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I will never give credit to Grant if… - Osei Kofi

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  • Boo 9 years ago

    Why

  • Ebo 9 years ago

    Don't bring confusion please.

  • CLUELESS PASTOR!! 9 years ago

    WHAT IS THIS OLD MAN TALKING ABOUT!! JUST GO TO BED OLD MAN, YOU'VE NOT HAD YOUR FUFU FOR DINNER OR WHAT?!!

  • CLUELESS PASTOR!! 9 years ago

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  • Mr.N 9 years ago

    I maybe wrong but Rev. Osei Kofi never played for Accra Hearts of Oak, where is POW, Prof S'Berta, Governor KojoLee Rasheed, The Stallion and Diamond come here and clear the air my missing brother in law Slimzay.

  • Akadu Mensema 9 years ago

    He played for hearts first before kotoko

  • moyo 9 years ago

    Keep your dirty jealousy in your house. What did you achieve yourself?

  • kwasi kyei baffour 9 years ago

    How can you call osei kofi an illiterate,what do you about him and what he has contributed to ghana soccer.some people speak before they think.

  • The Israelites 9 years ago

    What has Kwesi Appiah done to get a 2-2 draw with Germany and yet what has he done to lose to USA and Portugal. Only one thing... and that is leadership. The prayers may not need a new trick at this moment but they need the m ...
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  • The Israelites 9 years ago

    I means our Players

  • Zoiks 9 years ago

    Yes, you've stated a fact that all Ghanaians know is the bane of Ghana football; indiscipline especially in camp as well as money issues. If Avram Grant can handle these issues effectively and instil discipline in the players ...
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  • Zoiks 9 years ago

    Yes, you've stated a fact that all Ghanaians know is the bane of Ghana football; indiscipline especially in camp as well as money issues. If Avram Grant can handle these issues effectively and instil discipline in the players ...
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  • Kwasi Asante , Providence, R.I. 9 years ago

    I used to love Osei Kofi on the field during his hay days. Obviously he has matured with dimensions of illiteracy influenced in his statements.
    Let me tell Osei Kofi that leadership is key to success. The Black Stars and Gh ...
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  • Moses 9 years ago

    Is this comment meant to motivate Grant and the players or what? At this time we are only interested in talks and words that will motivate and unnecessary talks like this one. I do not see the sense in this talk. Please, if y ...
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  • Gbonyo Mafia 9 years ago

    This foolish bad luck man better shut the fuck up. This is how they begin with their fucking jealous self and may God deal with this stupid wrinkled mouth. Jealous black man acting like satan

  • kweku ghana 9 years ago

    do u have father oh pls

  • YAKUBU KOBO 9 years ago

    Rev. Osei Kofi's statement reminds me of one proverb my mother use to tell me and i quote , " a bad fetish priest who has managed to stay with a dying patient till the good priest comes along should never be discarded and for ...
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  • yobbo 9 years ago

    PLEASE BRODAS AND FRIENDS INSULTING MEN OF GOD IS DANGEROUS.WRITE IT BACK TO APOLOGIZE.

  • kofi ba 9 years ago

    True

  • kojo 9 years ago

    I agree. A pastor now wants to pull down a Jew. These people will crucify Jesus again

  • kwame appiah 9 years ago

    And who says we will win the cup? Coming out of the group should be our focus and target

  • they 9 years ago

    hahahahahahahhahahah. Right

  • O'Canada 9 years ago

    Osei go home , because you look tried

  • DOBOO 9 years ago

    So called man of God being so negative. What's with you? Coach Grant should be warmly welcome to Ghana. That"s what Ghanaian hospitality is about. Think twice Osei Kofi before you speak.

  • O'Canada 9 years ago

    Go home brother.because you talk too much ....

  • The Stallion 9 years ago

    But the multimillion dollar question is, will our people see this?
    The omens are still bad!!!

  • Rasheed 9 years ago

    The omen are still bad?.What do you mean by that?.Please expatiate on that for me.Mr.vodman

  • The Stallion 9 years ago

    Means the going is not good for us, despite getting a new coach. I am losing hope.

  • Mr.N 9 years ago

    You never had hope The Stallion your hope is V-power.

  • jojo 9 years ago

    i'm sure you've heard of the saying one player can make a difference right! that is why we panic whenever we loose our star player(s) to injury. Grant may not be able to teach any new trick but he can win games if he deploys ...
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  • Elisabeth Darko 9 years ago

    current football is based on tactics not teaching, A good coach can transform a team that is why all big clubs are chasing Jose Mourinho and the likes. Better shut up

  • mensah abrampa 9 years ago

    Thank you Jojo. This Osei Kofi "guy" is fast becoming a nuisance and an embarassment to himself with too much talking but little substance lately. Trash talking is leaving the reverend minister very little time to read his Bi ...
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  • Prof. Appiah, USA 9 years ago

    This is demoralizing to the new coach. All we need is a win....and a team work. Why even think about who gets credit? Please Re. Osei Kofi stop this petty squabbles. So Maxwell Konadu's recent wins should be credited to Coach ...
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  • Kwabena Yeboah 9 years ago

    It is shocking that Osei Kofi who knows so much about football should make this comment. What Osei Kofi does not realize is that today's football is not player centred or resourcefulness as was during his time; but it is abou ...
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  • Nicholas Osei Kyeretwie-Chicago 9 years ago

    And who told you Ghana is going to win.Anybody who thinks of a win is just dreaming in broad daylight.

