Ghana football lacks ambition - Nana Agyemang

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gyimi gyimi rasta 12 years ago

masa give us a break! u cldnt coach okwahu united and u hear saying something u have knw idea of...

masa give us a break! u cldnt coach okwahu united and u hear saying something u have knw idea of...
Kofi 12 years ago

what is he is saying is 100% true,its in our sports,educational system,economic management and our over all mindset,we are short sighted.

what is he is saying is 100% true,its in our sports,educational system,economic management and our over all mindset,we are short sighted.
adams germany 12 years ago

may God bless you and you are absolutly.am sorry to say that.kwasi Appia have know expreance enorth to coach Ghana.

may God bless you and you are absolutly.am sorry to say that.kwasi Appia have know expreance enorth to coach Ghana.
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4 Year Old 12 years ago

Rastafarian and soccer are diametrically opposed to each other. This guy is a "wanna be'

Rastafarian and soccer are diametrically opposed to each other. This guy is a "wanna be'
Daniel 12 years ago

"He also suggests that star players Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari must be made to start their games from the bench and use their experience as well as expertise to make positive impact on the team."
I certainly agree wit ...
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"He also suggests that star players Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari must be made to start their games from the bench and use their experience as well as expertise to make positive impact on the team."
I certainly agree with his statement above.
GHFUO, change ur thinking 12 years ago

