Foreign coaches have altered Ghana's style of play - Afranie

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Blues 10 years ago

“We are noted for our agro style of play. The one I call the “noboa” system which literally means collective play where ten men defend and attack at the same time”

Coach Afranie for you!!!

“We are noted for our agro style of play. The one I call the “noboa” system which literally means collective play where ten men defend and attack at the same time”

Coach Afranie for you!!!
K. A 10 years ago

Agro never made us win trohpy(ies)

Agro never made us win trohpy(ies)
Kwame 10 years ago

Check ur facts bro,all the troophies won by the stars were by the local coaches with their agro style of play,eversince, non of the forin coaches hav won a trophy wit their style of play wit the exeption of the late bukhard z ...
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Check ur facts bro,all the troophies won by the stars were by the local coaches with their agro style of play,eversince, non of the forin coaches hav won a trophy wit their style of play wit the exeption of the late bukhard ziese who came to take the glory 4 himself after d team was prepared by a local coach ,even wit that l dont see him to b d one behind d teams sucess
Sethoo 10 years ago

Did we go to World Cup with that style?Re-check your facts first my friend.

Did we go to World Cup with that style?Re-check your facts first my friend.
A concerned citizen 10 years ago

It was because of the francophone cheating system. In those days Ghana was riped ...Pele said it before Roger Miller also said it.

It was because of the francophone cheating system. In those days Ghana was riped ...Pele said it before Roger Miller also said it.
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

MASSA, WHO PUT A GUN TO GFA'S HEAD TO BRING IN FOREIGN COACHES? WE NEED TO BLAME OURSELVES. WHEN GH WENT TO THE 2006 WCUP, WE DISPLAYED OUR BRAND OF AUTENTHIC GH SOCCER BUT WITH A SERBIAN COACH AT THE HELM. THE only problem t ...
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MASSA, WHO PUT A GUN TO GFA'S HEAD TO BRING IN FOREIGN COACHES? WE NEED TO BLAME OURSELVES. WHEN GH WENT TO THE 2006 WCUP, WE DISPLAYED OUR BRAND OF AUTENTHIC GH SOCCER BUT WITH A SERBIAN COACH AT THE HELM. THE only problem then was then we couldnt score. gh still hasnt been able to perfect the art of taking the ball into the 18 and scoring from there. we still prefer to adopt the lazy approach of shooting the ball from 25yards. i dont understand this. look at our chan team. they never take the ball inside the 18. all the do is shoot from 25yards, and yetkonadu is standing there with his arms folded. isnt he supposed to say smthing? we have had aa as coach for over a year now. ask yourself why we still dont play our authentic, entertaining Agro football which is full of skill, power and interposition play?
jackpalance dusseldorf 10 years ago

Most of the Ghanaian people have only big mouth to talk nonsense. Since when a Ghanaian football coach managed to qualify to world cup? Maybe this man is looking for a new job. Even I will not advice any first or second div. ...
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Most of the Ghanaian people have only big mouth to talk nonsense. Since when a Ghanaian football coach managed to qualify to world cup? Maybe this man is looking for a new job. Even I will not advice any first or second div.football club to take such man.He may need first a mental check.
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

THE BRASILIAN STYLE IS VERY SIMPLE. THEY USE THE WINGS, MIDFIELD TO WINGS TO GET INSIDE THE 18 YARD BOX. EACH PLAYER TOUCHES THE BALL AT MOST 3 TIMES. THE ONLY PERSONS WHO TOUCH THE BALL MORE THAN 3 TIMES ARE THE ATTACKING MI ...
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THE BRASILIAN STYLE IS VERY SIMPLE. THEY USE THE WINGS, MIDFIELD TO WINGS TO GET INSIDE THE 18 YARD BOX. EACH PLAYER TOUCHES THE BALL AT MOST 3 TIMES. THE ONLY PERSONS WHO TOUCH THE BALL MORE THAN 3 TIMES ARE THE ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS...THE 8 AND SOMETIMES, THE 10. ASIDE FROM EACH PLAYER TOUCHES THE BALL 2/3 TIMES...BREAK, CTRL, PASS...PASS THRU THE MIDDLE OR USE THE WINGERS AND GET INTO THE 18. BRASIL ATTACKING STYLE IS ALL ABOUT GETTING INTO THE 18 YARD BOX. THEY DONT PLAY SHORT PASSES ANYMORE LIKE THEY USED TO. TODAY'S BRASIL STYLE, IS FAST, CRISP PASSES WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF GETTING INTO THE 18. WATCH BRASIL VS SPAIN AT THE 2013 CONFEDERATIONS CUP.
Gbomo Bi 10 years ago

