Nyantakyi and I are not enemies - Sports Minister

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DR TRUTH 7 years ago

CONCEDING 3 GOALS IN THE 1ST LEG IN SENEGAL WAS WHAT ULTIMATELY COST GHANA. WE AFTERALL WON THE 2ND LEG IN GHANA. WAS THE REFREE IN THE FIRST LEG TO BE BLAMED TOO? DRAMANI DIDNT LEARN HIS LESSON AFTER LOOSING THE FIRST LEG OF ...
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CONCEDING 3 GOALS IN THE 1ST LEG IN SENEGAL WAS WHAT ULTIMATELY COST GHANA. WE AFTERALL WON THE 2ND LEG IN GHANA. WAS THE REFREE IN THE FIRST LEG TO BE BLAMED TOO? DRAMANI DIDNT LEARN HIS LESSON AFTER LOOSING THE FIRST LEG OF THE FIRST ROUND TIE TO ETHIOPIA IN ETHIOPIA. HE INVITED HIS AND GFA OFFICIAL FAVOURITE PLAYERS AND OVERLOOKING YOUNG FOREIGN BASED GHANAIAN PLAYERS SUCH AS JOE DODOO
Edward, Maryland. 7 years ago

This guy seems to be filled with hatred and anger. If you suspect something is wrong with our GFA officials, find a proper way to go about it. First, find out what is wrong, and use the proper, and laid down procedure to righ ...
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This guy seems to be filled with hatred and anger. If you suspect something is wrong with our GFA officials, find a proper way to go about it. First, find out what is wrong, and use the proper, and laid down procedure to right that wrong. The way you are carrying on, running to the press at the least opportunity is very immature, divisive and destructive to the image of Ghana sports. You are embarrassing Ghana even more than what happened in Brazil. Anger and hatred only destroys. Let me tell you this, Ghanaians love their soccer and will not forgive you if you mess it up. We are already getting fed up with your tactics. Every nation has dirty linen, but they don't wash them in public. If you have a battle with GFA, do not fight it in public. You might be the sports minister but Ghana belongs to all of us. You have embarrassed Ghana enough. A word to the wises enough.
Cowboy 7 years ago

That tells you something is wrong. If the chief sitting between the two of them had to vacate his seat for one reason or the other, it could have been for a reason. It appears the 2 of them have been looking at the same spot ...
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That tells you something is wrong. If the chief sitting between the two of them had to vacate his seat for one reason or the other, it could have been for a reason. It appears the 2 of them have been looking at the same spot for a while, not looking at each other. They could be paying attention to the game, don't get me wrong, but the picture has something everybody must steady and comment.
Asempa 7 years ago

Lante only wants the GFA positions for his cronies. He doesn't give a damn about our football. He's gping get us from the frying pan into fire. What good does any of this NDC leadership want for our country besides themselves ...
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Lante only wants the GFA positions for his cronies. He doesn't give a damn about our football. He's gping get us from the frying pan into fire. What good does any of this NDC leadership want for our country besides themselves anyway? There are a lot of rot going on in all Ghanaian governing agencies besides the GFA that nobody in government is exposing and doing anything about. This minister should investigate and prosecute GFA members instead of talking on the radio. This hypocritical nonsense should stop.
Emperor Rasheed 7 years ago

We need action and not rhetoric from Nii Liarntey.He should quickly expose ugly Nyantakyi and stop singing kpalongo songs.I want that ugly boy to vomit all the coefficient money and flogged severely.

We need action and not rhetoric from Nii Liarntey.He should quickly expose ugly Nyantakyi and stop singing kpalongo songs.I want that ugly boy to vomit all the coefficient money and flogged severely.
SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

