400 years of slavery has rewired their brains, they have no confidence in themselves and in each other. Whites feel superior and Blacks feel inferior. Thanks to all those who put pressure on Nyantakyi and others to hire a loc ... read full comment
400 years of slavery has rewired their brains, they have no confidence in themselves and in each other. Whites feel superior and Blacks feel inferior. Thanks to all those who put pressure on Nyantakyi and others to hire a local coach because Ghana has grown. Please politicians, learn and grow, there are more important things to fight for in live than material things. Nkrumah, Mandela, Obama, Martin Luther King etc have an enviable legacy, what about you?
the truth 10 years ago
Ghana has grown?
Go to any institution and watch with your naked eyes the greed and apathy that goes on without any reprimand.........Ghana has grown indeed.
Continue glorifying mediocrity
Ghana has grown?
Go to any institution and watch with your naked eyes the greed and apathy that goes on without any reprimand.........Ghana has grown indeed.
Continue glorifying mediocrity
anokwale 10 years ago
Kwesi Appiah has slowly built a team that has chemistry. He understands that it is not about the big names and making noise. There have been some problems but this team is getting better. The most beautiful thing we could ... read full comment
Kwesi Appiah has slowly built a team that has chemistry. He understands that it is not about the big names and making noise. There have been some problems but this team is getting better. The most beautiful thing we could see is a Ghanaian coached Black Star team in Brazil. Thank you.
kosh 10 years ago
We are beginin to behave like the English,counting our chickens b4 they are hatched.i still think akwesi appiah is not good enuff,nobody want black stars 2 do well more than I do,and as a Ghanaian abroad,i know wot it means ... read full comment
We are beginin to behave like the English,counting our chickens b4 they are hatched.i still think akwesi appiah is not good enuff,nobody want black stars 2 do well more than I do,and as a Ghanaian abroad,i know wot it means to be among other nationals and seein Ghana doin wonders.
u've got very short memory.1st of all,ghana is one of the most talented nations wen it comes to football.
not a lot of countries you see football played on every street corner,every park everyday all over the country.
we've got so much talent and its not coincident we've carried Africa single handed durin the previous world cups.
that is why
we could ave got this far easily even without a coach.i know a lot of Ghanaians would want to eat me up right now,but its just the fact.
this man is got away with it so far so everyone all of a sudden have 4gotten wot a shit coach he is.
senior players already getting angry to be substituted alone goes to show this man dnt ave full authority in the dressin room,like I said I always want Ghana to do well but theres not a lot of strength in this man and we'll see the reflection clearly if we do qualify 4 the world cup and playin against teams like argentina,spain,italy or England.
a lot of u guys on here who think you know it all,wud want to eat my head but,i dnt see any player in that black stars squad who would stand against s.one like marcel dessaillys authority,because no matter who u are,u havnt been or seen where this man is been or what this man is seen[ofe bibio].
prob too late to change coach now but that doesn't take away the fact that this man can and would get carried away by the magnitude of a world cup match against the best in the world.
GC/USA 10 years ago
THE PLAYERS ARE WINNING THE GAMES FOR THE BLACK STARS, NOT APPIAH. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT TECHNICAL COACHING HE HAS PRODUCED. THE TEAM'S PERFORMANCE IS THE RESULT OF THE OVERSEAS PLAYERS SKIILS GAINED FROM THEIR BETTER COACH ... read full comment
THE PLAYERS ARE WINNING THE GAMES FOR THE BLACK STARS, NOT APPIAH. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT TECHNICAL COACHING HE HAS PRODUCED. THE TEAM'S PERFORMANCE IS THE RESULT OF THE OVERSEAS PLAYERS SKIILS GAINED FROM THEIR BETTER COACHING CLUBS. MR. APPIAH CAN PROVE ME WRONG BY SELECTING ONLY LOCAL PLAYERS IF HE THINKS THEY ARE BETTER THAN MUNTARI, K.B AND THE AYEWS. MOST GHANAIANS ARE BLINDED BY TRIBALISM TO THE EXTENT THAT BEST IS IRRELEVANT.
