for other players to shine. The loss against Japan ...
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Chris,please chill out. Sometimes it is necessary in life to try out new things otherwise there would not be any room for growth. I think the GFA did nothing wrong giving way for other players to shine. The loss against Japan, to me, is a basis for coach Kwesi Appiah to improve upon his coaching skills[techniques]for the Black Stars next game. How would he have realized that if the team did not honour the japan match?
CEREBRAL 10 years ago

Most of the players featured in the Japan match probably felt slighted or bitter that most of the players that played in the Zambian game could leave. They were therefore not motivated to play to win. In such circumstances, ...
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Most of the players featured in the Japan match probably felt slighted or bitter that most of the players that played in the Zambian game could leave. They were therefore not motivated to play to win. In such circumstances, the coach has to step in and motivate the players to look at the big picture and play to win.
anokwale 10 years ago

I think you are being a bit harsh with Pesco. I think the point is that these players need experience against non African teams that are going to give a challenge. This is important to build confidence if we make the World ...
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I think you are being a bit harsh with Pesco. I think the point is that these players need experience against non African teams that are going to give a challenge. This is important to build confidence if we make the World Cup. Just playing African teams can lead to a false sense of confidence. Players should have a realistic assessment of where they are on the global stage.
Mr Football 10 years ago

i am very impressed with the author of this article but why should he be surprised anymore? The GFA and its bunch of corrupt,greedy self-centred so and so`s , clearly do not have the interest of Ghana football at heart and w ...
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i am very impressed with the author of this article but why should he be surprised anymore? The GFA and its bunch of corrupt,greedy self-centred so and so`s , clearly do not have the interest of Ghana football at heart and we have all known this for a long time , however we ask politicians to come on national TV to defend their actions and argue their ideas and principles if any , yet Im in football administration in Ghana and do not recollect a single occasion ( i stand to be corrected) where this Nyantakyi guy has been brought to sit on national TV alongside some Chairmen of lower league clubs to face some serious "GRILLING" on some of the sheer misappropriation of Gfa funds and lack of any interest or investment in grassroot football. Its a real shame that J.J Rawlings is not in his youth anymore, personally i think its time that someone in Authority has the guts and "balls" to intervene and if FIFA has to suspend us for a while, we can find the right people in football (there are a few ) to take up this position and save Ghana Football .
eric 10 years ago

my brother u are right.

my brother u are right.
angle man 10 years ago

oh no,why the talking.see how yokohama stadium was fully packed,soon after the game the japs returned to thire factories foregeting the even beating Ghana,but with Ghanians,we will,talk,talk ,talk,when are we going to stop ol ...
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oh no,why the talking.see how yokohama stadium was fully packed,soon after the game the japs returned to thire factories foregeting the even beating Ghana,but with Ghanians,we will,talk,talk ,talk,when are we going to stop old ways of doing things,simple Nyantechi and Apiah should be sack,cus the whole nation needs results,win,win,win.
Nana Yaw Akoah 10 years ago

This GFA Chairman thinks he knows everything about Football. Even before the Ghana/Japan game I kept asking myself why? Kwesi Appiah should stand his ground and not allow himself to be fooled around by Nyantakyi for his own c ...
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This GFA Chairman thinks he knows everything about Football. Even before the Ghana/Japan game I kept asking myself why? Kwesi Appiah should stand his ground and not allow himself to be fooled around by Nyantakyi for his own caprices.
Kofi 10 years ago

Colombia, Uruguay, US, etc, are teams we can beat but are all ahead of us on the FIFA ranking, why? POOR PLANNING.

Colombia, Uruguay, US, etc, are teams we can beat but are all ahead of us on the FIFA ranking, why? POOR PLANNING.
Bulu 10 years ago

Your arguments for avoiding non African teams now will not hold water. I strongly believe the more we play this other non African teams, the better it will help psychologically for our players at the big stage. If we can't pl ...
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Your arguments for avoiding non African teams now will not hold water. I strongly believe the more we play this other non African teams, the better it will help psychologically for our players at the big stage. If we can't play them now in friendlies, don't you think our players may have a stage fright when we meet at the mundial? Nigeria is worse than us so please stop comparing us to the NFA.
SANTACLAUSIAN, Croydon 10 years ago

Men, my sentiments exactly. Thank you Bulu

Men, my sentiments exactly. Thank you Bulu
Nana käme antwi 10 years ago

Hi, i completely agree with you. That friendly with Japan was Uncalled for and i will Not sympathize with my Own Nation if we fail to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil. Again, it was supposed to help some of the boys, but ...
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Hi, i completely agree with you. That friendly with Japan was Uncalled for and i will Not sympathize with my Own Nation if we fail to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil. Again, it was supposed to help some of the boys, but what did we see, they were.negatively exposed
Humphrey 10 years ago

Well said Chris...... we're all watching and following proceedings closely...... if we fail to qualify, and God forbid we don't, Nyantakyi will vomit all the monies......... they're just there to rip the nations at the expens ...
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Well said Chris...... we're all watching and following proceedings closely...... if we fail to qualify, and God forbid we don't, Nyantakyi will vomit all the monies......... they're just there to rip the nations at the expense of the players...... God help mother Ghana
Kweku 10 years ago

GFA headed by a person without deep thinking only thinks about money and nothing else. It is a shame that Ghana has no competent management in football administration. Money is the only what they think of. It is a shame?