THE MINISTRY IS TIRED OF UR SHENANIGANS. FOR 10YRS, THE MINISTRY HAS SORTED OUT THE PLAYER BONUSES, TRAVEL AND HOTEL FEES, PROTOCOL ETC AND WHEN NATIONAL TEAMS QUALIFY TO CAF OR WCUP AND RECEIVE THEIR QUALIFICATION BONUSES FR ...
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THE MINISTRY IS TIRED OF UR SHENANIGANS. FOR 10YRS, THE MINISTRY HAS SORTED OUT THE PLAYER BONUSES, TRAVEL AND HOTEL FEES, PROTOCOL ETC AND WHEN NATIONAL TEAMS QUALIFY TO CAF OR WCUP AND RECEIVE THEIR QUALIFICATION BONUSES FROM CAF N FIFA. NYANTAKYI WILL SUDDENLY CHANGE HIS TUNE N SAY...FIFA SAYS NO INTERFERENCE FROM GOVT THEN HE AND HIS GFA IMMINENT PPL WILL SIT DOWN AND DIVIY UP THE MONEY. THIS FOOLISHNESS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 10YRS. NYANTAKYI EVEN HAS THE NERVE TO PLAY CHOBO WITH THE FEES SET ASIDE FOR WCUP TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS LIKE HE DID DURING THE TEAMS PREPARATION TO BRASIL WCUP. HE PLAYED CHOBO WITH THE PLANE AND HOTEL FEES. PLAYERS WERE TRAVELLING IN COACH AND SLEEPING IN 2 STAR HOTELS WHILES HE AND HIS CHILDREN FLEW FIRST CLASS AND SLEPT IN 5 STAR HOTELS AND WHEN PLAYERS LIKE KP BOATENG N MUNATRI REVOLTED...OH, THEY MUST BE BANNED FORM BSTAR. U SEE. THIS SAME NYANTAKYI WILL TELL SPORTS MINISTRY. THE SAME ARM OF GOVT THAT FUNDED THE NATIONAL TEAMS THAT FIFA/CAF QUALIFICATION BONUSES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY GOVT. FOR 10YRS ALL SPORTS MINISTERS COULD DO WAS SAY..HMMMM BCOS THEY WANTED THEIR PARTY TO BE KEPT IN POWER. NII LANTE, MORE GREASE TO UR ELBOWS. ITS SAD U20 FAILED TO QUALIFY. THEY WERENT GOOD ANYWAY. GFA FROM TODAY, TODAY MUST FUND THEIR OWN PROTOCOL IF THEY WANT TO ENJOY THE QUALIFICATION BONUS. OTHERWISE, U MUST BE PREPARED TO REFUND ALL MONIES ACCRUED FROM FIFA AND CAF BACK TO THE MINISTRY...CAPISCHE PAISANO?
Smoking Columbia 7 years ago

Well articulated, Bravo Eddie. You are the mehn!

Well articulated, Bravo Eddie. You are the mehn!
Saint Ghfuo: Mediocrity Stinks Cuuuhh 7 years ago

Kwasia, u love ur soccer so nyantakyi should rely on this love to continue to fraud Ghanaian taxpayers? Nyantakyi will provide a "protocol" budget to the ministry to.help influence games and get Ghanaian teams qualify for afc ...
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Kwasia, u love ur soccer so nyantakyi should rely on this love to continue to fraud Ghanaian taxpayers? Nyantakyi will provide a "protocol" budget to the ministry to.help influence games and get Ghanaian teams qualify for afcon and wcup tournaments. Then, when caf and fifa transfer qualification bonuses to gfa. This same nyantakyi will come out and say oh, gfa is not accountable to Ghana govt. This is interference etc Bullshit...Kwasia, who should relax for monkey nii lantey to give protocol monies for baboon nyantakyi to chop? This is the problem....so until he nyantakyi agrees to open his books and be transparent concerning this protocol and the benefits that emanate from this. Then he should also shut up....and work with the ministry. For starters, the player bonuses MUST be reduced bcos it makes no sense paying protocol and jacking up the bonuses of these players. Common sense.
Lloyd, Washington, DC 7 years ago

Edward wrote a nice piece expressing his personal opinion. You have a right to disagree with him, and a righty to put your own opinion across. But why insult him. You can't bear anybody expressing a divergent view from yours, ...
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Edward wrote a nice piece expressing his personal opinion. You have a right to disagree with him, and a righty to put your own opinion across. But why insult him. You can't bear anybody expressing a divergent view from yours, right? That's the problem with our country. Everybody think only they are right. Why am I even honoring you with a response....
SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