If only Afranie was not taking monies from players and had being professional the foreign coaches wouldnt have being here, save for E.T Mensahs stupendous parochial interest. The report on his last national assignment is repl ...
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If only Afranie was not taking monies from players and had being professional the foreign coaches wouldnt have being here, save for E.T Mensahs stupendous parochial interest. The report on his last national assignment is replet with corrupt activities(taking money from players before selection). Local coaches all the way, but they must stop taking monies from players and be professional.
SHAMU 10 years ago

What is this fucking and hopeless coach talking about? If asked can he explain what he said? You coach the black stars simple because of you tribe not because of your qualification. Nothing you achieve and now blaming foreign ...
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What is this fucking and hopeless coach talking about? If asked can he explain what he said? You coach the black stars simple because of you tribe not because of your qualification. Nothing you achieve and now blaming foreign coaches? They made Ghana proud to be frank. Now that we have got a local coach to qualify the team to the world cup. Frankly speaking, this man is really stupid. Does he want job or what? Listen, our coaches fail for so long, politicians fail us and continue to fail us, scientist fail us and continue to do so. Economists fail us and almost all aspect of instituitions that we have fail. And now you a banku and fufu eater coming to make this statement?
Kobooh 10 years ago

I agree with you. Afranie's complaint is baseless and motivated by frustration and envy. It is really full of nonsense and spite.

I agree with you. Afranie's complaint is baseless and motivated by frustration and envy. It is really full of nonsense and spite.
AFRANIE IS 100%RIGHT 10 years ago

MILLOVAN IS NO WHERE NEAR KWASI APPIAH BUT BECAUSE OF HIS SKIN THE BLACK MAN THINKS MILLOVAN IS BETTER THAN HIS OWN KIND.WHAT A PITTY.

MILLOVAN IS NO WHERE NEAR KWASI APPIAH BUT BECAUSE OF HIS SKIN THE BLACK MAN THINKS MILLOVAN IS BETTER THAN HIS OWN KIND.WHAT A PITTY.
Koffi Parker 10 years ago

Don't forget kwesi appiah didn't become coach overnight, he pass thru these foreign coaches he obviously achieved most of his coaching skills under them,dont write them off.

Don't forget kwesi appiah didn't become coach overnight, he pass thru these foreign coaches he obviously achieved most of his coaching skills under them,dont write them off.
kojo 10 years ago

i agree with you snr coach but don't attack, the change is not only in football but in everything because we are in a global world

i agree with you snr coach but don't attack, the change is not only in football but in everything because we are in a global world
Koffi Parker 10 years ago

He(Afranie)even admitted it when we lost to Argentina in 2001 in the finals of the youth championship,that global soccer has come of age,that the Argentine has advanced the South American soccer.maybe he is rite we should rat ...
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He(Afranie)even admitted it when we lost to Argentina in 2001 in the finals of the youth championship,that global soccer has come of age,that the Argentine has advanced the South American soccer.maybe he is rite we should rather build on what we know and do best,naturally our talent and skills will flow better, instead of trying to keep with the global flow.
OJAY 10 years ago

Gfa are you listening, there is wisdom in his saying;TEN MEN ATTACK AND TEN MEN DEFEND;. STICK TO THAT.

Gfa are you listening, there is wisdom in his saying;TEN MEN ATTACK AND TEN MEN DEFEND;. STICK TO THAT.
Odapagyan 10 years ago

Agro football, maybe niceto watch hardly brings good results. If you ask me, it is good we have abandoned that style of playing beautiful football but losing at the end. We are not "jaguar jokers". The most important thing re ...
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Agro football, maybe niceto watch hardly brings good results. If you ask me, it is good we have abandoned that style of playing beautiful football but losing at the end. We are not "jaguar jokers". The most important thing regarding a football match is to win so stop trying to defend ineffective styles which bring no trophies.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

A father was walking around the neighborhood with his son when they came upon two dogs involved in the procreative act.
"Father, what are they doing?" asked the little boy.
"They're making a puppy," the father said.
Later ...
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A father was walking around the neighborhood with his son when they came upon two dogs involved in the procreative act.
"Father, what are they doing?" asked the little boy.
"They're making a puppy," the father said.
Later that night junior gets out of bed and goes to his parents' room to find them in the procreative act. "Daddy, what are you doing?" asks the son.
"We're making a baby," replied the father.
The little boy's says, "Well roll her over and do it Doggy Doggy style - I want a puppy!!!"

THE OLD FASHION WAY IS GONE.
Koffi Parker 10 years ago

Why do you want to sit 90 minutes or more in a scorching sun,
nerve racking tensed moment without anything to entertain you,that's the beauty and the spirit of the game

Why do you want to sit 90 minutes or more in a scorching sun,
nerve racking tensed moment without anything to entertain you,that's the beauty and the spirit of the game
Murtala 10 years ago

you have made a good point, i am with 100% but unfortunately the whole of Ghana including you have been corrupt with foreign way playing football,because people stay home and watch european league matches, instead of supporti ...
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you have made a good point, i am with 100% but unfortunately the whole of Ghana including you have been corrupt with foreign way playing football,because people stay home and watch european league matches, instead of supporting our own local league, and our local coaches want to adapt how a foreign team plays , including you Afranie i believe have a foreign team that you support.So until we are are able to focus on our own local and switch off our tv sets from foreign league mayches, what you are asking for will be impossible, even the young ones today are now leaning how to play by watching TV, instead of going to watch the local league to see their idol players which we dont have now in our local players, their idol players are now foreigners.
Adama, Texas 10 years ago

This is a very bad analysis from a former coach who should know better.