TRUTH 10 years ago
Who made the players better? Ghana made the players better not their clubs. KPB was coached by your so-called better coaching clubs coach but his team was on its way to relegation until Ghana rescued him. What are you talking ... read full comment
Who made the players better? Ghana made the players better not their clubs. KPB was coached by your so-called better coaching clubs coach but his team was on its way to relegation until Ghana rescued him. What are you talking about? Ayews, Essien, Muntari and players abroad who feature in the national team started from Ghana and were coached by local coaches. I think you a re blinded by your knowledge because those foreign coaches make you think they have made our players better, meanwhile they were better before they came to offer them places in their clubs. Every coach is nothing if his team sucks that's why coaches go around the world recruiting good players not bad ones. Appiah is as good as any other coach. If you think Ghanaians are blinded by tribalism, then you are blinded by racism. If you can reason well, you will know that Appiah is one of the coaches who doesn't care a player's professionalism and always try to do something with the players he gets hold of. Tell Barca, Real Madrid, Man United, AC and all the big teams' coaches to retire all their first team players and see what happens. Some Coaches even get fired for dropping an important player of the team even if he won. Be careful of your speech because this is a game and not politics. Don't be brain washed, my friend in USA. (LOL)
Meosis 10 years ago
Thanks Bro, you took every word out of my mouth. I was going to ask this GC/USA guy how many times those white coaches assembled local players for a Black stars game. They all relied on the already established players includi ... read full comment
Thanks Bro, you took every word out of my mouth. I was going to ask this GC/USA guy how many times those white coaches assembled local players for a Black stars game. They all relied on the already established players including the U20 squad natured by a local coach named Sellas Tetteh!
Meosis 10 years ago
First of all,Mr Kosh can you give names to your prefered coaches so we can go after them? and I hope you no gonna give me those eastern european PE instructors! Also I want you tell me Marcel Desailleys coaching credentials a ... read full comment
First of all,Mr Kosh can you give names to your prefered coaches so we can go after them? and I hope you no gonna give me those eastern european PE instructors! Also I want you tell me Marcel Desailleys coaching credentials as to why he will be a good coach because I haven't seen Desailey coaching even a colts team. i'm quoting you:"we could have got this far easily even without a coach". I don't know what you've been inhalling today, but I Think this the most dummiest statement I've ever heard this millenium. When your so called 'expert'coaches were in charge, weren't the Black stars playing the against the same/similar countries? and how many goals were we averaging with our supposed 'super' stars?! A guy in this forum;POW refer to them as 'one goal project' coaches!
I'm not saying Akwasi Appiah is a Mourinho or a Scolari but the man is trying his best for the nation and he needs our support!.Look how many new talents he's unearthed since he has been in charge; Atsu,Wakasso,Dauda,Warris and etc... Your so called carpenter turned coaches(50K per month salaries) never introduced any new talents. they just relied solely on Sellas Tetteh's groomed players. Let's Throw our support for Coach Appiah. he is one of our own. He is not there yet. He will go through the rudiments of the game and come out successfull with a winsome national team. Appiah is gonna qulify The Black Stars to the WC where we'll rub shoulders with your so called big teams. England,Holland,Argentina and even Croatia are all considered 'Top' teams in the world but yet they've got nothing to show for in the world stage for DECADES now! Are their top notch coahes and managers not that good or what! somebody tell me!!
GHFUO, LOVE/DOR YOURSELF! 10 years ago
HE SHOULD HVE WON AFCON 2013...HE GOOFED LIKE GOOFY
HE SHOULD HVE WON AFCON 2013...HE GOOFED LIKE GOOFY
REX 10 years ago
WELL SAID MY BROTHER ..THERE IS NO CONSSTENCY IN COACHES THERE FOR HOW DO EXPECT A TEAM TO BE BUILT. THATS LIKE WHORE BRINGING DIFFERENT AROUND HER KIDS....THEY WILL NEVER HAVE NO BOUNDAGE.
WELL SAID MY BROTHER ..THERE IS NO CONSSTENCY IN COACHES THERE FOR HOW DO EXPECT A TEAM TO BE BUILT. THATS LIKE WHORE BRINGING DIFFERENT AROUND HER KIDS....THEY WILL NEVER HAVE NO BOUNDAGE.
Yaw Amofa 10 years ago
Coach Akwasi Appiah is paid to deliver. and deliver results only!!!! Ghanaians should be encouraged to demand his head when he falters.