u consider eddie's piece "nice". wat do u mean by nice? eddie hs incriminated nii lante in his piece. did u understand that. eddie has blmed nii lante for u20 unfortunate exit in the competition. where was snii lante when bst ...
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u consider eddie's piece "nice". wat do u mean by nice? eddie hs incriminated nii lante in his piece. did u understand that. eddie has blmed nii lante for u20 unfortunate exit in the competition. where was snii lante when bstaar failed to impress in brasil? where was nii lante when u17 were disqualified for using overage players? where was nii lante when u17 were walloped 6nil by naija? and u say wetin...cant u 2 fools realise that the dirty linen hs already been washed in public for too damn long? where was nii lante when ppl were accusing nyantakyi of bribery n using monies to influence games in after gh were bounced in brasil? where was nii lantee when the world witnessed a plane carrying 3mil to brazil? and u fools have the nerve to blame nii lante. cant u fools see that nyntakyi is using our love of the game to blackmail and steal from us? he is holding us to ransom simply becos we love our soccer in gh. WHO SHOULD USE TAX PAYERS MONEY TO PAY FOR PROTOCOL. AND THEN WHEN GH QUALIFIES N FIFA AWARDS GFA MONIES AS QUALIFICATION BONUS. NYANTAKYI WILL TUN AROUND N SAY..OH, FIFA SAYS NO INTERFERENCE! KWASIA! WHERE DID U GET THE MONEY FOR PROTOCOL? GFA SHOULD PAY THEIR OWN PROTOCOL AND ENJOY THE BENEFITS....NO MAS TO PROTOCOL!
Stinky finger 7 years ago

It is quite obvious there is a lot of insecurity in this minister. If there is anything bad going at the GFA it is his duty as the Sports minister to deal with it not use it to score cheap political points.

It is quite obvious there is a lot of insecurity in this minister. If there is anything bad going at the GFA it is his duty as the Sports minister to deal with it not use it to score cheap political points.
SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

U FOOL...WHO IS USING PROTOCOL TO SCORE CHEAP POLITICAL POINTS? AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED, NYANTAKYI IS THE ONE HOLDING US RANSOM. HE SHOULD PAY PROTOCOL OUT OF GFA COFFERS AND ENJOY THE FRUITS OF HIS LABOR...THE MINISTRY WILL N ...
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U FOOL...WHO IS USING PROTOCOL TO SCORE CHEAP POLITICAL POINTS? AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED, NYANTAKYI IS THE ONE HOLDING US RANSOM. HE SHOULD PAY PROTOCOL OUT OF GFA COFFERS AND ENJOY THE FRUITS OF HIS LABOR...THE MINISTRY WILL NOT PAY PROTOCOL AND HAVE GFA/NYANTAKYI ENJOY THE FRUITS OF THE PROTOCOL IN THE FORM OF CAF/FIFA QUALIFICATION BONUS. AND WHEN THE MONEY COMES AND THE SPORTS MINISTRY ATTEMPTS TO GET A HOLD OF THE MONEY. THIS FAGGOT NYANTAKYI WILL OPEN HIS STINKY MOUF N SAY...FIFA SAYS NO INTERFERENCE...
Man of peace 7 years ago

GFA is just one if the Sports associations in Ghana. The national teams belongs to Ghana and are are financially supported by Ghana. If there is a problem the owner has the right to ask questions. In Ghana when you ask questi ...
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GFA is just one if the Sports associations in Ghana. The national teams belongs to Ghana and are are financially supported by Ghana. If there is a problem the owner has the right to ask questions. In Ghana when you ask questions you are labeled a bad person. Ghana likes football but we must kill the win by all means attitude and compete fairly. No over age players in age categories, no influencing officials, proper team selection. The interesting thing is that most negative stories about the minister comes from a particular website. Find the owner of site and advise him if you are worried about Ghana's football image.
Ernest 7 years ago

Whether enemies or not enemy we want good things to be done, because this is public issue not a private. We wa

Whether enemies or not enemy we want good things to be done, because this is public issue not a private. We wa
Truth 7 years ago

I am sure the MInister of Sport is a big football fan and loves the sport deeply but he is MINISTER FOR ALL SPORT AND YOUTH. Is he doing anyting else at all? For the last few months all we see and hear is about football and ...
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I am sure the MInister of Sport is a big football fan and loves the sport deeply but he is MINISTER FOR ALL SPORT AND YOUTH. Is he doing anyting else at all? For the last few months all we see and hear is about football and he seems very preoccupied with all that. So yes please take care of the football problem and sort it out but you can't let your own passions get in the way of other stuff surely?
Man of peace 7 years ago

@truth the football fraternity is the problem they want to destroy the minister like they have done with the last 14 of them. It I'd alleged that the website that is spearheading the campaign belongs to a GFA operative. Who o ...
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@truth the football fraternity is the problem they want to destroy the minister like they have done with the last 14 of them. It I'd alleged that the website that is spearheading the campaign belongs to a GFA operative. Who owns ghanasoccernet?
Kwaku 7 years ago