COACHING IS MENTORING. IF YOU DONT SHOW RESPECT TO THE PLAYERS, IT WILL BE TOUGH ON THEM MENTALLY, AND WILL IMPACT THEIR PERFORMANCE.
THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN TREATING PLAYERS LIKE PROFESSIONALS N CHILDREN. SHOW THEM RE ...
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COACHING IS MENTORING. IF YOU DONT SHOW RESPECT TO THE PLAYERS, IT WILL BE TOUGH ON THEM MENTALLY, AND WILL IMPACT THEIR PERFORMANCE.
THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN TREATING PLAYERS LIKE PROFESSIONALS N CHILDREN. SHOW THEM RESPECT, BUT BE STERN WITH THEM WHEN THEY CROSS THE LINE.
USE A MIXTURE OF PAMPERING, ENCOURAGEMENT AND TOUGH-LOVE AND YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW THESE PLAYERS WILL PLAY FOR YOU. IF YOU STAND AND BARK INSTRUCTIONS AT THEM,
THEY WILL LOSE MORALE, AND LOSE ALL THE GAMES. COACH WILL LOSE HIS JOB. COACHING IS NOT ABOUT EGO. THE PLAYERS HAVE BIGGER EGOS THAT YOU, APPIAH.
WHY DONT YOU TAX THE BONUSES THESE PLAYERS GET? EVERY EMPLOYEE IN GH PAYS TAXES, SO WHY ARE THESE PLAYERS NOT GETTIG TAXED?
THE GFA NEEDS TO REVIEW THIS PLAYER BONUS SYSTEM. DO THE BRASILIANS, GERMANS, FRENCH, ETC GET BONUSES? NAIJA PAYS LESS THAN WE DO. NAIJA HAS A LARGER GDP THAN GH!
AA, GET SOMEONE TO TEACH YOU HOW TO USE A COMPUTER, IPAD...IF YOU WANT A PLAYBOOK OR IPAD, I CAN SEND YOU ONE. TUXMAN06@YAHOO.CA
AA MUST START PLAYING MORE DAMI, CHESS OR CHECKER GAMES. THIS WILL ENHANCE YOUR COACHING SKILLS.
GFA CAPOS MUST BE PROFESSIONAL N CALL ON PLAYERS BASED ON MERIT. WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE THE BEST, THEREFORE WE MUST EMULATE THE BEST.
WHICH OF THESE ADVANCED SOCCER NATIONS LIKE BRASIL, GERMANY, SPAIN, URUGUAY, ARGENTINA, DUTCH, ENGLAND, FRANCE ETC....
DEMAND N COLLECT BRIBES OR "WAYS N MEAN$" FROM THEIR PLAYERS BEFORE SELECTION IS GRANTED? JUST PAY THE COACH N HIS TECH PPL WELL N STOP THESE CHILDISH WAYS.
its time for gbstars to play More friendly games AGAINST TOP TEAMS. RAISE THE BAR.
THIS WILL PREP US FOR THE WORLD CUP. LETS PLAY THE BRASILIANS, SPAIN, HOLLAND, FRANCE, ARGENTINA, GERMANY, MEXICO, URUGUAY, COLOMBIA...NO SHAKING!
EVEN IF WE LOSE AGAIST THEM ALL, WE WILL GAIN SMTHING IN THE PROCESS.
NYANTAKYI WHY SO GREEDY?
WE NEED MORE FIFA FRIENDLY GAMES IN GH. AT LEAST 1 FRIENDLY EVERY 3 MTHS OR SMTHING TO THAT EFFECT. THIS WILL BOOST ECONOMIC BUSINESS AND CREATE MORE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GH.
LOOK, BECOS OF OUR INABILITY TO INVITE FOREIGNERS TO OUR STADIUMS. WE R RELUCTANT TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF OUR STADIUMS IN GHANA. WAT KIND OF FOOLISHNESS IS THIS?
EACH REGION MUST HAVE A WORLD CLASS STADIUM WITH TRACK FIELD. I THINK THE MIN OF SPORTS N THE PRESIDENT SHOULD FORCE THIS GUY NYANTAKYI TO HOST MORE FRIENDLY GAMES IN GH.
INSTEAD OF TAKING ALL THAT BU$INESS OVERSEAS TO FATTEN HIS PERSONAL BANK ACCT. THE MIN OF SPORTS MUST FORCE THE GFA TO BRING THESE FRIENDLIES T GH. TO BOOST
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO THE CITIES IN GHANA. LOOK AT THE MANY FOREIGNERS WHO CAME TO GH FOR THE GH VS ZAMBIA GAMES, THE ESIEN CHARITY GAME?
INFACT, GFA MUST DECREE THAT ALL PLAYERS BE FORCED TO PLAY 3/4 YRS IN THE LOCAL LEAGUE BEFORE THEY R ELIGIBLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE GH.
THIS WILL HELP TO KEEP GOOD TALENT AT HOME N MAKE OUR LEAGUE MORE COMPETITIVE, HIGH QUALITY. OTHERWISE, ALL OUR BEST PLAYERS WILL LEAVE UNDER THE PRETEXT OF MONEY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE COMPETITIVE
LEVEL OF OUR LOCAL CLUBS ON THE CONTINENT. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
WHERE IS ABEYIE NO 7? SINCE APPIAH CAME ON BOARD, OUR RIGHT WING AND LEFT BACK ISSUES STILL HAVENT BEEN SOLVED. LOOK AT JULIO CEASAR FOR BRASIL? HE PLAYED FOR RELEGATED QPR, BUT LOOK AT WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR BRASIL AT THE CONFEDERATION CUP?
EVERY COACH MUSt HAVE HIS FIRST 11 ON DECK FOR ANY CRUCIAL GAME. AS HE PLAY FRIENDLY GAMES, HE BRINGS IN NEW, UNTESTED PLAYERS TO TEST THEM AT CERTAIN POSITIONS.
TO MAKE THOSE SPOTS MORE EFFECTIVE, MORE COMPETITIVE. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM AA, HE HAS NO STARTING 11. EVERY SINGLE GAME, BE IT A FRIENDLY OR QUALIFIER.
HE CALLS A BRAND NEW SET OF PLAYERS. SINCE HE TOOK OVER, WE HAVE SEEN PLAYERS COME N GO LIKE DONGOMI. all bcos pf bribes!!! female colts player can bribe aa and nyantakyi n gain a starting role IN GBSTAR.
AA, STOP CLAIMING BRIBES BEFORE FIELDING PLAYERS. IT IS PRIMITIVE N WILL NOT BENEFIT THE TEAM OR YOURSELF. BE PROFESSIONAL
AA MUST DETACH HIS EMOTIONS FROM HIS WORK AND THE PLAYERS. HE NEEDS TO LEARN NOT TO ATTACH HIMSELF EMOTIONALLY. THAT IS THE KEY. LAY DOWN THE RULES AND LET THE RULES MAKE THE JUDGMNTS.
IF HE IS ABLE TO DETACH HIMSELF EMOTIONALLY FROM THE JOB AND PLAYER DEMANDS, HE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
MAYELE, PICK THE FIRST 2 PLAYERS FROM THIS LIST, PLUS 1 GOALIE. THAT IS UR 23 MAN SQUAD. AS THE PLAYERS DIP IN FORM, U BRING IN OTHERS WHO ARE GETTING REGULAR 90 MINUTE PLAYING TIME, WITH THEIR CLUBS TO REPLACE THEM....
GBSTARS STARTING 11
1. DAUDA, KWARASAY, RAZAK BRIMAH
2. OPARE, AFFUL, NKUM
3. NANA ASARE, DAVE ADDY, KISSI BOAT
4. AKAMINKO, BOYE, SUMAILA, ATTAMA LAWERH
5. MENSAH, AWAL( U NEED DEFENDERS WHO UNDERSTAND HOW TO PLAY THE 5)
6. RABIU, ESSIEN, KUMORDZI/CHIBSAH/GYIMAH
7. ABEYIE, KASA, ASANTE/ODJER
8. KP BOATENG, BADU, WAKASSO
9. GYAN, MUNTARI, YIADOM, ASSIFUAH, OTOO
10.DEDE, AFFUM, WARRIS, ATSU
11.KASA, WAKASSO/ACHEAMPONG
"While the players make themselves available, they will be invited on merit and based on the demands of every game." MAYELE
MASSA, U JUST INVITED ADIYIAH, NKUM, ATSU, DAUDA, WARRIS WHO R CLEARLY NOT GETTING ANY OR ENUFF PLAYING IME WITH THEIR CLUBS. DIDNT U SEE HOW RUSTY NKUM, ADIYIAH, ATSU WERE AGAINST TURKEY?
TWO ISSUES WHY GH HASNT BEEN ABLE TO WIN TROPHIES SINCE '82:
1. VISA RACKETEERING, WAYS N MEANS, BRIBERY AMONGST PLAYERS N OFFICIALS TO INFLUENCE SELECTION
2. OUR UNWILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT CHANGE N USE YOUNG PLAYERS. MILO USE THE LARGELY U20 SQUAD AND GH WENT TO THE AFCON FINALS IN ANGOLA. OUR BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE GH WON THE TROPHY IN 1982!
3. WINNING BONUS SYSTEM WITH THE NATIONAL TEAMS MUST BE SCRAPPED. HOW CAN U PLACE 4TH AT AFCON TOURNAMNTS AND GET $60,000 DOLLARS? FOR WAT?
RESULTS EQUAL MONEY. THEREFORE, HOW CAN U PLACE 4TH AND BE REWARDED WITH ALL THIS MONEY? MEANWHILE, WE HAVE NO HOSPITALS FOR WOMEN N CHILDREN IN GH...
base on their performance per match. The lower they perform, the less money they make.
4.GFA, WHY DONT ADD BLACK STRIPES TO OUR WHITE JERSEYS?
THE WHITE N BLACK STRIPES WILL BE OUR HOME JERSEYS WITH NO NAMES. THE RED N YELLOW JERSEYS WILL BE THE ROAD JERSEYS, WITH COLLAR AND
NAMES ON THE BACK.
Kofi Sammy 12 years ago