  • GORDON YEBOAH,USA 9 years ago

    I don't understand why some people are insulting osei Kofi.in fact Ghana is not winning the cup with these porous defenders who concede goals as a prostitute having her good day with men.if the cups are four,Ghana won't win a ...
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  • Rasheed 9 years ago

    I think you want favors from Grant,so you are defending him with all your energy.If coaches can win matches within a short time, why didn't GFA not charge Grant to win AFCON 2015 for us.

  • kwesi 9 years ago

    Kwabena yeboah pls put what the man said in the right context. his context was TIME. to him Maxwell knows the team more than Him because he has being with them and lead them more than grant

  • Tijani 9 years ago

    Sir Rev. We are not winning it anyway. Why even think about winning it. You shd even know better sir! Ghana doesn't look like a team that would win the AFCON 2015. However should we win, Grant can claim credit. Why because we ...
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  • Nii Lartey 9 years ago

    This same Osei Koffi cursed the Black stars never to win a Truphy is they the old footballers are not given the money the state promised them in their time. Now Mahama has paid them still he is negative why. Thunder fire you ...
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  • ked 9 years ago

    Reading game & adopting strategy is part of a qualities of a good coach not only teaching on d field for wks or months b4 tournament. I think ur days are over. I ve done ur part & need to retire permanently now.

  • Harrison 9 years ago

    With 10 days to go, Grant can make a huge impact on the players than any local coach in Ghana. This is time for all of us to put our differences aside and support the coach. The nepotism and tribalism sentiments that has eng ...
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  • ry 9 years ago

    Please you have done your part in the past. No more confusion. Leave Grant alone

  • Aa 9 years ago

    Osei, you should be ashamed for making this childish comment. Today's soccer is not about gathering 11 players and put them on the field to play. It's more about technical and tactical abilities. I don't think maxwell has the ...
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  • kwayeb74 9 years ago

    Please can you shut your mouth?It is the best general with best tactical aspect who wins battle with his troops.

  • Chabba 9 years ago

    This is the stupid level the spineless and senseless GFA has led Ghana into against all common sense and good counsel not to go in for a foreign coach for the Black Stars. As I write, Ghana has competent excellent coaches lik ...
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  • Kofi Ackah 9 years ago

    Stop being ignorant, Chabba! Aren't you aware that when the GFA advertised the vacant position of the Black Stars' coach, not a single local coach applied? How can you then blame the GFA for their "foolishness" if the Ghanaia ...
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  • Kofi Ackah 9 years ago

    This is uncalled for, Reverend! What we need now is total unity in the Black Stars' team, among the technical team and among Ghanaians in general so far as the AFCOn 2015 tournament is concerned. Why count your chicken before ...
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  • Kwame Rought 9 years ago

    Our leaders think that any goat in white is better than a black person!

  • maubs 9 years ago

    Back biting, bad mouthing, ineptude, corruption and childish talk for real. If Ghana win AFCON credit to the manager, the team, the fans and everyone else so what is this talk about Konadu should take credit; for what?Konadu ...
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  • Kouakou 9 years ago

    This is very discourging. I was not expecting this message from an old footballer who is a pastor.Ghana needs people who can plan well not these selfish individuals. Let do away with these people their time is past.

  • YAW MENSAH 9 years ago

    Oh ho Ghanaians can talk oo! We know the boys are good but we need a tactician to guide them to victory. So who should take the credit if Grant with his experience guides the team to victory. Should Grant or Konadu take th ...
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  • fo dotse 9 years ago

    uncle, so then if we dont get pass the group stage, u cannot him either. this is where i hv problm wth ur comment.

    what u hv suceeded in doing is taking the steam with which Grant appears to take the stars FROM him.
    i sug ...
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  • Isaac 9 years ago

    Who are you? No one knows you go home whoever you are or might be.

  • Farouk 9 years ago

    The presence of Grant alone can make a great impact contrary to the comments of Osei Kofi. Is too early for him to start this crusade. What's his problem? Was Maxwell Konadu not with Failed coach Kwesi Appiah and yet our team ...
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  • Okesse 9 years ago

    Grant presence alone can have a huge impart on the prayers
    Soccer is 90% psychology .Osei yur comment is ill timed lets support the man.

  • John Opapu 9 years ago

    Enemy of progress.

