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Akosa: Ghana’s obsession with Serbian coaches befuddling

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  • veep 9 years ago

    well, lots of us had the same issues, but it seems our frustrations fell on deaf ears. different men, different salaries, but same job. do we think at all? asem beba dabi...

  • Mr.N 9 years ago

    It a feelings of inferiority

  • SARPONG 9 years ago

    Dr Akosah, I said the same thing yesterday. It is called "Serbian whipped". Inordinate craving for Serbian Coaches is very befuddling.

    Like pussy whipped.

    This Coach is going to use Blackstars as a jumping stone for a b ...
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  • Whatever 9 years ago

    A Serbian got us to world cup for the first time. Another Serbian also got us to our only quarter final of world cup and missed the semis by the goalkeeping hands of Suarez. STOP DOING LAZY Analysis and befuddling yourself. I ...
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  • SARPONG 9 years ago

    You are an idiot. How many African cups did we win with these Serbian Coaches? All our four African cups have been won with Ghanaian Coaches.

    AA would have taken Ghana far in the 2014 world cup if Afiriyie Ankrah and his N ...
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  • Whatever 9 years ago

    Majority of those coaches who won the African came from the Nkrumah era where ultra patriotism and self-belief where at fever pitch levels. Players were dying for this country to get result whether you pay them or not. That a ...
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  • Homesense 9 years ago

    Perhaps I'm more angered than Prof Akosa over replacing Kwasi Appaih with a foreign coach. I ask myself," If Kwasi was not that good for us , is there no other Ghanaian for the job? And "How did the Serbians and others get t ...
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  • Denmark 9 years ago

    Ghanaians are corrupt and can sell their children for GHS. The white man does have some principles and want progress. Look at Ghana and its development. ARe you proud of if Mr. White hate man.

  • SARPONG 9 years ago

    Did Nkruma reward them? Do you know the meaning of profession, moron? You don't like property owning democracy but you idiot stay here 24/7 working for your pay masters for fee and you want the professional footballers to wor ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 9 years ago

    This tells you we have many irresponsible people at GFA and ministry for sports. How foolish can we be. AA should just keep quiet and enjoy his booty.

  • Nyansasem 9 years ago

    Akwasi Appiah (AA) has his faults but his greatest mistake is colluding with the GFA and not standing up for his players. However, I would choose him over an unrepentant, arrogant and selfish white idiot.

    It was obvious th ...
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  • Ga 9 years ago

    Different skills and work ethics. Did you watch WC 2014 ?
    Yu can’t even manage corrupt Ghana.

  • veep 9 years ago

    whatever went on had nothing to do with him. really feel sorry for him.

  • Ga 9 years ago

    He took appearance fee didn’t he ? Ghanaians are corrupt people and the world knows it.

  • koffi parker 9 years ago

    I believe the salaries are based on Individual Performance and achiements by all acount you should make the same comparsion in terms of thier achievements and performance.

  • TOGBE 9 years ago

    Akwasi, Ghana is not worth dying for. Look at what they have done to you. Take a break and rest, get yourself together. Better things ahead.

  • Nyameasem 9 years ago

    He lacks leadership skills as such he was unable to control and manage the team. A person who has professional skill without managerial skills can't lead a group. he/she will definitely under perform. If you have no ability ...
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  • Joe Canada 9 years ago

    Do you know how stressful and difficult it is to work in a situation AA found himself in?. Since day one that this man got this job, he had not known peace. It is hard to perform your duties in such an environment. Bro, let u ...
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  • Tawiah 9 years ago

    GFA and the government are all useless , frankly the leadership of the country is as useless as the GFA.

  • Kwame 9 years ago

    SIMPLE. The Serbs are more willing to pay kick backs to Kwasi Nyantakyi and his gang of thieves at the FA.

  • Tawiah 9 years ago

    Mahama is incompetent otherwise, why wouldn't this imbalance be sorted by now?

  • Native Ghanaian!! USA!!! 9 years ago

    I bet you expect Mahama to wipe your sticky ass for you too!!!

  • STUPID AFRICANS 9 years ago

    INCLUDING ME

  • PEEPEENI WON'T LISTEN 9 years ago

    MPEEPEEFUO GOVERNMENT, HOW SAD

  • Native Ghanaian!! USA!!! 9 years ago

    Stupid Ashanti man!! Since when did Pepes become the dominant group in Ghana? Ashantis dominate Ghana and a useless Ghana is reflective of the dominant tribe. Kapish!!! What Heroin are you injecting?