Coach Akwasi Appiah is paid to deliver. and deliver results only!!!! Ghanaians should be encouraged to demand his head when he falters.
TRUTH 10 years ago
Yaw, if you say deliver, what do you mean? Deliver Definition - Bring and hand over or to rescue. If you hire someone to rescue you and the person is not done yet, will you demand for the person's head? You cannot say he fail ... read full comment
Yaw, if you say deliver, what do you mean? Deliver Definition - Bring and hand over or to rescue. If you hire someone to rescue you and the person is not done yet, will you demand for the person's head? You cannot say he failed because he is still in the process of rescuing Ghana soccer. Kwesi Appiah is paid alright but understand that he is working with a bunch of indiscipline professional players who are constantly demanding for respect instead of earning. If a Ghanaian like you don't support him but always want him to flop, then I guess you will be the person to decapitate him. Why do we always demean ourselves instead of feeling confident in our color? We have always placed men without color before us; thinking we are inferior and have to succumb to their supremacy. Yaw, I guess you are not fit to be a manager or supervisor in a company or any institution full of blacks because you are timid and scared of failing.(LOL). Kwesi Appiah can do better with our support and by God's grace, he will make it in our hearts. Regardless of what hypocritical Ghanaians think and demand, his success will supersede your imagination. Let's all have the confidence, positive thoughts, join hands and support the coach of our Great Soccer Team no matter the outcome. Thank you Daniel K. Pryce for your great message and giving us the opportunity to share our ideas
Ekumfi Akyen-Obamaland 10 years ago
FOOLISH ARTICLE! SUCCESS AND FAILURE ARE "BEDFELLOWS".GET THIS INTO YOUR SOAP-FILLED BRAIN
FOOLISH ARTICLE! SUCCESS AND FAILURE ARE "BEDFELLOWS".GET THIS INTO YOUR SOAP-FILLED BRAIN
Ohene Gyan 10 years ago
White is good (Happiness if even they fail) and Black is bad (sorrow and Sadness if even they are moving forward)
GOD HELP US.
White is good (Happiness if even they fail) and Black is bad (sorrow and Sadness if even they are moving forward)
GOD HELP US.
kofi 10 years ago
This article does not tell the whole story. Most people criticized the coach after the failed campaign in South Africa where Mr. Appiah showed his lack of superior skill as a coach and the fiasco he brought upon himself with ... read full comment
This article does not tell the whole story. Most people criticized the coach after the failed campaign in South Africa where Mr. Appiah showed his lack of superior skill as a coach and the fiasco he brought upon himself with the Ayews which was uncalled for. The team is doing well now but its still not the best for the big stage. I hope to see him succeed and that means doing what is best for the best interest of the nation and not allow him personal feeling and pressure from others direct his decisions.
Meosis 10 years ago
Mind you, south Africa was Appiah's first major tournament as a new coach so some mistakes were bound to happen. He's still going through the rudiments of the game and will only get better.He just needs the nation's support.
Mind you, south Africa was Appiah's first major tournament as a new coach so some mistakes were bound to happen. He's still going through the rudiments of the game and will only get better.He just needs the nation's support.
Sir Kofi Mumui 10 years ago
Useless article. The coach has not had a real test yet. Being on top of Sudan, Lesotho and Zambia is a step towards qualifying for Brazil 2014 but there is more to come. Personally I am not singing his praises yet. The writer ... read full comment
Useless article. The coach has not had a real test yet. Being on top of Sudan, Lesotho and Zambia is a step towards qualifying for Brazil 2014 but there is more to come. Personally I am not singing his praises yet. The writer strangely used the article to show his disdain for Abedi, a football legend I doubt he has ever seen or talked to. His third paragraph has no head or tail; I don't know it's relevance in an already poorly composed article. Waste of time and space.
