Revealed: John Boye rejected Black Stars captaincy against Togo

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Patriot 11 years ago

Stop this nonsense/foolishness of John Boye being captain. He is very far from it! We know the right thing so stop taking us back to 1992 era.

Stop this nonsense/foolishness of John Boye being captain. He is very far from it! We know the right thing so stop taking us back to 1992 era.
OSEI TAWIAH 11 years ago

When did John Boye become a senior player in the Black Stars? I think the memories of this Sports Crusader is warped. Apart from the 3 suspended players, Gyan, Dede, Badu, Mensah, Asamoah were all in the Black Stars long befo ...
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When did John Boye become a senior player in the Black Stars? I think the memories of this Sports Crusader is warped. Apart from the 3 suspended players, Gyan, Dede, Badu, Mensah, Asamoah were all in the Black Stars long before Boye so how can Boye be a senior player?
BB. 11 years ago

This Osei Tawiah guy is always talking some nonsense.LEADERSHIP is based on how effective one can be not on age or how long one has been around.I am glad John opted to concentrate on improving his game instead of been dragged ...
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This Osei Tawiah guy is always talking some nonsense.LEADERSHIP is based on how effective one can be not on age or how long one has been around.I am glad John opted to concentrate on improving his game instead of been dragged into this "class one" who will be the class "grufect".A leader is a leader and it doesn't take an arm band to distinguish him.Look at Kwadwo Asamoah,one of the most private players we have and yet by all accounts his word at camp is highly respected.We need to stop all this stupid back and forth about captainship and concentrate on improving our team.John just showed us the way.
OSEI TAWIAH 11 years ago

Where in the article did the author talk about quality and where is the quality in John Boye? The writer is talking about seniority and Boye is not a senior. Even Inkoom, Lee Addy and Adiyiah were all in the Black Stars befor ...
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Where in the article did the author talk about quality and where is the quality in John Boye? The writer is talking about seniority and Boye is not a senior. Even Inkoom, Lee Addy and Adiyiah were all in the Black Stars before Boye. If Boye was a good leader, why was he kissing money before camera in Brazil, and oh, why was he interfering in the selection of a BS goalie in Brazil?
sam 11 years ago

QUALITY? i bet you think you can play better than john boye- i am sure you cant even kick a ball but know how to critise from your 2 x 4 bedroom pc.

Inkoom, Lee Addy and Adiyiah??? Are they in the Black Stars current team?

QUALITY? i bet you think you can play better than john boye- i am sure you cant even kick a ball but know how to critise from your 2 x 4 bedroom pc.

Inkoom, Lee Addy and Adiyiah??? Are they in the Black Stars current team?
OSEI TAWIAH 11 years ago

What is the quality in Boye at the moment? Every defensive action he takes is heading directly toward his own goal posts. Check when he first played for the National Team and now. You can see that he is going down everyday. I ...
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What is the quality in Boye at the moment? Every defensive action he takes is heading directly toward his own goal posts. Check when he first played for the National Team and now. You can see that he is going down everyday. I was a better player than Boye and so was Kwasi Owusu who captained the Black Stars. He did not kiss any $100,000 and never sabotaged any goalie. How much is Kwasi Owusu paid today for his retirement?
FATIMA 11 years ago

"When did John Boye become a SENIOR player in the Black Stars?"

It depends on the demarcation line of the writer.

Boye played for the Black Stars in 2008 and 2011, and then consistently since the 2012 Cup of Nations in ...
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"When did John Boye become a SENIOR player in the Black Stars?"

It depends on the demarcation line of the writer.

Boye played for the Black Stars in 2008 and 2011, and then consistently since the 2012 Cup of Nations in Gabon.

So don't try to draw the cut-off point for the writer.

Can't you see why he himself gave it to Mensah, and then, later, to Badu?

If Boye were from your hometown, you wouldn't write this nonsense.