The game have changed. It is now more scientific, not entertaining.

If you wonder why even the real kings of agro (Brazil) have not won anything l ...
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This is a very bad analysis from a former coach who should know better.

The game have changed. It is now more scientific, not entertaining.

If you wonder why even the real kings of agro (Brazil) have not won anything lately, it is because they are now playing catch-up to the scientific aspect, although they were pioneers in the scientific game, which complemented their more entertaining game. Now, the emphasis is more on the science and less on the flair.

Besides, international soccer is global. No man is an island, and Ghana is defininatly not isolated.

Our players ply their trade overseas and are learning and adapting to different systems. Now, are you going to tell me that when those Black Stars are assembled, you gonna tell Sully Muntari to forget everything he practises in Milan and go back to his way of playing when he was hanging out in Nima and betting with everybody that he was going to play "sulia" with the ball around them?

Stop attacking foreign coaches. After playing soccer for a century, we hired them to help put us on the global soccer map, which the successfully did, and, even their local assistants, such as Sellas Tetteh and Akwasi Appiah also gained some pointers from them.
Koffi Parker 10 years ago

Must we adapt to everything from the west education,soccer,entertainment,fashion,you name it,sometimes I feel ashamed becos of my African accent,people will look done on me so I have to "adapt" to whitemans accent.
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Must we adapt to everything from the west education,soccer,entertainment,fashion,you name it,sometimes I feel ashamed becos of my African accent,people will look done on me so I have to "adapt" to whitemans accent.
I believe we have to improve rather than "adapt"
SANTACLAUSIAN, Croydon 10 years ago

Thanks Adama, you just saved me two precious minutes of writing as I was just about to raise the same points

Thanks Adama, you just saved me two precious minutes of writing as I was just about to raise the same points
SAM 10 years ago

WHAT WE NEED IN GHANA IS GOOD STADIUMS (STADIA) WITH PROPER TERRACES FOR ALL LEAGUE TEAMS. A LEAGUE THAT DOES NOT BREAK EVERY SEASON FOR A STUPID SO CALLED CHAN TOURNAMENT, ETC ETC BUT NOT AGRO FOOTBALL-FOOTBALL IS A SERIOUS ...
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WHAT WE NEED IN GHANA IS GOOD STADIUMS (STADIA) WITH PROPER TERRACES FOR ALL LEAGUE TEAMS. A LEAGUE THAT DOES NOT BREAK EVERY SEASON FOR A STUPID SO CALLED CHAN TOURNAMENT, ETC ETC BUT NOT AGRO FOOTBALL-FOOTBALL IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS AND IF WE ARE SERIOUS WE TREAT IT AS SUCH. AGRO FOOTBALL WILL WIN US NO TROPHY BUT GOOD TECHNICAL FOOTBALL.
Mikybana 10 years ago

I second coach's view,if we do not have much time, we have little left for us to go back. it makes our game beautiful to watch and puts fear on the opponent.When i was growing that was the type of Ghana I Knew let this genera ...
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I second coach's view,if we do not have much time, we have little left for us to go back. it makes our game beautiful to watch and puts fear on the opponent.When i was growing that was the type of Ghana I Knew let this generation know that Ghana and the ones to come.
ABIRIWA 10 years ago

COACHITO you may be right but your work ethics have brought you down if you had not compromised you integrity you would be receiving almighty dollars now...I hope one day you will confess to enable you advice the the younger ...
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COACHITO you may be right but your work ethics have brought you down if you had not compromised you integrity you would be receiving almighty dollars now...I hope one day you will confess to enable you advice the the younger coaches... and GOD will forgive you and lift you higher.....
pala 10 years ago

contrary to his view, foreign coaches have rather improved our game especially tactically. the local coaches have still not found antidote to our poor ball controlling & passing skills which players acquire from the loxcal co ...
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contrary to his view, foreign coaches have rather improved our game especially tactically. the local coaches have still not found antidote to our poor ball controlling & passing skills which players acquire from the loxcal coaches before foreign coaches come in.
coach afranie has always claim glory for the under 17 world cup won in 1991, when he in fact was an assistant to coach oti phister. coach afranie has also forgotten that even before he was made an assistant of that squad it was coach oko aryee who groomed the likes of barnes, mbeah, preko, odartey, brown, opoku, midjima etc.
if coach afranie were head coach of the 1991 under 17 team ghana could not have won the trophy. coach afranie would have kept asare at 3, odartey @ 8. however, otoo used his players so well that we saw asare effectively in central defence, making room for mbeah so well @ 3, and using odartey as a blind striker which allowed dan addo to pull a lot of strings in midfield. afranie would not have done that. on tv recently afranie claimed he has met brazil 3 times at youth level and had beaten them twice forgotten that he wasn't in charge during 1991
Great Olympics 10 years ago

Look at our current Team playing in South Africa... tell me where the flair players are..??
Our local coaches are the useless ones!