Point of correction, No one is saying you have problems with Nyantakyi but your own utterances Mr. Gyimimi. What do you think you are doing going to the media and open your stincky mouth over everything. Dont you know there a ...
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Point of correction, No one is saying you have problems with Nyantakyi but your own utterances Mr. Gyimimi. What do you think you are doing going to the media and open your stincky mouth over everything. Dont you know there are some matters we don't bring outside? Fool.
Yaovi Agboyivo 7 years ago

The sports minister is not good enough to unite the FA n the sports ministry.If he doesnt take time all sectors of national teams wong qualify.As a leader u must be diplomatic, unifier,firm,easily approachable n must nt be to ...
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The sports minister is not good enough to unite the FA n the sports ministry.If he doesnt take time all sectors of national teams wong qualify.As a leader u must be diplomatic, unifier,firm,easily approachable n must nt be too autocratic.
He is making things too Political.
Mohammed Muntaka Jibrin 7 years ago

Boss stop this louziness and get to work.You seem to be happy Black Satellites did not qualify because you feel credit will go Nyantakyi.Hope you are not waiting for a similar result for the Black Stars.The two of you are a d ...
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Boss stop this louziness and get to work.You seem to be happy Black Satellites did not qualify because you feel credit will go Nyantakyi.Hope you are not waiting for a similar result for the Black Stars.The two of you are a disgrace to Ghana Footbal and Ghanaians wish to yell you that we love our Football more than any individual.If you have nothing to offer please find your level.Enough of this press game.We are not enjoying it.Get to business
Kutsii 7 years ago

Nii, nobody is saying u are enemies. We want the right thing to be done and that bus exactly what u are doing. To expose the stinking corruption at the GFA and also eliminate that coefficient nonsense that THIEF Nyantakyi use ...
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Nii, nobody is saying u are enemies. We want the right thing to be done and that bus exactly what u are doing. To expose the stinking corruption at the GFA and also eliminate that coefficient nonsense that THIEF Nyantakyi uses to loot Ghana.

Don't make friends with him. Try it and he will set a trap for u. He cannot be sacked until voted out. He always bribes the congress, so be very very careful . Don't accept any gift from him and be careful what u append ur signature to.

Nii, if Ghana doesn't qualify for the World cup, nobody will be sad bcos Nyantakyi supretended over the nonsense, shame and disgrace to Ghana at WC Brazil 2014.

Nyantakyi connives with the senior players and that trumu trumu captain to loot Ghana the more. How can management of GFA be paid 80% of players appearance fee and Nyantakyi calls that HONORARIUM. What nonsense !!!!!
Abokuma 7 years ago

Mr. Sports Minister, you are either part of the solution, or part of the problem;. which one is it going to be? Anyway, who said you and the GFA boss are enemies?

Mr. Sports Minister, you are either part of the solution, or part of the problem;. which one is it going to be? Anyway, who said you and the GFA boss are enemies?
Jav 7 years ago

He is going to be the worse sports minister after mallam isha , after all if we don't go to World Cup who cares, he is telling people that president mahama is a fool by sending bonus to the players in Brazil

He is going to be the worse sports minister after mallam isha , after all if we don't go to World Cup who cares, he is telling people that president mahama is a fool by sending bonus to the players in Brazil
Sarskoberta 7 years ago

"Kwesi Nyantakyi insisting they are not enemies". KN.

Of course! they couldn't have been enemies. Neither could both admit they are.In fact, none of the two couldn't have volunteered, or publicly initiate hatred, albeit, b ...
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"Kwesi Nyantakyi insisting they are not enemies". KN.

Of course! they couldn't have been enemies. Neither could both admit they are.In fact, none of the two couldn't have volunteered, or publicly initiate hatred, albeit, bad blood between them.
Reason:
They are two consenting adults entangled in one common interest.
i.e.the need to serve their country.
The onerous desire to place Ghana on the world map thru football.

However, be as it may seem, and as humans as they are, one would always want to be good, better, best, pass the other. The Akans calls it like this:"P3s3-me-nko-me-nya"

Just for the truth: The Honourable Minister have grown to hate, OOPS! wrong! pardon me. That is not what I meant to say.Help me get it right. Yes! It is 'dislike'

Mr NiiLantey, apparently, has lived in Ghana for all these last ten lousy years, and have observed with meticulous exactness the way the GFA have been operated or manouvered.
"It is knot, not, not and not.

A case in point is the 'Brazil manouverings. Everything considered, the Hounourable, as well as a cross section of the football community believes that, Akwasi Nyantakyi as the GFA head, could have done better than he did in the 2014 Brazil saga.

