What happened to the Black Stars of Ghana ?

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  • Truth be said 11 years ago

    You said it all. Suddenly this players have have become so arrogant. The whole continent supported them at the 2010 WC, and so they think that they have arrived. Just look at their stupid performance in Brazil. Their arrogan ...
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  • Anokwale 11 years ago

    I agree there was greed but I also do not think that these players should play for free. They gain from playing for the national team but they are also taking some risks. If they get seriously injured, there might be some q ...
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  • BITHCPLEASE 11 years ago

    DID YOU ACTUALLY READ THE ARTICLE AT ALL??? HE DIDN'T PARTICULARLY STATED THE BACKSTARS SHOULDN'T GET PAID, BUT HE STRESSED THE FACT THAT BLACKSTARS HAVE BECOME MONEY GRABBING ARROGANT BASTARDS THAT HAVE TRADED THEIR PATRIOTI ...
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  • Anokwale 11 years ago

    My point is that there are many facets to what has transpired. For instance, assuming you get rid of all of these players, coaches and officials and replace them with Kotoko and Hearts of Oak players. There would be an enti ...
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  • Shabi 11 years ago

    This article is just the ranting of an idiotic clown with nothing better to do than to expose his own ignorance.

    It amounts to a total waste of space.

  • GHFUO: nyantakyi, 1/9aa must go.ASAP! 11 years ago

    The team has been hijacked to satisfy their insatiable appetite and greedy for big money. Winning at this point is not important to them. The more we give promises to our fans and fail. The more they will have a glimpse of ho ...
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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11 years ago

    TELL ELVIS AFRIYIE ANKRAH TO BRING OUR MONEY!! NDC HAS DESTROY GHANA, THE BLACK STARS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAME TO MEET! GREEDY BASTARDS THINKS GHANAIANS ARE FOOLS!

  • KAROTA 11 years ago

    THE WRITER OF THE ARTICLE IS CHILDISH.

  • GHANAian 11 years ago

    I WONDER WHY THE COACH KEEP DAUDA IN THE POST INSTEAD OF BEING AT THE BENCH.
    GHANA STAND THE RISK OF LOSING TO UGANDA IN THE RETURN MATCH.

  • Ras 11 years ago

    I agree with you!

  • Mr.N 11 years ago

    Mr.Writer what about the politicians who put a gun over their heads to run for office? Members of Parliament in Ghana are paid 20 times better than their UK counterparts does this make sense to you Mr. Writer?

    “This mont ...
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  • the truth 11 years ago

    fair

  • Don Bob 11 years ago

    When you do that we will get only committed players to come.

  • OGOGLO QUARTER! ! 11 years ago

    RIVER NEVER FLOW FROM DOWNHILL TO UPHILLS,THE PATH OF RIVER TO DOWNHILL HAS BEEN BLOCKED, HENCE, THOSE LIVING UPHILLS(THE MAHAMA AND CO) DON'T GIVE A F^^K WHERETHER WE (TAX PAYERS)DRINK WATER,

    HOW DO WE GET OUR WATER ...
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  • Ras 11 years ago

    YOU'VE GOT NO IDEA OF WHAT YOU WROTE, BUT DONE FOR YOUR COURAGE ON THIS ATTEMPT.
    The problem is from the top to the coach, the players want them to be fair to them, that is all.

  • kay de 11 years ago

    Nice piece there. Kudos for that thought provoking article. Only myopic minds do not appreciate the truth but hammer on issues based on parochialism, tribalism, and ignorance. Thanks once again for the truth.

  • Alibaba 11 years ago

    What have you done for Ghana yourself. Your article doesn't make sense. Examine yourself and try to amend your ways than always critcising. Is better to offer solution than ....Dede, Essien,Muntari etc have done alot, what ab ...
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  • Kwasi Asante , Providence, R.I. 11 years ago

    Ghanaians are better and quick to criticize. That's all most Ghanaians know best.

  • Abrantie 11 years ago

    Alibaba. Micheal writes to expose the rot in our system and thereby contributing his quota for the country.The players attitude towards money is pitiful and must be condemned.
    Now they have thugs to beat up journalists for d ...
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  • the truth 11 years ago

    Abrantie, where did Michael write to expose the rot in the system?

  • the truth 11 years ago

    This is a low blow Alibaba!!