I concur absolutely with Christopher and Nana Agyemang.This is a nice way of saying Coach AA is grossly deficient in tactical play and for that matter it is prudent for the experienced players, after sitting on the bench and ...
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I concur absolutely with Christopher and Nana Agyemang.This is a nice way of saying Coach AA is grossly deficient in tactical play and for that matter it is prudent for the experienced players, after sitting on the bench and studying the game (doing AA'S job) to could come in and vary the game positively.(Ref Ghana v Zambia ,Essien came in to do the Coaches job for him) The WC is a mind tussle between competent and diligent coaches. Coach AA is NOT capable of reading and varying games strategically. He falls behind in a match and that is it. Difficult situation.It is not too late to compensate him and let him off.We as a matter of URGENCY NEED to bring in a "football thinking" coach-black or white. AA's capacity in all fairness and in this regard is sub and will only bring shame and disgrace to the national pride during the WC. Read my lips!!
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DIAMOND 12 years ago

Even if someone in unable to achieve something, it does not mean that the person's convictions are bad.

This is just common sense: Why are our leaders always short-setting our goals when it comes to the World Cup?

Who s ...
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Even if someone in unable to achieve something, it does not mean that the person's convictions are bad.

This is just common sense: Why are our leaders always short-setting our goals when it comes to the World Cup?