  • Kwaku LONDON 9 years ago

    Why do you spew out a lot of filthy words in your comments, cant you behave politely and stop this tribalistic comments.

  • Clifford 9 years ago

    Has this coach helped the Black stars to qualify for a world cup before? Then Appiah has a good profile...When will these folks take us from white supremacy? Are we to expect change in an overnight wonder? Isn't Kwasi Appiah ...
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  • Clifford 9 years ago

    just to say they stand in the same profile so Appiah is better....

  • togbe kosi 9 years ago

    it is colonization coupled with our concept of what is of value and what is beautiful. we value the light skinned people than the dark skinned. Nkrumah with his educational drive did not work towards this and who can do it fo ...
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  • Nana Yaw 9 years ago

    You were the first Ghanaian coach to qualify for the world cup. When we qualified Ghanaians praised you and sang songs for you. The problem with Africans is that we think life is always smooth so we lack the capacity to go th ...
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  • Atinga Kobla Atongo 9 years ago

    WHY SERBIAN COACHES? A JOKE! BLACK STAR ON A GOOD DAY WILL BEAT SERBIA NATIONAL TEAM.
    WITH THEIR COACH IN PLACE.

  • Palogo 9 years ago

    How can you bring back this good for nothing coach back to Ghana. This guy went and did not achieve anything in an arab country. he was even fired and hasn't got any job since. He even had the audacity to insult us when he le ...
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  • America Boy 9 years ago

    Ghanaians are being ruling by evils uneducated duos all what they know is connections (kick backs) Hey! Oman ghana, when are going to get the competent leaders.

  • charles u s a/LA 9 years ago

    UNGRATFUL GHANA

  • Emmanuel Agbesi RSA 9 years ago

    Terminating Kwasi Appiah's contract will not change anything. Remove all the rotten apples from the bag now!

  • Santino 9 years ago

    Akwasi Appiah stands to be vindicated soon. Why don't we encourage one of our own to develop and deliver? Why are we putting all the blame on the coach? Did he qualify the Black Stars to the WC because he wanted to go there a ...
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  • kwame 9 years ago

    With those serbs , the gfa can easily get their dirty deals going and cheat the nation

  • princewilly@ymail.com 9 years ago

    A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children.
    "You all have obsessions," he observed.
    To the first mother, he said, "You are obsessed with eating.
    You've even named ...
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  • Boss 9 years ago

    Thank you for discovering players like Atsu, Wakaso, Rabiu, and Waris for us. They are great World Stars who will bring is a cup in their lifetime. Thank you for also bringing back Afful - such a wonderful player!

  • Boss 9 years ago

    I blame the Ghanaian media for providing the corrupt GFA to have their way. They set the PHD agenda to bring down one of Ghana's best coaches.

  • kwabena ohemeng,london 9 years ago

    I will never support the national team again until the FA's obsession with appointing foreign coaches especially europeans is ended.What shows that Akwasi Appiah is not performing well? England and Spain performed badly at th ...
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  • Joe Canada 9 years ago

    AA performed under stress yet he did well. with all the rebellion and craziness that was going on, the man still performed yet, his was still not appreciated. SO SAD.

  • JESSE BERKLEY 9 years ago

    PROF U SHOULD NOT COMMENT ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AT ALL. U HAVE MADE YOURSELF IRRELEVANT BY FRESPONDING TO ANYBODY AND ANYTHING. JUST KEEP A BIT OF INTEGRITY AND RESPECT AROUND YOU. WHY DO WANT TO APPEAR AS AN EXPERT IN ANY D ...
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  • onipanua 9 years ago

    What are you talking about here? If you have nothing sensible to contribute do not write nonsense.What has this got to do with divorce here?

  • GC/USA 9 years ago

    WHERE IS APPIAH'S COACHING CERTIFICATE TO JUSTIFY HIGH SALARY. MAY BE A MEDIOCRE LIKE APPIAH SHOULD HAVE BEEN 100,000 DOLLARS A MONTH TO TRANSFORM THE BS INTO A WINNING GAINT. THE GUY IS NOT A TRAINED COACH. THE TRIBAL SELECT ...
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  • nimo,belgium 9 years ago

    silent ,killer.in fact,he has nothing good to prove.better he go away to avoid a further humiliation in the future.