    I think what Mr. Nketsia has done for Ghana is to speak his mind on an issue that concerns all Ghanaians. I may not agree with him but I will defend his right to hold a view with the last pi ...
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  • yiadom boakye,usa 11 years ago

    real talk,greedy busteds

  • Senior Wisdom 11 years ago

    There are a lot of Cocoa farmers, teachers, doctors, nurses etc, who are killing themselves for Ghana but will only dream of ever earning the daily wages of these soccer players. I totally agree that without exposure to the b ...
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  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
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  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
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  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
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  • THE ONE AND ONLY WAHJAHKAMAN 11 years ago

    BANGARLEE SYLLA, YOU ARE 100% RIGHT.WE ALL KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEM IS, BUT SOME OF US KEEP ON BLAMING THESE HARD WORKING YOUNG MEN.WE HAVE SOME OF THE FINEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD,BUT THE CORRUPT GFA IS KILLING OUR FOOTBALL AN ...
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  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
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  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • bangarlee sylla 11 years ago

    there is a saying here in america that goes, there is more where that came from. that is what we are going to be seeing from the black stars from now on . simply put , the coach is useless and the nation knows it our opponent ...
    read full comment

  • PAA NII 11 years ago

    Why is John Boye playing for the Black stars? He was the best player for the U.S.A while wearing a BLACK STARS JERSEY during the world cup in Brazil. This donkey looking guy scores own goals like he has no idea of what he is ...
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  • JZ ,PHILADELPHIA 11 years ago

    If Africans pay their players more than the Europeans and we can charter huge some of money aboard a flight to Brazil and pay taxes at the airport over that money and ESPN sports commentators and others from some countries wi ...
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  • Kooba nkwan 11 years ago

    Talk is cheap Mr michael

  • ernest yaw essel 11 years ago

    Bro if all of us will be wise and bold as u ,wwe would not suffer. Teachers are on strike, no chalk to teach, dumso dumso etc yet u pay this unnessary monies to these so called professionals

  • wiseman 11 years ago

    Ohh my fellow Africans God hve mercy on us. Ghana players receive more than European players and the president sitting there unconcern.Are the Ghanaian players only sacrifice for the nation?One day we gonna hve someone ...
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  • the truth 11 years ago

    the solution to a problem is its proper diagnosis.

  • the truth 11 years ago

    Not so fast!

    The issue is not about the money paid to the players, the issue is the lack of preparation and the unprofessionalism and the broken promises etc. The BS demanded their 'pound of flesh' because history had sho ...
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  • Agyaaku USA 11 years ago

    Please do some research before such article. Who told you the Ronaldos ,Messis and others play for free for their country? It is the same in all sports, they are paid much. You may do better than this.

  • BITHCPLEASE 11 years ago

    AGYAAKU, HE KNOW THEY GET PAID ALRIGHT BUT THEY'RE NOT SUCKED INTO MONEY BUT ARE FULL OF PATRIOTISM TO THEIR COUNTRY UNLIKE THE BLACKSTARS. READ THE ARTICLE PROPERLY MY DEAR!!!!!!

  • Ras 11 years ago

    They're not sucked of money because there are not needs to, because they get what they've been promised to, and because all their FA's respect and treat them with fairness.

  • BITHCPLEASE 11 years ago

    IF I'M RICH AND GET CALLED TO DO SOMETHING FOR MY COUNTRY AND NEVER GET PAID THE FIRST TIME, I'LL TAKE IT AS A MISTAKE. THE SECOND TIME WILL BE LIKE BEING TAKING FOR A RIDE HENCE WILL NEVER PUT MYSELF IN THAT SITUATION AGAIN. ...
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  • Nana 11 years ago

    The players came public because failed promises by the so called GFA.The plyers said ,they cannoit run on the field for only the officials to enjoy.Ghanaians are being fooled by these officials.So the players decided that ,th ...
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  • the truth 11 years ago

    Where is the patriotism when a contractor pockets the money meant for building schools, roads, hospitals etc?

    Where is the patriotism when a person decides to collect a bribe before doing his or her work that he or she is ...
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  • BITCHPLEASE 11 years ago

    MY POINT IS WHY DO THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN THE SAME SITUATION OVER AND OVER AGAIN ONLY TO BLAME GFA THEN? BS ARE JUST AS TO BE BLAME FOR BEING GREEDY BASTARDS!!!!!!!!

  • the truth 11 years ago

    I do not agree with you. They do not put themselves in any situation. Bonuses are announced but they arent paid so now they demanded it right before a game.....good plan!

  • willie 11 years ago

    Kwadwo mo ne kasa.

  • Asempaye Odiefo. 11 years ago

    Kwajo, God bless u. u have it the nail on the head. Keep on written one day Ghanaians will be looking for u.