Who should win it so that we can take the silver, bronze or river reeds?

Agyemang is right on the money.
Our GOAL should be to WIN every competition.
Ern 12 years ago

Diamond, you can have a goal, but even if you dont hit your final target, achievements along the way should be recognised. Are you saying that if we win silver at the world cup we should not recognise it? What about bronze? o ...
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Diamond, you can have a goal, but even if you dont hit your final target, achievements along the way should be recognised. Are you saying that if we win silver at the world cup we should not recognise it? What about bronze? or 4th place? whats the difference between 4th place and semi-final. Of course, everyone will like to win the world cup, but even if we dont, let us recognise the achievements of the players along the way.
As for mouth, everyone can talk. GFA can get up today and say we should win the world cup. Will that satisfy you?
what we need to do is set in place infrastructure that will give us the goods to win the world cup. Read my post below and also Anokwale's response to Bob below. This is what will win us the world cup. Not our Government saying we should go and win it. You think Brasil or Spain will say "Gfa said Ghana should win, so we better let them score"?
Talk is cheap bro! Talk is cheap!
DIAMOND 12 years ago

"what we need to do is set in place infrastructure that will give us the goods to win the world cup".

Of course, what serious goal-setter would set a goal without setting the infrastructure in place?

Agyemang is saying ...
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"what we need to do is set in place infrastructure that will give us the goods to win the world cup".

Of course, what serious goal-setter would set a goal without setting the infrastructure in place?

Agyemang is saying we should stop short-setting our goals.
That's what I'm agreeing with.

It goes without saying that when you set goals, you plan to attain them.

That does not mean we're saying that if you come a nano-meter short, your achievement should not be recognised.
owusu 12 years ago

don't mind him,he is looking for a job

don't mind him,he is looking for a job
Ern 12 years ago

To get to the Semi-final at the world cup will be a great achievement. Let's face it, we may not even get there.
What this guy should have said is that we should plan to bring through budding youngsters (play the correct age ...
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To get to the Semi-final at the world cup will be a great achievement. Let's face it, we may not even get there.
What this guy should have said is that we should plan to bring through budding youngsters (play the correct ages at the under 17 etc tournaments), monitor and mentor them and help put a winning team together.
He has the right basic idea, but his comments are wrong. To act as if becoming the first African nation to get to the semi-finals is not an achievement is wrong.
Bob 12 years ago

An achievement and that's it??? Some of us are so lazy we can't even have a dream. What about being the first African country to win the world cup? Why do you prefer the semi-final? Are we below that standard? Unfortunately a ...
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An achievement and that's it??? Some of us are so lazy we can't even have a dream. What about being the first African country to win the world cup? Why do you prefer the semi-final? Are we below that standard? Unfortunately a lot of Ghanaians also mentioned that we did very well to tie the best african record by reaching the quarter final. I wonder what's in the mind of the players and the coach? If that's what they went for, then they should all be fired. One psychological advantage why our youth national team do better is because they see it short of anything less than gold, partly because their predecessors did it.
Anokwale 12 years ago

First goal is win the AFCON. That will happen soon.
Second goal is to be a team that ALWAYS qualifies for the WC. Remember we have only qualified twice. South Korea has qualified 7 straight times. Even if you take out ...
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First goal is win the AFCON. That will happen soon.
Second goal is to be a team that ALWAYS qualifies for the WC. Remember we have only qualified twice. South Korea has qualified 7 straight times. Even if you take out when they hosted, they have six qualifications.
Third goal is that state of the art training acadamies should be set up in each region that can attract Ghanaians born and raised outside Ghana in addition to local talent.
Being realistic, we can only win the WC if we can score three times a game. This means we need to have two prolific and I mean prolific strikers on the team.
Bob 12 years ago

What goals? BS had the semi-finals in their hands WC 2010. We lack focus. Holland and Spain would have been their subsequent opponents. What's so scary?

What goals? BS had the semi-finals in their hands WC 2010. We lack focus. Holland and Spain would have been their subsequent opponents. What's so scary?
anokwale 12 years ago

We have a bunch of role players. We do not have dynamic players. We were very fortunate in 2010. We were lucky to get the USA instead of England in the round 16. Uruguay was our first real test and we could not handle it.