Stupid MR. ALWAYS NEGATIVE OSEI TAWIAH.
STUPID! STUPID!! STUPID!!!
GOODMAN 11 years ago

He realizes that this "CAPTAIN" crap is no big deal.
Only stupid Africans make a huge deal out of titles.
Produce and deliver, and intelligent people will recognize and respect you.
Titles are meaningless without productio ...
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He realizes that this "CAPTAIN" crap is no big deal.
Only stupid Africans make a huge deal out of titles.
Produce and deliver, and intelligent people will recognize and respect you.
Titles are meaningless without production.
Jsaves 11 years ago

Sometimes people just make stupid comments which defy understanding. Tiago Silver just complained about being striped of the Brazil captaincy. Is he African? The truth is Boye does not even deserve to be in the team, let alon ...
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Sometimes people just make stupid comments which defy understanding. Tiago Silver just complained about being striped of the Brazil captaincy. Is he African? The truth is Boye does not even deserve to be in the team, let alone it's Captain. I guess he sensed that.
SALINSA 11 years ago

don't forget that when we played JAPAN in a friendly, he was the captain.
jonathan Mensah played a key role in the 2010 world cup when john boye & agyemang badu did not make the team.
john boye was just being reasonable and ...
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don't forget that when we played JAPAN in a friendly, he was the captain.
jonathan Mensah played a key role in the 2010 world cup when john boye & agyemang badu did not make the team.
john boye was just being reasonable and mature.

There is nothing funny handing over the band immediately after the match. When ghana played Uruguay, john mensah should have rushed to stephen appiah and handed the captain's band to him when stephen came on the pitch. you see stephen was the captain but john mensah turned a blind eye and held the captain's band. look if stephen had been given the captain's band and he was leading the team physically, psychologically, and spiritually, there was no way djan would have contested him to take that injury time penalty. stephen appiah actually went for the ball - forget about that frivolous explanation he gave at the commission - when your team scores a winning goal at the nick of full time you don't go rushing to restart a game. he took the ball to take the penalty. you see he had not been getting playing time so he would have loved to make an impact by converting that penalty and of course he converted one at the previous world cup where djan missed his.
Ruby Nhyira 11 years ago

In a society some people are born leaders and others followers either way you are still part of the society ..is just a matter of what u bring to the table ....John Boye knows where he stands in terms of captainship,which ...
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In a society some people are born leaders and others followers either way you are still part of the society ..is just a matter of what u bring to the table ....John Boye knows where he stands in terms of captainship,which he's not ready
Victor A. Young 11 years ago

That's his nature; he doesn't want the captain's band to pre-occupy his conscience. Allow him to make decisions. I like John Boye as a player but I've been one of his critics because I see in him a great player if he'd decide ...
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That's his nature; he doesn't want the captain's band to pre-occupy his conscience. Allow him to make decisions. I like John Boye as a player but I've been one of his critics because I see in him a great player if he'd decide to play smart football. He has the quality to become one of the greatest defenders in the game, if he'll master the art in the game. A player playing the central defence role should be able to read the game and detect they kind of play the opposing team is playing, then be capable to initiate goal-scoring moves. It's not enough to quell the efforts of the opponent only to blast the ball way or give feeble passes. I believe with a little pep-talks and some mentoring he'll be a world class. He has the strength or the fitness as well the stamina to endure. John Boye needs some polishing and I hope our handlers will work on that aspect.
Annorwuo 11 years ago

Comfortable being a 'fellow- traveller',than being saddled with any any additional responsibilities! It is clearly evident ,he gets more satisfaction counting his 'In God We Trust' notes[green bucks] than leading the Black S ...
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Comfortable being a 'fellow- traveller',than being saddled with any any additional responsibilities! It is clearly evident ,he gets more satisfaction counting his 'In God We Trust' notes[green bucks] than leading the Black Stars.
Kwame 11 years ago

For the first time, a member of our Technical Team has observed something during a game? Way to go guys.

For the first time, a member of our Technical Team has observed something during a game? Way to go guys.
TECHNICALITY 11 years ago

Yes, Kwame.
Good for them, but nothing even remotely close to a tournament-winning strategy by these "Technical" fools.