Meosis 10 years ago
Akawsi Appiah was neither the captain for Kotoko in both 1982 and 83
Opoku Afriyie was captain in 82 when they lost the final to El Ahly and Papa Arko was the Captain who hoisted the cup in 83 when Fabu Won via Bannerman - O ... read full comment
Akawsi Appiah was neither the captain for Kotoko in both 1982 and 83
Opoku Afriyie was captain in 82 when they lost the final to El Ahly and Papa Arko was the Captain who hoisted the cup in 83 when Fabu Won via Bannerman - Opoku nti's connection.
the truth 10 years ago
it is rather unfortunate that mr price chose to make imputations to racism in this matter. mr appiah's woes is buried deep in his individual qualities - his judgement and the decision he makes on and off the field, and how he ... read full comment
it is rather unfortunate that mr price chose to make imputations to racism in this matter. mr appiah's woes is buried deep in his individual qualities - his judgement and the decision he makes on and off the field, and how he performs under pressure.. while the number of matches he wins may count for something, it is not a redeeming factor. the qualities he brings to bear on the cohesiveness of the team is as important. if football has ever been your passion, you will quickly know that mr appiah has not exhibited or hinted of any of the strengths of a good coach. thank God he has some good players to counter his weaknesses!
the truth 10 years ago
my apologies, mr pryce. and i would also like to correct my reference to racism. it should be "race", not "racism".
my apologies, mr pryce. and i would also like to correct my reference to racism. it should be "race", not "racism".
Harrison 10 years ago
AA is still far from being a better coach. The players still lack maturity for the WC. You look at how he handled Muntari's case. As a coach, you do not have to tear your players apart in front of the media. AA cannot not ... read full comment
AA is still far from being a better coach. The players still lack maturity for the WC. You look at how he handled Muntari's case. As a coach, you do not have to tear your players apart in front of the media. AA cannot not compare Asamoah to Muntari no matter what.
GACUS 10 years ago
THE GUY DOESN'T IMPRESS ME NOT BECAUSE HE IS BLACK OR GHANAIAN , TECHNICALLY HE HAS A LOT TO LEARN I ALSO SENSE HE GOT HIS JOB BY VIRTUE OF THE VERY PEOPLE AT GFA WHO SURROUNDS HIM SO HE IS NOT HIS OWN MAN. I AM REALLY NOT ... read full comment
THE GUY DOESN'T IMPRESS ME NOT BECAUSE HE IS BLACK OR GHANAIAN , TECHNICALLY HE HAS A LOT TO LEARN I ALSO SENSE HE GOT HIS JOB BY VIRTUE OF THE VERY PEOPLE AT GFA WHO SURROUNDS HIM SO HE IS NOT HIS OWN MAN. I AM REALLY NOT SURE ABOUT HIM, I THINK GENERALLY I DONT LIKE PEOPLE WHO APPEAR QUITE AND APPEAR MEEK!! THEY CAN BE DANGEROUS PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR OWN INTEREST FIRST! HE APPEARS SPINELESS AND THATS NOT GOOD FOR A COACH!! HE NEEDS SOME CLASSES IN APPEARING AT PRESS CONFERENCE!! THE HYPOCRITICAL GHANAIAN ATTITUDE THAT OH! AM IS COOL AND HARMLESS PERSON, YOU ALL LOVE! SEEMS TO BE IN HIS HEAD!! WATCH HIS BODY LANGUAGE AT PRESS CONFERENCE BEING PLAYFUL WITH THE PLAYERS AS IF THEY WERE HIS CHILDREN!! CUT THAT KRAPE!! YOU FOUGHT BLOOD AND TEETH TO GET THE JOB AT THE EXPANSE OF OTHER BETTER COACHES!! SO DONT PRETEND YOU MR. NICE!! SIMPLY PUT HE NEEDS OUMPH!! TIME WILL TELL IF HE ANYTHING BETTER THAN WHAH AM SEEING... OTHERWISE BRING DESAILLEY!! OR PELE!! YES!!
prince Europa 10 years ago
THE SAME PEOPLE WHO PRAISE HIM HOSSANA HOSSANA IN GOOD TIMES WIIL LATER SHOUT CRUCIFY HIM WHEN LOSING
THE SAME PEOPLE WHO PRAISE HIM HOSSANA HOSSANA IN GOOD TIMES WIIL LATER SHOUT CRUCIFY HIM WHEN LOSING
kwame owusu 10 years ago
kwasi appiah can do the job
kwasi appiah can do the job
Analyst 10 years ago
Ghanaians are consistent about what they want: VICTORY. Ghanaians want Black Stars victory and not a foreign coach or a local coach.