We have a bunch of role players. We do not have dynamic players. We were very fortunate in 2010. We were lucky to get the USA instead of England in the round 16. Uruguay was our first real test and we could not handle it.
GHFUO, change ur thinking 12 years ago

AA CANT WIN A TROPHY FOR GH. STOP DREAMING. JUST WATCH, HE WILL GO TO THE NEXT AFCON N COME BACK EMPTY HANDED. HIS THINKING IS STILL PRIMITIVE. DONT BE FOOLED BY HOW HE DRESSES. HIS BRAIN IS AS SCATTERED AS THE LACK OF STRATE ...
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AA CANT WIN A TROPHY FOR GH. STOP DREAMING. JUST WATCH, HE WILL GO TO THE NEXT AFCON N COME BACK EMPTY HANDED. HIS THINKING IS STILL PRIMITIVE. DONT BE FOOLED BY HOW HE DRESSES. HIS BRAIN IS AS SCATTERED AS THE LACK OF STRATEGY GHBSTARS EXHIBIT EACH TIME THEY PLAY.

Ern 12 years ago

"Second goal is to be a team that ALWAYS qualifies for the WC" - Ghanaians will crucify you for not saying ALWAYS WINS WORLD CUP!!!! LOL

"Second goal is to be a team that ALWAYS qualifies for the WC" - Ghanaians will crucify you for not saying ALWAYS WINS WORLD CUP!!!! LOL
Anokwale 12 years ago

The thing is that our people get too excited and do not look at the big picture. We have gotten out of the group stage in the last two World Cups. We have gotten to the final four of the last four AFCONs. That is not somet ...
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The thing is that our people get too excited and do not look at the big picture. We have gotten out of the group stage in the last two World Cups. We have gotten to the final four of the last four AFCONs. That is not something to be negative about. We have some weaknesses but I think that we always are able to find a way to make a good showing at the two major tournaments that count. If we can get the right match ups at the WC we could get lucky and have a legitimate chance of winning the entire thing but so many things have to go our way. We need a weak group plus some upsets in other groups and brackets so that we meet weaker teams along the way. If we get to the final four and have to beat two high level teams to win it all, we might have the adrenaline to pull it off but I would not bet on it. 2010 was actually our best chance. I am not sure when we will get that chance again.
Ern 12 years ago

Exactly!! In a tournament, sometimes you need luck, results elsewhere and a good run of form. Greece won Euro 2004, Zambia won Afcon, but this was due to circumstances at those specific tournaments. They have not been consist ...
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Exactly!! In a tournament, sometimes you need luck, results elsewhere and a good run of form. Greece won Euro 2004, Zambia won Afcon, but this was due to circumstances at those specific tournaments. They have not been consistent ever since.
England have appointed a new FA chairman and he has set a target of 2022!! as a realistic world cup winning year for them. This way, they have time to plan to achieve that goal. But here, we have people like Nana Agyeman (who really should know better) saying we should win the world cup in Brazil, which is unrealistic, but people are supporting him!!
A more realistic and achievable target is say, semi-final, then we look to build on that and take it further. We sit down with no planning for 4 years, and then start declaring (during the world cup year) that we are going to win it!! joke.
All Die be Die 12 years ago

Thganks Bob,People like Ern are not the type of people who can lead.They are always blown by the wind,because they don,t have confifent in themselves.

Thganks Bob,People like Ern are not the type of people who can lead.They are always blown by the wind,because they don,t have confifent in themselves.
Ern 12 years ago

All die, people like you are those who are not realistic and then get heart attack and die because things did not go the way they thought it would go!

All die, people like you are those who are not realistic and then get heart attack and die because things did not go the way they thought it would go!
Ern 12 years ago

Bob, be honest, our youth teams do better because they take old men to go and play against kids!! If this is not true, then why is it that the team that won under 17 has not gone on to win world cup. If they were world beater ...
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Bob, be honest, our youth teams do better because they take old men to go and play against kids!! If this is not true, then why is it that the team that won under 17 has not gone on to win world cup. If they were world beaters then, they should be world beaters not. The fact is that it was not a level playing field as they were older than their opponents. Find a better example please!
viku vikas 12 years ago

you can see this kind of attitude in the coach; "my boys played well" after loosing 3:1.
akwasi appiah,kwesi nyantatsi must go...
are there no term limits for GFA official?

you can see this kind of attitude in the coach; "my boys played well" after loosing 3:1.
akwasi appiah,kwesi nyantatsi must go...
are there no term limits for GFA official?
Rasheed@Time4 Appiah 2 be fired. 12 years ago

Appiah will surely fail us, because I said so.Anybody who wants to challenge me should give me his number for bettings.