Yes, Kwame.
Good for them, but nothing even remotely close to a tournament-winning strategy by these "Technical" fools.
Annorwuo 11 years ago

How do you expect a 'goafer',like Boye, to take up leadership responsibilities when his continued presence on the national team,has come under severe criticisms? He is more at ease 'kissing'
his share of the 'bounty' than le ...
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How do you expect a 'goafer',like Boye, to take up leadership responsibilities when his continued presence on the national team,has come under severe criticisms? He is more at ease 'kissing'
his share of the 'bounty' than leading the campaign to secure victory for the team.
JAM 11 years ago

All these stories I don't care. After all, he doesn't even deserve it. He knows very well his attributes n performance do not qualify him for the captaincy.

All these stories I don't care. After all, he doesn't even deserve it. He knows very well his attributes n performance do not qualify him for the captaincy.
OKOROMANSA 11 years ago

THE TEAM IS SICK, BIG TIME. NOTHING SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL AT ALL AND I THINK A DISSOLUTION AND REBUILDING COULD HELP. ENOUGH OF THE NONSENSE.

THE TEAM IS SICK, BIG TIME. NOTHING SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL AT ALL AND I THINK A DISSOLUTION AND REBUILDING COULD HELP. ENOUGH OF THE NONSENSE.
mozo 11 years ago

Bih ups Boye

Bih ups Boye
Redd 11 years ago

How did John Boye become a senior player????He played in only one AFCON and all of a sudden that makes him a senior player?This team called the black stars has become so cheap that benchwarmers like Boye and Atsu are regular ...
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How did John Boye become a senior player????He played in only one AFCON and all of a sudden that makes him a senior player?This team called the black stars has become so cheap that benchwarmers like Boye and Atsu are regular members.A waste of time indeed.
RED FOX 11 years ago

But if you don't have the top-liners of the world, what you do? You submit bench-warmers.

If you don't have doctors in your village, you call in the nurses during emergencies.

At least they can hold the fort till we rea ...
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But if you don't have the top-liners of the world, what you do? You submit bench-warmers.

If you don't have doctors in your village, you call in the nurses during emergencies.

At least they can hold the fort till we reach the hospital (till we start producing world-class players).

Right now the Black Stars only have 3 world-class players: Gyan, Dede, Afful.

Even among those 3, only Gyan never seems to have a bad day on the pitch.
The rest of the 23-member team are useless.
kwaku ghawa 11 years ago

during world cup he was called by international commentaters as the WEAKING POINT IN THE TEAM: he is still the same and yet he gets to play.

during world cup he was called by international commentaters as the WEAKING POINT IN THE TEAM: he is still the same and yet he gets to play.
KERTIOUS 11 years ago

nice decision der

nice decision der
Evans 11 years ago

ans so what? does that put food on my table? If you have nothing productive and sensible writing about, then give me a break.Tweeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.Stomach journalist

ans so what? does that put food on my table? If you have nothing productive and sensible writing about, then give me a break.Tweeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.Stomach journalist
Asafo Kwame Sowah 11 years ago

Don’t blame the poor boy! He remembers what you said after the USA player dribbled him 2 times before scoring. In any case captaincy or captainship is no joke: you have to play well, be exemplary in discipline, and most of ...
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Don’t blame the poor boy! He remembers what you said after the USA player dribbled him 2 times before scoring. In any case captaincy or captainship is no joke: you have to play well, be exemplary in discipline, and most of all you sometimes have to speak English to some players or the press; and not everyone is at home in these matters. However, this matter is not a big deal. Ghana has never had a clear guideline for appointing captains; this created a rift when Otto Pfizer took the band from Kwasi Appiah and gave to Abedi, not for seniority but the simple fact that on the international scene Abedi would be better suited through his speech, work rate and performance, having won Africa’s best player for the third successive time. Some backward Ghanaians never accepted this fact and made it a national issue up till today, trying to tarnish Abedi’s image just because of that and accusing him for not having won anything for Ghana though we’re still awaiting another Ghanaian to be called upon to cut the tape for opening a world cup tournament. The simple truth is that no country has a standard way of naming captains; example is the John Terry saga. I believe, if the substantive captain is not there the coach alone should know who has leadership qualities, not seniority. Let’s be objective.
Newton 11 years ago

All the 4 goals blackstars conceive in brazil was mistake from john Boye

All the 4 goals blackstars conceive in brazil was mistake from john Boye
kwame 11 years ago

What is this? Stupid report

What is this? Stupid report

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