  • Black Banana 11 years ago

    Is the president or anybody in government sacrificing anything for the nation. Why should the BS only be the people to sacrifice. The BS should do all they can to avoid been sent to play in the AFCON it is waste of their time ...
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  • BITHCPLEASE 11 years ago

    PLEASE CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME??????? THIS DUDE KNOWS NOTHING BUT MONEY GRABBING BASTARDS AS SHOWN IN BRAZIL. HAS GHANA NOT HAVING ANYMORE PLAYERS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY LIFT GHANA FLAG UP HIGH AT ALL????

  • Joe 11 years ago

    Stupid Foolish ignorant baboon's mind output. This is from an ignorant fool.

  • BITHCPLEASE 11 years ago

    WHY IS HE IGNORANT FOOL FOR STATING THE FACTS ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE IS THINKING??????

  • sansambonsam 11 years ago

    Yes.....you nailed it.....please do not go to their games any more.....without Black Star matches most of them would not get any exposure......they will warm their club benches.....undisciplined idiots...they have n ever won ...
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  • the truth 11 years ago

    This is not a balanced write up.

  • piero 11 years ago

    Useless article

  • fredsaid 11 years ago

    There is no balance in this submission on Ghanaweb about the players you blame for the ills that have befallen the black stars. You blame the players for both the cause and effect of the disaster of their performances and you ...
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  • the truth 11 years ago

    Fair assessment until last sentence.

  • Oscar Ofori 11 years ago

    Massa .....u ar talkg trash ....the players are right to do what dey want.....u think Akwesi Appiah is the right man ....no he disgraced the entire motherland of Ghana.....they should sack him .......I hv supported the coach ...
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  • Ras 11 years ago

    Every body, even a government expecting to be paid when they worked, thou!

  • Joe Turkey 11 years ago

    When we got millions of dollars from South Africa 2010, ET Mensah announce he was going to build a Black Stars Hotel at Ningo. That id football development from the NDC wise man. So any wonder a country like Uganda can dare d ...
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  • fidelity 11 years ago

    There are real problems that the officials don't want to talk about which would end up in a tremendous desaster. They think by using their executive power to make stupid and radical decision, it will make things right and loo ...
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  • ken 11 years ago

    ask nyantekye much money is he making out the dead ghanaian football and why should the players offer their services for corrupt officials?

  • Tap 11 years ago

    The player don't play for charity. Ghana needs to pay them their due. That's all they asked for in the first place. Now don't go to the game if u don't want to. The Black Stars is not about personalities. It is Ghana and it w ...
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  • K.S. - USA 11 years ago

    All these money quoted in your article is paid to players by Fifa, not from GFA. Ask GFA officials to put a stop to their corrupt act so players can deliver to get results.

  • baggio 11 years ago

    I am really surprise by this your post Michael. There must be a change of attitude by everyone from the ministry through management to the players and the general public.Until then, very soon you will find players not interes ...
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  • Tap 11 years ago

    And they will pull u down. Why count someone else's beans. Only the poor and non-progressive wallow in that. How much the coach n supporting staff make should not b a source of pain to anybody. Rather we should only look at t ...
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  • the truth 11 years ago

    for real?

  • NANA YAW 11 years ago

    You are not being serious menuah Kwadwo Nketiah; why are you discounting the fact that teams we beat years ago have improved tremendously. Give us a break, and expect stiff challenge from some of the minnows.
    Ghana is not th ...
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  • pk 11 years ago

    Well done as you called 'a spade a spade and not a gardening tool'.

  • Nun 11 years ago

    We are simply not good to compete with teams who are good. We don't believe that having a good coach can make a team win matches. We are having a manager who has no idea about how to manage a national team, but foolish as we, ...
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  • Elisabeth Darko 11 years ago

    Why do you keep blaming the players,even those sports council personnel who couldn't make it to Brazil were paid 26.000 euros each so what are you talking about.The appearance fee is not government money,it is money paid by F ...
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  • danny 11 years ago

    You are so right.Blind envy on display in this piece!

  • Amoah Charles 11 years ago

    Is very true nd the gahanians don't won't the trueth.

  • Alan bed room 11 years ago

    unpatriotic players. who value money than love for their nation. they dont even feel for the economic woes of the country.

  • tony 11 years ago

    we will play one game to get $15,000.Random selection with NHIS registration numbers.

  • tony 11 years ago

    Ghana is for Ghanaian s, not for so called selfish foreign football players

  • sheff 11 years ago

    well said my brother, i wish all Ghanaians will read this, we spend too much on the national team yet gets nothing in returns, i think it's time the government forget about them and look at other areas, Ghanaians are sufferin ...
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  • tony 11 years ago

    yes and if not we should forget about those players who have had their share of the money and come and do random selection from north to the south so that we will get some of the money whether you know how to play or not.