Appiah will surely fail us, because I said so.Anybody who wants to challenge me should give me his number for bettings.
King Solomon 12 years ago

Aye Akpaso.

Aye Akpaso.
Rasheed@Time4 Appiah 2 be fired. 12 years ago

Kaa jemi, King Solomon,shi Anokwale le Anokwale ni.

Kaa jemi, King Solomon,shi Anokwale le Anokwale ni.

Nana Bonsu, New Jersey, USA 12 years ago

Its always easy saying than doing. Pl Nana Agyeman & Christopher Opoku form your own football clubs and lets see how you will manage them. You sit at the studios, talk and somebody pays you. You don't even own the FM station ...
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Its always easy saying than doing. Pl Nana Agyeman & Christopher Opoku form your own football clubs and lets see how you will manage them. You sit at the studios, talk and somebody pays you. You don't even own the FM station yourself. Do it yourself and gain the respect of all
pk 12 years ago

I dont think you listen to what these guys were saying. Does AA has a team of his own? Is not the Ghanaian tax payer that is paying him? What they are saying is the truth. The coach and the FA has to plan ahead and set goals ...
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I dont think you listen to what these guys were saying. Does AA has a team of his own? Is not the Ghanaian tax payer that is paying him? What they are saying is the truth. The coach and the FA has to plan ahead and set goals that are high and attainable. You claim to live in the US. Try and spend time o listen to Gov. Chris Christie and hear how they make plans for 10, 20yrs. Dont let tribalism blind you. You are in the US for Christ sake. Think like obi a n3niebue.
Anokwale 12 years ago

I think his point was correct about the "we did well" attitude. However, I think that he was oversimplifying the winning of the WC. To win we will need Ghanaians from all over the world and the locals to have the depth we n ...
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I think his point was correct about the "we did well" attitude. However, I think that he was oversimplifying the winning of the WC. To win we will need Ghanaians from all over the world and the locals to have the depth we need. We will need teams that have a roster that is deep. Imagine if our strikers were Asamoah Gyan, Mahatma Otoo, Danny Welbeck and Ballotelli!!! This can only happen with a GLOBAL recruiting effort that starts when kids are young.
wise 12 years ago

how many people own the team. stupid people say stupid things. open your eyes brothers.

how many people own the team. stupid people say stupid things. open your eyes brothers.
NON-ALIGNED 12 years ago

Nana! you couldn't have put it any better! I was very disappointed when I heard we lost 3-1 to Japan. What a shame! We should have made it a point to win or the least we could do is to draw. We need to take a leaf out of Bra ...
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Nana! you couldn't have put it any better! I was very disappointed when I heard we lost 3-1 to Japan. What a shame! We should have made it a point to win or the least we could do is to draw. We need to take a leaf out of Brazil. Friendly or no friendly match, they are determined to win! That is what fear into opponents....especially our potential opponents at the world cup. A WINNING MENTALITY BREEDS A WINNING TEAM AND A WINNING TEAM BREEDS INVINCIBILITY!

"After all it's only a friendly." - as most of them would admit to themselves.

Some of our citizens don't get it and will NEVER get it! Their mediocre upbringing does not allow them to challenge the minds to achieve higher than can ever hope to achieve........

We have a serious problem indeed!

Yes! We are always happy with the little we have or the little we can get or achieve. It is the hallmark of everything we do in our country.

This kind of mind-set needs to be eradicated from our society forever!
It all stems down from our colonialist education system we have in place.

We need to start teaching our lot with positive attitudes and a WINNING mentality, right from our nursery schools all the way through to our working lives! Yes! It is taught and it can be done......................