Look at our current Team playing in South Africa... tell me where the flair players are..??
Our local coaches are the useless ones!
Sarskoberta 10 years ago

That is exactly what my homeboy is saying. Their brand has 'spoilt' our brand of play. And it shows.

I have always said and keep saying, I cannot boast of any of our boys having to have the exceptional skills in holding th ...
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That is exactly what my homeboy is saying. Their brand has 'spoilt' our brand of play. And it shows.

I have always said and keep saying, I cannot boast of any of our boys having to have the exceptional skills in holding the ball, discreet passing, curling-shooting, body-swerve-dribbling, not to talk about accurate scoring.
I miss Osei Kofi, Dan Owusu, Bayie and
Abedi indeed.
"Yeduru amanfooso a, na y'akae Yaanom"
"AkOm kO, ato ntwaahoo"
MRAA, be warned is to be forearmed.
Beats Me.
Mr.N 10 years ago

Great Olympics go back and re-read the story E.K Afranie is saying we have our style of play so is Spain, Germany, Italy and Brazil just to name a few no coach should transform our style of play he has to perfect it.

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Great Olympics go back and re-read the story E.K Afranie is saying we have our style of play so is Spain, Germany, Italy and Brazil just to name a few no coach should transform our style of play he has to perfect it.

Name one foreign coaches who was over achiever before he took the Ghana job?

Carlos Perreira was Black Star coach in 1967 the man has just come out of school.
Rasheed.@Rasheedmulor. 10 years ago

Do not be agitated by Afranie's unnecessary comments. Afranie just wants attention. what does he mean by our style of play? Does he mean "Nyame Boame" style of play, or Brazilian style of play?

Do not be agitated by Afranie's unnecessary comments. Afranie just wants attention. what does he mean by our style of play? Does he mean "Nyame Boame" style of play, or Brazilian style of play?
POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

Soccer is more advanced these days and even the so called "agro soccer" that Afranie is talking about isn't our creation after all we copied it from Brazil and called ourselves Brazil of Africa.

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Soccer is more advanced these days and even the so called "agro soccer" that Afranie is talking about isn't our creation after all we copied it from Brazil and called ourselves Brazil of Africa.

Until Brazil gave up that kind of soccer, between 1971 and 1993 was a real disaster. They never won the world cup until they started adding power to their brand of play in 1994 and that was 24 years after they last won the world cup. While you're planning to move ahead, somebody else is planning your downfall. Go ask Barcelona who are with all the galaxy of stars in their team. They adopted this same agro bullshit and for the past 2 or so years they've not won anything in the European club championships. The days of one man show kind of soccer is no more. You can conjure magic for one or two seasons and be everybody's target for the rest of your soccer life. It's a cat and mouse game out there Boss.
pala 10 years ago

AGRO means selfish play & playing to the galery

AGRO means selfish play & playing to the galery
seini 10 years ago

Before George Ainsley came to Ghana we were competing to see who could kick the ball highest into the air or farthest from a point. Then we got to know that football is a passing game and we wallopped our traditional rivals, ...
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Before George Ainsley came to Ghana we were competing to see who could kick the ball highest into the air or farthest from a point. Then we got to know that football is a passing game and we wallopped our traditional rivals, Nigeria. Then Stanley Mathews came and dribbled everybody as if the ball was glued to his feet, and everybody tried to play like him and James Adjei was the master drbbler in Ghana. Those who want to condemn foreign coaches should always remember that foreigners have played important roles in the development of Ghana football. Agro never qualified us for the world cup. C. K. Gyemfi did not win Africa cup with agro he did it with the knowledge of football coaching he acquired from abroad.
Azonto Man 10 years ago

Children will always be children. Agro? Even Brazil has stopped playing this style. Spain is adapting and Barcelona is adapting. Why go back to 'agro' when we do not have the players for that style of play. Afranie, all ...
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Children will always be children. Agro? Even Brazil has stopped playing this style. Spain is adapting and Barcelona is adapting. Why go back to 'agro' when we do not have the players for that style of play. Afranie, all our players play in Europe or somewhere where the style of play is not 'agro'. Stop going back to the past and think of better strategies. Agro my ass!!
Rasheed.@Rasheedmulor. 10 years ago

Talk some sense into Afranie's head.