Any person who has been given the Black Stars to coach, must seize the moment and demonstra ... read full comment
Ghanaians are consistent about what they want: VICTORY. Ghanaians want Black Stars victory and not a foreign coach or a local coach.
Any person who has been given the Black Stars to coach, must seize the moment and demonstrate that "victory is certain". Akwasi Appiah has now become the "beloved" coach because the signs are now there for all to see that, he is taking Black Stars to Brazil. Everything will change drastically the moment this expectation is shattered (God forbid).
I don't think Ghanaians are racist about who to coach the Blacks Stars that they would prefer a foreign coach to a Ghanaian coach or vice versa. What they are looking for is victory for Black Stars and whoever (coach or player) gives them is their beloved. This is a good way to think in a global village.
thewho 10 years ago
ur comments are just tribal ignorants and Promotion of sectorial Division among the Players. let the AYEW be who they are and bury ur jealousy
ur comments are just tribal ignorants and Promotion of sectorial Division among the Players. let the AYEW be who they are and bury ur jealousy
Alah 10 years ago
You are right writer, we, myself included accuse others of being unpatriotic only to turn around to insult others for calling local coaches to handled our national team. Now that coach Appiah is winning, they kind of quite tr ... read full comment
You are right writer, we, myself included accuse others of being unpatriotic only to turn around to insult others for calling local coaches to handled our national team. Now that coach Appiah is winning, they kind of quite trying to explore a negative situation about him (Appiah).
Khodjo 10 years ago
The captain of the 83 Kotoko team was Papa Arko, not Kwasi Appiah
The captain of the 83 Kotoko team was Papa Arko, not Kwasi Appiah
NANA IS USING BAWUMIA 10 years ago
WAIT TILL APPIAH GETS TO BRAZIL AND GO PAST THE GROUP STAGE BEFORE YOU PRAISE HIM. GHANA HAS THE BEST SET OF PLAYERS IN AFRICA AT THE MOMENT. WHAT IS LACKING IS DISCIPLINE ON THE PART OF BOTH PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT; HONESTY A ... read full comment
WAIT TILL APPIAH GETS TO BRAZIL AND GO PAST THE GROUP STAGE BEFORE YOU PRAISE HIM. GHANA HAS THE BEST SET OF PLAYERS IN AFRICA AT THE MOMENT. WHAT IS LACKING IS DISCIPLINE ON THE PART OF BOTH PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT; HONESTY AND IMPARTIALITY ON THE PART OF MANAGEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO SELECTING THE SQUAD FOR MATCHES. TRIBALISM, NEPOTISM, FAVORITISM, AND ALL THAT COME IN TO DESTROY THE TEAM.
We are going to Brazil 2014.
400 years of slavery has rewired their brains, they have no confidence in themselves and in each other. Whites feel superior and Blacks feel inferior. Thanks to all those who put pressure on Nyantakyi and others to hire a loc ...
read full comment
Ghana has grown?
Go to any institution and watch with your naked eyes the greed and apathy that goes on without any reprimand.........Ghana has grown indeed.
Continue glorifying mediocrity
Kwesi Appiah has slowly built a team that has chemistry. He understands that it is not about the big names and making noise. There have been some problems but this team is getting better. The most beautiful thing we could ...
read full comment
We are beginin to behave like the English,counting our chickens b4 they are hatched.i still think akwesi appiah is not good enuff,nobody want black stars 2 do well more than I do,and as a Ghanaian abroad,i know wot it means ...
read full comment
THE PLAYERS ARE WINNING THE GAMES FOR THE BLACK STARS, NOT APPIAH. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT TECHNICAL COACHING HE HAS PRODUCED. THE TEAM'S PERFORMANCE IS THE RESULT OF THE OVERSEAS PLAYERS SKIILS GAINED FROM THEIR BETTER COACH ...
read full comment
Who made the players better? Ghana made the players better not their clubs. KPB was coached by your so-called better coaching clubs coach but his team was on its way to relegation until Ghana rescued him. What are you talking ...
read full comment
Thanks Bro, you took every word out of my mouth. I was going to ask this GC/USA guy how many times those white coaches assembled local players for a Black stars game. They all relied on the already established players includi ...