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
Africanus 12 years ago

My brother I agree with you about the lose to Japan. The weakest link in the Black Stars structure is the coach. I like Kwasi Appiah but lets face it he is so tactically inept - we went to Japan with a much weaker team so the ...
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My brother I agree with you about the lose to Japan. The weakest link in the Black Stars structure is the coach. I like Kwasi Appiah but lets face it he is so tactically inept - we went to Japan with a much weaker team so the strategy should not have been to seek to win by playing a running football against the Japanese, but to play a compact, slow passing game to frustrate them. Considering the fact that some of them played on Friday, plus the long flight to Japan, fatigue would have set-in.
Anokwale 12 years ago

Do be honest, the absorbed quite a bit of pressure. It was more of a defensive and counter attack game. On another note, if the Black Stars make the WC, the friendlies with these strong non-African teams will work to our ad ...
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Do be honest, the absorbed quite a bit of pressure. It was more of a defensive and counter attack game. On another note, if the Black Stars make the WC, the friendlies with these strong non-African teams will work to our advantage.
Africanus 12 years ago

Why don't we seek to qualify first. We seem to be running ahead of ourselves by preparing for the WC when we haven't even qualified.

Why don't we seek to qualify first. We seem to be running ahead of ourselves by preparing for the WC when we haven't even qualified.
NON-ALIGNED 12 years ago

Africanus, you are spot on!

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!

Africanus, you are spot on!

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
Owura 12 years ago

Who is this man after all

Who is this man after all
wee 12 years ago

win and lose coach must go.

win and lose coach must go.
stomach direction leaders 12 years ago

hahaha..wanna be politician

hahaha..wanna be politician
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stone 12 years ago

THIS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD SENSE!! WE MUST GO TO WIN CUP NOT DECORATE THE EVENT. ITALY WON WITH NO SPECIAL TEAM. THE BLACK STARS THAT WENT TO SA WORLD CUP COULD HAVE WON IF THE HANDLER HAD INSTILL IN THEM THE BELIEF T ...
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THIS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD SENSE!! WE MUST GO TO WIN CUP NOT DECORATE THE EVENT. ITALY WON WITH NO SPECIAL TEAM. THE BLACK STARS THAT WENT TO SA WORLD CUP COULD HAVE WON IF THE HANDLER HAD INSTILL IN THEM THE BELIEF THAT THEY CAN WIN!!! SAME WE CAN GO AND WIN IN BRAZIL YES!!! WE JUST HAVE POOR LEADERSHIP WHO ONLY KNOW CHOP CHOP!!
Yaw. 12 years ago

You couldn't have put it any better but like on all other issues facing our country,come up with any suggestions or ideas,you will be met with the usual condemnations and insults.
How can we always turn up at tournaments to ...
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You couldn't have put it any better but like on all other issues facing our country,come up with any suggestions or ideas,you will be met with the usual condemnations and insults.
How can we always turn up at tournaments to make up the numbers?What's the point of participating if we accept that we can't win?Think of our performances at the Olympic games,African tournaments and all others,when did we last win any silverware?
In sports and in all other fields,we need to change our mentality and approach of doing things to push us forward.
We're a nation of 4th,5th,6th or whatever best and to those of you rubbishing this article,think for once,if that's acceptable?
Sankofa 12 years ago

Nana Agyeman is right.

We must plan ahead to win tournaments. We have got it right at junior U20 level, but not much else.

Our immediate goal now is to qualify for Brazil. I disagree with Christopher Opoku about friendl ...
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Nana Agyeman is right.

We must plan ahead to win tournaments. We have got it right at junior U20 level, but not much else.

Our immediate goal now is to qualify for Brazil. I disagree with Christopher Opoku about friendlies. We must play the best opposition to enable our players gain international experience. What we should not do is to accept these friendlies and not field strong sides as we did against Japan. The level of the opposition should decide whom we field. Friendlies provide the opportunity to try strategies, players and playing under different conditions.

All told, let us focus on qualifying for the World Cup.
peace 12 years ago

what he saying is true Ghana black star playing for Ghana u have to be NDC

what he saying is true Ghana black star playing for Ghana u have to be NDC
Joojo, Sask, Canada 12 years ago

What's this guy talking about? Cheap talk! Ghana football lacks ambition? You can set goals, but the goals have to be realistic; & I think that's what the GFA, and many of the other national soccer bodies that have yet to win ...
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What's this guy talking about? Cheap talk! Ghana football lacks ambition? You can set goals, but the goals have to be realistic; & I think that's what the GFA, and many of the other national soccer bodies that have yet to win the world cup try to do. You can set your goals high, but if the goals are not realistic, you are not fooling anybody, but yourself. Ghana's junior teams winning the gold in the world's U-20 in 2009 & bronze in 2013 are all part of the GFA's great achievements.
Anokwale 12 years ago