Talk some sense into Afranie's head.
Rabon Zee 10 years ago

There are at least 3 types of Agro football. There is one type you play towards the end of a match to tantalize your opponents if you are ahead by a safe margin of goals. Then there is scientific agro that was played in the ...
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There are at least 3 types of Agro football. There is one type you play towards the end of a match to tantalize your opponents if you are ahead by a safe margin of goals. Then there is scientific agro that was played in the Gold Coast and Ghana. That owes its origins to Sir Stanley Mathews and his disciple -- the great James Adjei who was Osei Kofi's mentor and friend. Then there was the Brazilian influence when the Black Stars played with Brazilian teams of the 1950s and 1960s. These teams had super-stars of agro. Players like Leonidas, Garrhinca, Vava, Didi,Rivelino, Pele, Pepe, Clodoaldo,Tostao.....

Coach Josef of Hungary realized the importance of agro in soccer so he constructed the modern Black Star team around players who could dribble and score goals; players who could dribble and set-up goals; players whose dribbling will mesmerize the opponents to the point of frustration; defenders who can stop opposing attackers effortlessly using body feints; players who will dribble one or twice in the penalty box and then release extra-accurate goal-bound thunderbolt shots that can bring down the walls of a city and of course goalkeepers that are acrobatic and reliable. That was when the era and myth of Ghana soccer was born. The dribblers include Baba Yara, Kwame Adarkwa,Osei Kofi, Amusa Gbadamoshi, Aggrey Fynn, Ofei Dodoo
The defenders included Dogo Moro, Emmanuel Owens Olitey, Ben Kusi,Franklin Crenstill, Ben Simmons, Addo Odamettey. The cherubic wingers included Mohammed Salisu, Emmanuel Boateng and Agyeman Gyawu. The thunderbolt srikers included Edward Acquah, CK Gyamfi and Wilberforce Mfum. The goalkeepers were Addoquaye Laryea, de Graft and Dodoo Ankrah.

The 1960s Black Stars beat Italy 5-2, lost 2-1 to World XI during a tour of Europe in 1964; played 3-3 with Real Madrid ( who fielded Puskas and de Stefano the world's best); drew 1-1 with Argentina.....This team won the Africa world cup qualifying but were asked to play Spain for a spot before playing in World cup. Then Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah "Showboy" called for a
boycott.

The other kind of possessive soccer, the all-flair brand taught by Le Roy and Milo the Serbian looks beautiful and is a form of scientific agro. The only problem with this style is that it is based on scoring the minimum numbers of goals in victory or defeat. It could be frustrating.
Nana b 10 years ago

And where did this agro football took us. Even the brazilians who have changed their style of play

And where did this agro football took us. Even the brazilians who have changed their style of play
MISCHELLE ADAMS 10 years ago

Everything in Ghana is Azonto, why don't you call it "Azonto Football" and go ahead to patent it like the attempt to patent kente and Azonto Dance. The Multi System you claimed to championed to win under 17 never worked, now ...
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Everything in Ghana is Azonto, why don't you call it "Azonto Football" and go ahead to patent it like the attempt to patent kente and Azonto Dance. The Multi System you claimed to championed to win under 17 never worked, now its "noboa".? This man makes me laugh a lot; even the Brazilians have abandoned the "Samba" for power football, Spain embraced tiki-taka which is a form of Brazilian Samba; already it is failing and fading gradually as was seen during tge Confederations cup in Brazil.
Coach Afranie fact is no single system works these days cos games are won or lost right on the field if you the coach fail to vary your style to counter immediatly whatever system your opponents adopt. So Mr Coach stop poisioning the ignorant readers of your rant with "noboa" system cos system these days don't work its strategy that wins games now. 'Go sit down somewhere with your Yeye "noboa" proposition'
Harrison 10 years ago

Coach Afranie is out of touch with reality. That style of play is long gone. Afranie should watch leagues being played all over the world, that will help him come into terms with reality. AA needs help at all cost to get t ...
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Coach Afranie is out of touch with reality. That style of play is long gone. Afranie should watch leagues being played all over the world, that will help him come into terms with reality. AA needs help at all cost to get to Brazil second round.
ABONGOLAPUTA 10 years ago

I disagree with Afranie. What about our players in sbroad, do they play our old style of play or are they coached by local coaches in Europe? How many football books have our local coaches written and what do they read to upg ...
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I disagree with Afranie. What about our players in sbroad, do they play our old style of play or are they coached by local coaches in Europe? How many football books have our local coaches written and what do they read to upgrade their skills, they European books for more tactics and formation and the Ghanaian populace watch European soccer as compared to our less competitive one, and the world is now a global village, we learn from each other and apply it elsewhere.
ABU 10 years ago

Afranie must remember time changes and we need changing as well as Ghana is living in a globalised world and if we should be conservatives we are bound to be considered extinct species and eventually die out.Every player of t ...
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Afranie must remember time changes and we need changing as well as Ghana is living in a globalised world and if we should be conservatives we are bound to be considered extinct species and eventually die out.Every player of the national team plies his trade overseas with foreign employing foreign formations with international exposures.
ABU 10 years ago

with foreign coaches employing foreign formations and technics.