read full comment
First of all,Mr Kosh can you give names to your prefered coaches so we can go after them? and I hope you no gonna give me those eastern european PE instructors! Also I want you tell me Marcel Desailleys coaching credentials a ...
read full comment
HE SHOULD HVE WON AFCON 2013...HE GOOFED LIKE GOOFY
WELL SAID MY BROTHER ..THERE IS NO CONSSTENCY IN COACHES THERE FOR HOW DO EXPECT A TEAM TO BE BUILT. THATS LIKE WHORE BRINGING DIFFERENT AROUND HER KIDS....THEY WILL NEVER HAVE NO BOUNDAGE.
Coach Akwasi Appiah is paid to deliver. and deliver results only!!!! Ghanaians should be encouraged to demand his head when he falters.
Yaw, if you say deliver, what do you mean? Deliver Definition - Bring and hand over or to rescue. If you hire someone to rescue you and the person is not done yet, will you demand for the person's head? You cannot say he fail ...
read full comment
FOOLISH ARTICLE! SUCCESS AND FAILURE ARE "BEDFELLOWS".GET THIS INTO YOUR SOAP-FILLED BRAIN
White is good (Happiness if even they fail) and Black is bad (sorrow and Sadness if even they are moving forward)
GOD HELP US.
This article does not tell the whole story. Most people criticized the coach after the failed campaign in South Africa where Mr. Appiah showed his lack of superior skill as a coach and the fiasco he brought upon himself with ...
read full comment
Mind you, south Africa was Appiah's first major tournament as a new coach so some mistakes were bound to happen. He's still going through the rudiments of the game and will only get better.He just needs the nation's support.
Useless article. The coach has not had a real test yet. Being on top of Sudan, Lesotho and Zambia is a step towards qualifying for Brazil 2014 but there is more to come. Personally I am not singing his praises yet. The writer ...
read full comment
Akawsi Appiah was neither the captain for Kotoko in both 1982 and 83
Opoku Afriyie was captain in 82 when they lost the final to El Ahly and Papa Arko was the Captain who hoisted the cup in 83 when Fabu Won via Bannerman - O ...
read full comment
it is rather unfortunate that mr price chose to make imputations to racism in this matter. mr appiah's woes is buried deep in his individual qualities - his judgement and the decision he makes on and off the field, and how he ...
read full comment
my apologies, mr pryce. and i would also like to correct my reference to racism. it should be "race", not "racism".
AA is still far from being a better coach. The players still lack maturity for the WC. You look at how he handled Muntari's case. As a coach, you do not have to tear your players apart in front of the media. AA cannot not ...
read full comment
THE GUY DOESN'T IMPRESS ME NOT BECAUSE HE IS BLACK OR GHANAIAN , TECHNICALLY HE HAS A LOT TO LEARN I ALSO SENSE HE GOT HIS JOB BY VIRTUE OF THE VERY PEOPLE AT GFA WHO SURROUNDS HIM SO HE IS NOT HIS OWN MAN. I AM REALLY NOT ...
read full comment
THE SAME PEOPLE WHO PRAISE HIM HOSSANA HOSSANA IN GOOD TIMES WIIL LATER SHOUT CRUCIFY HIM WHEN LOSING
kwasi appiah can do the job
Ghanaians are consistent about what they want: VICTORY. Ghanaians want Black Stars victory and not a foreign coach or a local coach.
Any person who has been given the Black Stars to coach, must seize the moment and demonstra ...
read full comment
ur comments are just tribal ignorants and Promotion of sectorial Division among the Players. let the AYEW be who they are and bury ur jealousy
You are right writer, we, myself included accuse others of being unpatriotic only to turn around to insult others for calling local coaches to handled our national team. Now that coach Appiah is winning, they kind of quite tr ...
read full comment
The captain of the 83 Kotoko team was Papa Arko, not Kwasi Appiah
WAIT TILL APPIAH GETS TO BRAZIL AND GO PAST THE GROUP STAGE BEFORE YOU PRAISE HIM. GHANA HAS THE BEST SET OF PLAYERS IN AFRICA AT THE MOMENT. WHAT IS LACKING IS DISCIPLINE ON THE PART OF BOTH PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT; HONESTY A ...
read full comment