  • mbangbe 11 years ago

    i have lost interest in the black stars.they should not even qualify to the 2015 afcon so we don't have to pay appearance fees leaving millions with no three square meals.

  • Sankofa 11 years ago

    Mr.Nketia you make a good point but who is going to enforce it.

  • Kejetia Abrantie 11 years ago

    Muntari is in trouble because he loves Ghana. None of the players showed enough commitment as he did on the field of play.

  • Stephen Markin 11 years ago

    Nkwasiasem aa kwa....what kind of stupid article is this...listen to the rot that went on...and they made the three strong namely Essien, Sulley and Muntari Scape Goats...they are the Spirit of the Team...the entire managemen ...
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  • alex 11 years ago

    This writer, am not sure what he is talking about. You blame the players for playing the game? he dpoesn't seem to know what he is writting about. There is a real problem with the Black Stars and I don't believe it's with the ...
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  • Mister DJ 11 years ago

    If the players were treated as adults and not as some stupid young idiots, by the GFA then all the problems with the Black stars will vanish.

    The reason why it appears that the players are focused on money is because, ther ...
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  • KOJO ATLANTA 11 years ago

    People like u shouldn't have a platform like this u sound very uninformed. Makes me wonder if am reading an article from the sixties or what

  • John Marcus Abrams 11 years ago

    Thanks sir for your insightful article. I want to add that it took Appiah such a short time to destroy our Black Stars. Whoever appointed him to this job must bow down hi head in SHAME!

  • Schalke Fan 11 years ago

    (and insulting
    Ghanaians like K.P Boateng did after he announced his retirement after
    the 2010 world cup and recently going on sexy jamboree jet-ski trip on
    the rivers of Ada to kill our favourite musicians)............... ...
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  • Tanga star in Egypt 11 years ago

    no one will listing to this donkey. You are blaming the players why don,t you blame those animals working in G F A who are there just to make money. And you dare talking about money the players has the right ask for the appea ...
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  • Schalke Fan 11 years ago

    Brethren,that guy is one of the thieves,I JUST WANT HIM TO TELL ME WHICH PLAYER HAVE KILLED HIMSELF FOR GH LIKE ESSIEN. Typical Ghman, they wont kill you but will do everything to disgrace you,what a shame.

  • KWESI 11 years ago

    WHICH IS PART OF THE EU WITH 2 YEARS WORKING PERMIT, WHICH CAN BE RENEWED AFTER ITS EXPIRATION.
    ITS A CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY/FACTORY.
    SALARY RANGES FROM 1000 EUROS UPWARDS..
    APPLICANTS ARE SUPPOSED TO PASS A MEDICAL AN ...
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  • lolo akua 11 years ago

    In fact the players deserve there bonus because if something happens to them they will just leave them alone to suffer like Ali Jarra,Ali Jarra sacrifice for Ghana but when he was paralysis Ghanains left him alone to suffer.

  • NON-ALIGNED 11 years ago

    Indiscipline is what has raised its ugly head with the Stars camp. When you have a bunch of GREEDY, SELFISH and INDISCIPLINE players, the results will always be there to be seen.....

    These lot held the whole nation to rans ...
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  • Schalke Fan 11 years ago

    Talking about indiscipline and selfishness,so it`s alright for team official to travel first class with families and friends whiles the players are forced to cramp themselves up, in the name of discipline ala Ghanaman, at the ...
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  • John Marcus Abrams 11 years ago

    They did not come to play and Appiah has no clue as to how to make them. The Black Stars are currently like a ship sailing in rough seas without a ship's captain. It is ruderless, yep, ruderless.

  • WAZIRAZI 11 years ago

    BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION COUPLE WITH THEIR TWIN SISTERS INDICIPLIN AND ARROGANT WILL SOON BRING THESE CURRENT BLACK STARS TO THEIR KNEES.

  • Naa 11 years ago

    Hmmm, our concern is not players but Kwasi, Nyantakye n their gang still in managing black star affairs. Kwasi should be sack, he is incompetent

  • Iwan 11 years ago

    Michael, I salute you for this piece. Everything is correct except the killing of musician. Castro could have slept in a jacuzzi fed by beauties and nothing will happen

  • rashad 11 years ago

    Am highly disappointed in what you have said,I do not expect such a thing from you.The little information i have for is that every worker must demands for wages,the question is that in Ghana here whose work is does for free.S ...
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  • Quojo 11 years ago

    The author sounds like a whiny little prick. What does Castro's death have to do Asamoah Gyan or the BS ....GEt a fucking life...