with foreign coaches employing foreign formations and technics.
SANK 10 years ago

you've said it all

you've said it all
Nana Yaw 10 years ago

Good point but will the NDC pull him down boys support Coach Appiah? They want a foreign coach so that they can take their commission

Good point but will the NDC pull him down boys support Coach Appiah? They want a foreign coach so that they can take their commission
TonyPM 10 years ago

I sympathize with Coach Afranie, I hate to see the "soccer" removed from the game, but if we want to win games, we have to play the way we are playing today. This is what win games. Make long passes and take more shots at g ...
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I sympathize with Coach Afranie, I hate to see the "soccer" removed from the game, but if we want to win games, we have to play the way we are playing today. This is what win games. Make long passes and take more shots at goal. If we play the way the coach wants us to play, we only give the opposing team a chance to shore up their defence. That's the only way of play for Americans and that's the only reason why they get into the World Cup. As far as talent, they have none yet we can't even say for sure that we will beat them even with our individual skills.
C-LOWE 10 years ago

THE AGRO SYSTEM AND THE NOBOA IDEA DID NOT SEND US TO THE WORLD CUP.WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NEW IDEAS FROM ANYBODY WHO IS QUALIFY TO ENHANCE OUR LEAGUE.DON'T BE NERROW MINDED.

THE AGRO SYSTEM AND THE NOBOA IDEA DID NOT SEND US TO THE WORLD CUP.WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NEW IDEAS FROM ANYBODY WHO IS QUALIFY TO ENHANCE OUR LEAGUE.DON'T BE NERROW MINDED.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

After hearing a couple's complaints that their intimate life
wasn't what it used to be, the sex counselor suggested they
vary their position. "For example," he suggested, "you might
try the wheelbarrow. Lift her le ...
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After hearing a couple's complaints that their intimate life
wasn't what it used to be, the sex counselor suggested they
vary their position. "For example," he suggested, "you might
try the wheelbarrow. Lift her legs, penetrate, and off you
go."

The eager husband was all for trying this new idea as soon as
they got home. "Well, OK," the hesitant wife agreed, "but on
two conditions. First, if it hurts, you will stop right away.
And second," she insisted, "you have to promise we won't go
past my mother's."

OUR OLD STYLE OF PLAY LEFT US VULNERABLE.IN OUR FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE WORLD CUP WHEN WE PLAYED BRAZIL,WE LOST THE MATCH BECAUSE OF OUR COLLECTIVE ATTACKING FORMULA.
COACH APPIAH LEARNT A LOT FROM THE FOREIGN COACHES WHICH HELP HIM TO QUALIFY.
Sarskoberta 10 years ago

KOA, you just too much!!
Beats Me.

KOA, you just too much!!
Beats Me.
KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

COACH AFRANIE IS ACCURATE. THE NATURAL 'NOBOA' FOOTBALL STYLE OF GHANA MUST BE RESTORED. BRAZIL USED SOMETHING SIMILAR AND WON EVERY INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLING AWARD. NOW THEY TRY APING EUROPEAN FOOTBALL, THEY HAVE ALSO COLLAP ...
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COACH AFRANIE IS ACCURATE. THE NATURAL 'NOBOA' FOOTBALL STYLE OF GHANA MUST BE RESTORED. BRAZIL USED SOMETHING SIMILAR AND WON EVERY INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLING AWARD. NOW THEY TRY APING EUROPEAN FOOTBALL, THEY HAVE ALSO COLLAPSED IN PERFORMANCE.

GHANA NEEDS BACK ITS FOOTBALL FLAIR!
C-LOWE 10 years ago

HOW OLD ARE YOU.HOW MANY TIMES THEY'VE WON THE WORLD CUP, AND HOW MANY TIMES HAS BEEN TO THE WORLD CUP. PLEASE FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY.THE SO-CALL FLAIR DID NOT PRODUCE NOTHING

HOW OLD ARE YOU.HOW MANY TIMES THEY'VE WON THE WORLD CUP, AND HOW MANY TIMES HAS BEEN TO THE WORLD CUP. PLEASE FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY.THE SO-CALL FLAIR DID NOT PRODUCE NOTHING
Rasheed.@Rasheedmulor. 10 years ago

When we had the skillful players, like Mohameed Polo,Razak Qsei Kofi, Abedi Pele, and were play free flowing soccer, we couldn't qualify for the world cup. Now that we are playing disjointed and Nyame Boame soccer, we are v ...
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When we had the skillful players, like Mohameed Polo,Razak Qsei Kofi, Abedi Pele, and were play free flowing soccer, we couldn't qualify for the world cup. Now that we are playing disjointed and Nyame Boame soccer, we are virtually qualifying for all the world cups.
Sarskoberta 10 years ago

We may have not qualified for the WC of old, not for our deficiencies but for the limited chances allotted to the African sector of the FIFA world.