People forget that many African countries wish they could have a program like Ghana's. Yes there is work to do but we have made it to the knock out stages of the last two WC and been in the final four of the last four AFCONs ...
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People forget that many African countries wish they could have a program like Ghana's. Yes there is work to do but we have made it to the knock out stages of the last two WC and been in the final four of the last four AFCONs. The losses hurt when they happen but when you look at the big picture, the Black Stars have had a strong program for the past seven years. There are always going to be bumps in the road but overall the program is a good one.
DIAMOND 12 years ago

1. "these games will have little bearing on the play-off games since the teams are from different regions with different styles of playing".

There's ALWAYS something to be learnt elsewhere that's applicable to local condit ...
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1. "these games will have little bearing on the play-off games since the teams are from different regions with different styles of playing".

There's ALWAYS something to be learnt elsewhere that's applicable to local conditions.
We can learn from European styles and apply them in Africa.

By the way, Opoku, where do the top African players ply their craft?
Who says there are no cross-continental intersects in playing styles?

2. "star players Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari must be made to start their games from the bench and use their experience as well as expertise to make positive impact on the team".

Really?
They can't "use their experience as well as expertise to make positive impact on the team" if they start the game?

3. If the Italy game will come on at least 10 days before the first leg of our playoffs, we should accept.

If not, we should reject because we should not risk injuries that might threaten our chances at the final hurdle.
ckGhana 12 years ago

When will Ghana take friendly matches seriously?For years Ghana treat friendly matches as a mere formality. Kwesi Appiah should be ashamed to say that "my boys did well despite 3-1 lost to Japan".We must learn from Ivory cost ...
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When will Ghana take friendly matches seriously?For years Ghana treat friendly matches as a mere formality. Kwesi Appiah should be ashamed to say that "my boys did well despite 3-1 lost to Japan".We must learn from Ivory cost,Germany or Spain. A full strength team is good for records sake.
gfa is confused 12 years ago

u r rit.,nana,gfa is confused,we need the cup not reaching semi.We r not conpeting with african countries bt the world;if our junior team can win world cups then,gfa shld learn to grow in the game,hope they r listening

u r rit.,nana,gfa is confused,we need the cup not reaching semi.We r not conpeting with african countries bt the world;if our junior team can win world cups then,gfa shld learn to grow in the game,hope they r listening
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stomach direction leaders 12 years ago

he should give us a break..is he a politician or soccer coach?..funny man

he should give us a break..is he a politician or soccer coach?..funny man
Jimmy 12 years ago

We are just proud over nothing. We claim to be above other African countries but there is no cup to show in over 31 years: no world cup, no afcon etc. So we are better than Ivory coast, Nigeria, Egypt and Cameroon? These nati ...
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We are just proud over nothing. We claim to be above other African countries but there is no cup to show in over 31 years: no world cup, no afcon etc. So we are better than Ivory coast, Nigeria, Egypt and Cameroon? These nations win competitions but we dont. We are so proud to the extent that whilst other African nations are playing themselves in readiness for the playoffs, we chose to play Japan and we want to play Italy because we believe, 'african nations cannot give us the challenge we need at the world cup''. Have we qualified for the world cup , already? We are content to 'being the first in africa to come 8th or 4th at the world cup', does this translates to silverwares? Our problem is arrogance and arrogance . Go and watch the match we played against Zambia and japan and you would see that we were tired in the second half of each match. Meanwhile, we are boasting we defeated Zambia at home, when the score was 2-1. we should be worried and concerned as we MAY NOT GO TO THE WORLD CUP. Equally worrisome in Ghana is the manner useful and constructive suggestions are shouted down and how people with useful tips are abused. When are we going to learn? We have only been to the world cup twice and we are this arrogant. What do you want the camerounians (6), Nigerians(4), Ivory Coast (4) , to say? we must be careful!
ANTHONY 12 years ago

Good talk. The fact is in ghana,football is not the only secteur where we're short sighted.
We are shot sighted even in our culture. There will be a time when our national highlife music will completely vanish from our mus ...
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Good talk. The fact is in ghana,football is not the only secteur where we're short sighted.
We are shot sighted even in our culture. There will be a time when our national highlife music will completely vanish from our music industry replaced by naija music.What a pity.

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