Before we were aware, AmaGhana had suffered greatly in that discourse.
And before too long, a certain Mr Minister who had previously 'known the unknown' does not want history to repeat itself to the detriment of the country he loves so much. He has the power? Isn't he? Yes, the power to change and effect changes.

As humans, one of the two may feel
threatened. That is when 'dislike' would appear or seem to have behaved
like 'hate'. But they don't.

From all indications, KN is losing ground. Most of us feel, he is no longer needed. He has become a square peg in a round hole. A redundant, good for nothing lawyer who is fully mischievous, a surplus in the football administration of Ghana whose aspirations seem to travel beyond the shores of Africa.

And for that matter, we no longer trust he could lead us in the forthcoming Russia. He could figure out that his days are numbered and if woe be tide us/should we give him this chance the 'sikadiebasabasa' mantra would be, and or could be escalated. "His 'Last show' could be dangerous and scandalous.

Last, but not the least, it is often observed that, the deepest craving of human beings is to be needed, to feel important, and to be appreciated.
Now that Akwasi Nyantakyi feels his corrupt government is now undermined, obnoxious and unappreciated, it is now the opportune time to either intensify his looting strategies, essentially, to revamp his 'booklong' theories:-the coefficient pick axe, the honorarium and the indemnity devices, 'sikadiebasabasa' apparatus, the wrong notion of his indispensability would come to play. Else,he resigns.

Until then, the No nonsense character, the "Kanawu Ganyobi Element in him,the Honourable Nii Lantey Vanderpuige would forever 'dislike' and perhaps, disown him for the betterment of AmaGhana.

Is it because of CAF dreams?
Long shot at FIFA?
The cheap money and the ill-gotten wealth he continues to amass?
The joy of being a football owner?
The accolade and the name-tag called GFA president?
The unceasing free travels abroad?
The ignominious WC appearance fees?, Bonuses and its attendant per-Diem?
The warm dignified political oriented hand shakes?
Beats Me.
OKOROMANSA 7 years ago

THIS IS A COCK AND BULL STORY, WHICH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. WE KKNOW NII LANTE, AND WE KNOW NYANTAKYI, SO WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A RIFT BETWEEN THE TWO. NII LANTE CAN'T THROW DUST INTO OUR EYES.

THIS IS A COCK AND BULL STORY, WHICH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. WE KKNOW NII LANTE, AND WE KNOW NYANTAKYI, SO WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A RIFT BETWEEN THE TWO. NII LANTE CAN'T THROW DUST INTO OUR EYES.
Kwame 7 years ago

THESE TWO GUYS DON'T HAVE TO BE FRIENDS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO AGREE ON LOTS OF THINGS, THEY JUST HAVE TO GET THE JOB DONE. NYANTAKYI AND HIS CRONIES HAVE ALWAYS DIPPED INTO A BOTTOMLESS PIT OF FUNDS FROM THE SPORTS MINISTRY.
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THESE TWO GUYS DON'T HAVE TO BE FRIENDS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO AGREE ON LOTS OF THINGS, THEY JUST HAVE TO GET THE JOB DONE. NYANTAKYI AND HIS CRONIES HAVE ALWAYS DIPPED INTO A BOTTOMLESS PIT OF FUNDS FROM THE SPORTS MINISTRY.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THOSE ROGUES AND BASTARDS GAVE ACCOUNT OF THEIR EXPENDITURES THAT QUALIFY FOR ACCOUNTING. NOW THEY ARE ON THESE BULLSHIT OF PUBLICITY STUNT, PLAYING VICTIMS.
caustic 7 years ago

Am very happy for the ministry again,although we have lost a lot to some imbecile and boisterous leaders.Nyantakyi will also live one day because his ideas are obsolete now.

Am very happy for the ministry again,although we have lost a lot to some imbecile and boisterous leaders.Nyantakyi will also live one day because his ideas are obsolete now.
Mars 7 years ago

Ah stop fighting them n work with them. U are too hate. Why ?too local. I amnot supporter of the gfa chairman but i deslike the way u are handling issues with this man.

Ah stop fighting them n work with them. U are too hate. Why ?too local. I amnot supporter of the gfa chairman but i deslike the way u are handling issues with this man.
Amankwah 7 years ago

With unity Ghana sport will grow higher

With unity Ghana sport will grow higher

Nyantakyi and I are not enemies - Sports Minister

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