Believe you me, now that Africa has 5 clear slots, Ghana, your indomitable ...
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We may have not qualified for the WC of old, not for our deficiencies but for the limited chances allotted to the African sector of the FIFA world.

Believe you me, now that Africa has 5 clear slots, Ghana, your indomitable GSB shall, and will be in it every succeeding year. How and Why?

Ghana forms the cradle of the 'Big Five' of the 'Black Continent'
Got a problem with that?
Beats Me.
Rasheed 10 years ago

So if we have 3 slots Ghana will not qualify?. Come again chieftain.

So if we have 3 slots Ghana will not qualify?. Come again chieftain.
Sarskoberta 10 years ago

Ghana, as you are no doubt aware, is a soccer powerhouse. One of Africa best. She can boast of 4 coveted CAF silverwares that stretches the last thirty-something civilized years..
Believe it or not, by sheer dint of hardluc ...
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Ghana, as you are no doubt aware, is a soccer powerhouse. One of Africa best. She can boast of 4 coveted CAF silverwares that stretches the last thirty-something civilized years..
Believe it or not, by sheer dint of hardluck she seems to have narrowly missed the WC boat each time before it set sail.
You will agree with me that, it may have been one of the many reasons,one or two of which, could have been due to poor planning/mismanagement and the infection of 'Onyame B3y3 syndrome'

As of now, Africa, by no fault of theirs would always inevitably, look for 4 qualifiers to add up to Ghana for continent's triumphant entry into the prestigious festival at the turn of every 4yrs. Haaaaaaaaa I Laf.
Do you believe that? Haaaaaa
Beats Me.
POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

Ghana never qualified in those years due to managerial deficiencies. The way our GFA leaders dealt with things in the past left much to be desired and trust me, if Nyantakyi and his team leave office and we don't find new exe ...
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Ghana never qualified in those years due to managerial deficiencies. The way our GFA leaders dealt with things in the past left much to be desired and trust me, if Nyantakyi and his team leave office and we don't find new executive who'll work like or better than this administration, trust me we'll not qualify even if 10 slots are given to Africa.
Kofi kwame 10 years ago

Is too early to say so,just wait until the coming World Cup finish,and then we can both compare and measure both our Gh coaches and the foreign ones.reasons,in Ghana every supporter is a coach,so shut up,and just wait.

Is too early to say so,just wait until the coming World Cup finish,and then we can both compare and measure both our Gh coaches and the foreign ones.reasons,in Ghana every supporter is a coach,so shut up,and just wait.
Whatever 10 years ago

Football is now a UNIVERSAL sports
If foreign coaches have altered our game, well... we've been to the world cup twice, and going for a third. so it hasn't been for the bad at all. That not-so-serious agro football even thou ...
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Football is now a UNIVERSAL sports
If foreign coaches have altered our game, well... we've been to the world cup twice, and going for a third. so it hasn't been for the bad at all. That not-so-serious agro football even though is a trait of Ghanaian football, couldn't take us far. that is why no harm is done if we modify it for success. We cannot afford to be left behind
Yaw 10 years ago

Coach Afranie,ican understand and feel sorry for your concern but what you're forgeting is we(Ghanaians)have this stupid notion that everything foreign is the best.
I am very sure that you as somebody to have coached the nat ...
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Coach Afranie,ican understand and feel sorry for your concern but what you're forgeting is we(Ghanaians)have this stupid notion that everything foreign is the best.
I am very sure that you as somebody to have coached the national team at all levels and other local clubs will attest to it that even most of the players you've coached or coaching perfer a foreign(most likely),a white skinned third,fourth,fifth grade coach to you and other local coahes.Something i find so sad and stupid.
The perception we hold in our minds is what is preventing us from making any headway in anything as far as nation development is concerned.
The point you've raised doesn't apply to only football but on everything we do as people.
Not until we realise that the destiny and direction of our country lie in our own hands so we must change to make things happen,i am afraid to say your cry and call will fall on deaf ears.
Isn't it so sad and worrying that as a nation we keep begging and relying on others to do everything for us?
By the time i finish writing this somebody from leaders on the plane going somewhere to beg for aids or ask for a loan with excessive interest and yet nothing is get done properly in our dear country.
Coach Afranie i share your view and concern but unfortunately most of our compatriots including even our law makers are of the view that only what's foreign is good for us.
Pay attention to some comments about Akwasi Appiah and draw your conclution.
KOFI MUMUI 10 years ago