GFA headed by a person without deep thinking only thinks about money and nothing else. It is a shame that Ghana has no competent management in football administration. Money is the only what they think of. It is a shame?
RAMZY 10 years ago

WHY GFA THIS IS THE TIME OF GOALS TO HAVE PLACE IN FIFA RANKINGS TRY TO HELP AS GHANIANS WE RE CRYING FOR THE TERM

WHY GFA THIS IS THE TIME OF GOALS TO HAVE PLACE IN FIFA RANKINGS TRY TO HELP AS GHANIANS WE RE CRYING FOR THE TERM
SANTACLAUSIAN, Croydon 10 years ago

I like the quality of your article. Beautiful piece, on point in terms of language, presentation, phrasing and all that. Nice one. I however have the feeling that you sort of missed the cardinal point which is that the GFA ne ...
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I like the quality of your article. Beautiful piece, on point in terms of language, presentation, phrasing and all that. Nice one. I however have the feeling that you sort of missed the cardinal point which is that the GFA needs loads of money for preparations for the WC should we qualify. You see, these big friendlies are the principal source of raising big money for the GFA. With the sort of returned expected form the BS, we need a lot of funding to give the team the best chance of providing the goods on the big state. This does not come cheap With respect to the scheduling of these friendlies, it is very difficult to find convenient gaps in the rather busy schedules of our players most of who play in top European Leagues, to fit the games into. Secondly, the opponents' schedules are also a big influencing factor when it comes to scheduling these friendlies. The GFA cannot dictate to say Italy as to when the game should be played, they have a major say as well and dont forget, we need the money more than they do so they have a slight upper hand in terms of when they want the game palyed. So Mr, dont just take delight in attacking my learned friend Mr Nyantekyi for the sake of it. Now, on the issue of comparison with Nigeria, you failed to consider the fact that they do not need the dollars that are generated from these big friendlies as their oil rich Alajis donate millions of dollars to the NFA without as much as a blink. Nigeria can therefore afford to play Burkina Faso at their convenience, they have that luxury, we dont. Yes, Mr Nyantakyi may make some mistakes and he is only human, he has done so much for the BS since he took over office,so, before you go on a blind tirade against him, please do make sure you are in possession of all the behind closed doors relevant influencing factors as that is what a prudent critique will do. Have a great day
Joe Orleans 10 years ago

Is it all about dollars? Nyantakyi may be losing ´it´.

Is it all about dollars? Nyantakyi may be losing ´it´.
Edwinopepe 10 years ago

Idiot gfa chief

Idiot gfa chief
Onua Francis 10 years ago

Don't change KWASI APPIAH it will be a disaster for Ghana

Don't change KWASI APPIAH it will be a disaster for Ghana
Akwasi 10 years ago

GFA is only interested in some quickly change they would get in stunts like the Ghana against Japan.

It's sad that Kwesi Nyantakyi cannot see that the GFA would rather become profitable if they improve on the attendance of ...
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GFA is only interested in some quickly change they would get in stunts like the Ghana against Japan.

It's sad that Kwesi Nyantakyi cannot see that the GFA would rather become profitable if they improve on the attendance of the local league. Why can't thd GFA improve the local league with better planning, marketing, changes at stadiums to bring back the entertainment that helps make watching football fun?

What is GFA doing on our premiere league? I see more EPL adverts that Ghana local league. What is GFA doing to ensure the stadiums are packed on every game? Let me give GFA a few ideas: high sexy lady stadium attendants, to serve beer, finger foods at stadium. Use mobile adverts in neighbourhoods. Use pregnant show concerts by inviting some. Music stars to do pro bono shows to help promote league. Give free tickets etc. advertise local league star players. Give corporate discounts to purchase bulk tickets etc

GFA must realise that if they fix the attendance of the local league, they will have a huge cash flow that they would not need to be playing such funny games for some money.

To me, if GFA is not up to ghe task, they can put out contracts for interested party to bid and manage our local stadiums for revenue sharing for league games. A word to the wise is enough.
LINDA OFOSUWAH - TOKYO 10 years ago

I WITNESSED THE MATCH AND IT WAS AN EYE-SORE. THE PLAYERS WAS JUST RUNNING AND CHASING THE BALL AIMLESSLY.I CRIED OUT AND ASKED MYSELF IS THAT GHANA PLAYERS I DO HEAR ABOUT.I WILL NEVER TRUST KWESI APPIAH AGAIN BECAUSE HE LIK ...
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I WITNESSED THE MATCH AND IT WAS AN EYE-SORE. THE PLAYERS WAS JUST RUNNING AND CHASING THE BALL AIMLESSLY.I CRIED OUT AND ASKED MYSELF IS THAT GHANA PLAYERS I DO HEAR ABOUT.I WILL NEVER TRUST KWESI APPIAH AGAIN BECAUSE HE LIKES GIVING EXCUSES ABOUT THE PLAYERS ABILITIES. HE IS A BIG LIE TO SAY THE PLAYES DID WELL.I DONT SEE HIM AS RELIABLE COACH. WELL,I RESERVE OTHER COMMENTS. WE GHANAIANS HERE ARE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED
MR NO ONE 10 years ago

For our real identity, "please come back to our YELLOW JERSEY and especially THE BLACK STAR clearly on the jersy; the BLACK STAR is our identity. Without it,we are lost!!!!!!!

For our real identity, "please come back to our YELLOW JERSEY and especially THE BLACK STAR clearly on the jersy; the BLACK STAR is our identity. Without it,we are lost!!!!!!!
crorkz 9 years ago

eOTV3L Im thankful for the blog article. Will read on...

eOTV3L Im thankful for the blog article. Will read on...
crorkz 9 years ago

xfksgR Muchos Gracias for your blog article.Much thanks again. Keep writing.

xfksgR Muchos Gracias for your blog article.Much thanks again. Keep writing.

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