  • Yamba 9 years ago

    If APPIAH were Serbian, British or Nigerian he would not have come back to Ghana from Brazil. He would have sacked himself for abysmal performance . Why, Akosa why do you get involved. Keshi resigned and is being begged to re ...
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  • Kofi Adu Bediako 9 years ago

    One of the struggles most African nations are struggling with is the struggle of racial superiority and inferiority.We do not believe anything can come out of a Ghanian coach,and prefer an european who will not even get a thi ...
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  • GHANANI 9 years ago

    I am advising Ghanaians to boycott all matches of the national team until the FA's obsession with appointing whites to coach the national team is ended.Do we not have local coaches who are capable of coaching the national te ...
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  • Ghana 9 years ago

    Ungrateful Ghanaians. No wonder nothing is going on in this country. How can you re-engage someone how left the job thinking that he was good and later found out that he can't even coach u20 and now he is back to chop your mo ...
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  • azi wofie woyie 9 years ago

    ndc govt. Hhmmmmmmmm

  • Baba 9 years ago

    Best couch to handle Black stars is the German coach he shoulld be contacted.Maybe he will sign the contract for Ghana. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • fireman songo de country man Patrick 9 years ago

    is now time to replace John Mahama and Nyantakyi with the Serbians

  • Good Pastor 9 years ago

    Leave the football matters to those who knows how to handle. And focus on politics. Repair Ghana with your profession and don't try to use your position destroy. We you.

  • PHOKH N'SHIIT 9 years ago

    THIS IS THE SPARK OUR NATION NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND CLEAN HOUSE!...

  • DESTROYERS PARTY N D C 9 years ago

    STUPID MAN IS NOT A GHANIAN?HOW DO YOU SEE OUR FOOTBALL SITUATION IN GHANA ? DO YOU BELIEVE IN COLONIAL MENTALITY? DO YOU THINK A WHITEMAN CAN DO SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOU? CRY YOUR OWN CRY.IT'S TIME TO DO OWN YO ...
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  • Tieme Bako 9 years ago

    WOW! IT'S A SHAME THAT BLACK PEOPLE BEHAVE DIFFERNTLY WHEN THE WHITEAN IS THE BOSS. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPIAHS SKILLS AND THAT ODF THE SERBIAN COACH. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT PEOPLE LIK ...
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  • Eben smith 9 years ago

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge,

  • ABOO ZEZE 9 years ago

    People should stop attacking personality and comment on the issue at hand. We should desist from insulting elders for sharing their view.

  • Whatever 9 years ago

    We have valuable Ghanaian players who ply their trade in Europe... Italy, England and the rest. Should the Italian also start complaining that they are obsessed with our key blackstars players who play in their league. How ma ...
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  • KWESI 9 years ago

    A FEW PEOPLE ARE NEEDED TO WORK URGENTLY IN QATAR ON A 2 YEAR CONTRACT WHICH CAN BE RENEWED.
    WE NEED DRIVERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO WORK AS SECURITY PERSONNEL.
    THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST QATAR PACKAGE EVER,BECAUSE TH ...
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  • Tibaa 9 years ago

    When did GFA decide to sack Kwasi Appiah? Was it before they renewed his contract, or after they renewed it?

    This must be clarified because the severance pay of over $800,000 could best be understood to expose a diabolical ...
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  • Kwabena S. Akosah, Brooklyn, NY 9 years ago

    Prof. Akosa is perfectly right. Our continued fascination with Serbian coaches has no basis. What have they done? The FA should tell us! Not just Serbians, the business of foreign coaches has not helped much. On the balance s ...
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  • Maame Abena 9 years ago

    The NDC Afriyie Ankrah screws up and Akwasi Appiah pays the price.
    Akwasi gets $20,000.00 to start.The Serbian gets $50,000 to start.
    The works of the black man. The black complex.

  • Otsibu Darko 9 years ago

    That's goes to show how stupid we Ghanaians are and in addition to the salary there will be free accommodation and other fringe benefits of which Akwasi Appiah was denied throwing money away just like that, it's unfortunate t ...
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  • PHOKH N'SHIIT 9 years ago

    LET"S BOYCOTT THE BLACKSTARS. WE MUST SACK ALL THE GFA OFFICIALS AFTER WE HAVE WHIPPED THEM FOR INSULTING AND DISGRACING US. SECONDLY WE SHOULD RAN THAT MILO SERBIAN OUT OF TOWN AFTER WE FEATHER AND TAR HIS RAGGEDY FLAT BEHIN ...
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  • Ga 9 years ago

    You are really wicked and incomptent people aways talking nonsense.