  • John Opapu 9 years ago

    Enemy of progress. Shame

  • the don 9 years ago

    Am surely surprised at ur so-called rev. Osei kofi. Wat is he saying he should stop being pety and concentrate on better things for himself. Will he credit Grant with defeat if Ghana is eliminated in the first round? If he gi ...
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  • Exposure 9 years ago

    Can we then credit Coach Akwesi Appiah with the achievements of Asst. Coach Konadu?
    Everybody has to do his part and take the credit or otherwise for the outcome.
    Will the Rev. also blame the new coach if the Stars are not ...
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  • Daavi 9 years ago

    WHY SOO NEGATIVE? WHAT IS ALL THIS? WHY ARE WE SOO NEGATIVE ABOUT EVERYTHING? STOP KILLING POSITIVE SPIRITS.

  • Asare 9 years ago

    Useless old element mind your own business, fake pastor,if you really know God Almighty,you won't deal with disunity. Render apology before too late..

  • Osei 9 years ago

    And who are you going to blame if the team doesn't win the trophy?

  • Kwame Kumi 9 years ago

    Rev. some of us who saw you in action do respect you a lot but sometimes you appear to be talking too much.

    In the first place I wonder why you talk about Konadu rather than Appiah who did more of the job towards qualifi ...
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  • Solster 9 years ago

    Shut up with this pull him down tactics,The mans presence alone can change the mentality of the players positively for the trophy.lets all support him.

  • Solster 9 years ago

    We must rather thank the workers for bringing out the truth.if management fails to give good chemicals for them to deliver what else do you want them to do?

  • Chigga 9 years ago

    Who would Rev kofi blame if the team performs very poorly in the tournament?

  • dr TRUTH 9 years ago

    he is rather turning his guns on maxwell

  • slim 9 years ago

    First person to start this PHD thing.why are you starting this?Do you think Indiscipline players can achieve anything? Osei kofi you are a pastor i will advise you to stop all these things.this is a new coach and a new era , ...
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  • GARD 9 years ago

    OSEI KOFI IS USELESS ILLITRATE. LOOK AT THE CONFUSION HE IS BRINGING. USELESS MAN

  • jamp62 9 years ago

    All what the Rev.Osei Kofi said is true
    but the idiots in GFA will be never listing to him.

  • SK 9 years ago

    Unfortunate comments. We should build and not discourage. So if he will not get the credit, what will be his motivation to win? So in essence if Ghana lose out of Ghana, the blame goes to Konado too. It is too early to be tal ...
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  • HE`S NOT AFRAID 9 years ago

    I WILL NEVER GIVE CREDIT TO GRANT...OSEI KOFI

  • ANABA 9 years ago

    GHANA CANT WIN

  • GC/USA 9 years ago

    ILLITERACY AND OLD AGE ARE A BIG PROBLEM IN GHANA. WHAT ABOUT IF MR. GRANT FAILS TO WIN. WILL YOU BLAME HIM OR KONADU? WHY NOT WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. ARE YOU REALLY A PASTOR?

  • kwasi kyei baffour 9 years ago

    I agree with osei kofi,what is dragging us down is the inferiority complex we have as black people.

  • Indeed, the strikes are too much 9 years ago

    nonsense ! who is talking about race here ? We have got a world class coach who will take us to places. When we brought Appiah, what did he do ? We are lucky to have a renowned coach like Grant, and you fools have started to ...
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  • GC/USA 9 years ago

    MR. KWASI K BAFFOUR BEING BLACK ALONE IS NOT A CRITERIA FOR COACHING. AN ADVANCED CERTIFICATE, WORLD-WIDE COACHING EXPOSURE INCLUDING TOP CLUBS ARE THE QUALITIES TO HAVE. THE ONLY LOCAL COACH THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED IS SELLAS.

  • Otwenua 9 years ago

    Reverend, your comment is not necessary. How bout if they fail to win the cup? Who should take the blame? A coach is not needed during the preparatory stages of a tournament. The presence of a good coach during tournaments is ...
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  • Otwenua 9 years ago

    I meant to say a coach is not only needed during the preparatory stages of a tournament.

  • Nii Lartey 9 years ago

    This man dont want anybody to be mention as successful like him or in their time. Neither any other tribe should be successful than an Ashante Holy Ghost fire burns burns you

  • Joe 9 years ago

    An Axfrican does not want his African brother to succeed; they rather prefer a white man because they think the white man is superior than the black man. Instead of enhanc inc the Ghanaian coaches to take over the Black Star ...
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  • TOM, NY 9 years ago

    Why insulting the old man for his view

  • S.K 9 years ago

    Is thi really necessary? I think some journalist have also run out of ideas. Why will some one purplish this?

  • HAWA YAKUBU 9 years ago

    Osei Kofi,is this commence necessary at this point?. This is premature internment. If you became a soccer player today, you will only be good at the local level. You will be molested on every play of the game.
    I don't think ...
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