Years ago, for those old enough to remember, the Black Stars did not fare well against European teams. We had very good players but played a patternless game. It was a kick and run affair. That style of play suited us when p ...
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Years ago, for those old enough to remember, the Black Stars did not fare well against European teams. We had very good players but played a patternless game. It was a kick and run affair. That style of play suited us when playing African teams. In the early 70's Morocco descended on us at the Kumasi sports stadium with a brand of football never before seen by Ghanaians. We were humiliated by three goals. So Afranie, European coaches have rather enriched our style of play. K. Appiah has adopted it and using it.
Victor A, Young 10 years ago

Our possessive football and cohesion is absent. That's why Zambia and Egypt outplayed us in their second games. We won the former and lost the latter matches respectively. We should try to rediscover our style of play and mak ...
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Our possessive football and cohesion is absent. That's why Zambia and Egypt outplayed us in their second games. We won the former and lost the latter matches respectively. We should try to rediscover our style of play and make an impact in WC-2014. I wonder if Coach Kwasi Appiah can do that. Then we'll have to know the new tricks in the game too. We have a lot to do.
Nana, Ga US 10 years ago

Foreign coaches travel all around the globe to seek for coaching jobs and that does not mean that they are not good. Mourinoho, Pelligri, and others are few examples. If Kwasi Appiah fails now you will be the same person to c ...
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Foreign coaches travel all around the globe to seek for coaching jobs and that does not mean that they are not good. Mourinoho, Pelligri, and others are few examples. If Kwasi Appiah fails now you will be the same person to complain. shut up pls
Natural Mystic 10 years ago

Afranie, it is a global village . Adapt or you will become irrelevant.

Afranie, it is a global village . Adapt or you will become irrelevant.
Peter 10 years ago

The first international trophy won by Ghana was when Otto was the head coach of starlets during the time Odartey, Duah and the rest played at the under 17 level. It`s not about local or foreign coaches instead, it`s about the ...
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The first international trophy won by Ghana was when Otto was the head coach of starlets during the time Odartey, Duah and the rest played at the under 17 level. It`s not about local or foreign coaches instead, it`s about the head coaches` ability to take the national team to the world cup and win. With the senior national team no local head coach was able to qualify the team for the world cup. Local coaches should now be ready to take up the mantle now that Kwasi Appiah is putting confidence in the hearts and minds of the people of Ghana. Somebody has just said that today`s soccer is more scientific and gave Brazil as example. They have not always made it to the world cup and have not always won the cup considering their style of play.
It is not so much of a local head coach but every country wants to play in the world cup and win the cup. Local coaches were tried but they could not meet the challenge so the GFA had to bring in foreign coaches and in both 2006 and 2010 Ghana was not disgraced at both world cups. What I would say to you is that let the achievements of the foreign coaches serve as a challenge to you. Improve your coaching skills and wait until Kwasi Appiah is totally done with his exploits and achievements then may be it would be your turn at that point.
KWAKU ADDO 10 years ago

Coach Afranie should talk like a professional. We are now in scientific era where every thing is being thought through the computer. His understanding of the game is the "noboa system",caoch Sam Addy believed in the multi s ...
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Coach Afranie should talk like a professional. We are now in scientific era where every thing is being thought through the computer. His understanding of the game is the "noboa system",caoch Sam Addy believed in the multi system and honestly they all yielded results. In these regards it will be very unprofessional if Afranie looks at foreign coaches style of coaching as unyielding coaching.
NANA KWAME 10 years ago

DONT DREAM AFRANIE

DONT DREAM AFRANIE
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

THE MODERN GAME OF SOCCER IS ALL ABOUT GETTING THE BALL INTO THE 18YARD BOX. YOU CAN USE SHORT PASSES OR USE LONG, CRISP PASSES. WHICHEVER MODE GIVES YOU THE FASTEST OPTION OF GETTING INTO THE 18 IS WAT THE BEST COACHES ARE A ...
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THE MODERN GAME OF SOCCER IS ALL ABOUT GETTING THE BALL INTO THE 18YARD BOX. YOU CAN USE SHORT PASSES OR USE LONG, CRISP PASSES. WHICHEVER MODE GIVES YOU THE FASTEST OPTION OF GETTING INTO THE 18 IS WAT THE BEST COACHES ARE ADOPTING TODAY. THIS IS WHY IM SO UPSET WITH KONADU. HE IS STANDING THERE LIKE A BROOM SICK WITH HIS ARMS FOLDED. WHILES THE CHAN BOYS ARE PLAYING HOPELESS SOCCER, WITH NO POTENT INTENTION OF GETTING THE BALL INTO THE OPPONENTS 18YARD BOX. ANYTHING LESS IS TRIPLE PRIMTIVE AND YOU NEED TO GO N SUCK BREASTMILK. U DONT DESERVE TO BE AT THE TOURNAMNT...
mugu1 10 years ago

Coach Afranie concluded you are right !!!
pls.open training club for both theoritical and practical to build the subsequence generation football players

Coach Afranie concluded you are right !!!
pls.open training club for both theoritical and practical to build the subsequence generation football players

Foreign coaches have altered Ghana's style of play - Afranie

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