2006 World Cup

2006 World Cup: We Had No Budget For Appearance Fee – Nyantakyi
28 Oct

2006 World Cup: We Had No Budget For Appearance Fee – Nyantakyi

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Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, says there was no planned amount to be given to the Black Stars as an appearance fee for playing at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The tournament, which was staged in Germany, was Ghana’s first-ever outing at the global showpiece and the Black Stars progressed from the group stage before bowing out in the round of 16 after a 3-0 exit to Brazil. “Before we went to the World Cup, appearance fee was alien to all of us,” former Ghana FA president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, says as he recalls how this financial package…
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2006 World Cup: Somebody’s Negligence Led To GFA Filing Laryea Kingston’s Appeal Out Of Time – Nyantakyi
27 Oct

2006 World Cup: Somebody’s Negligence Led To GFA Filing Laryea Kingston’s Appeal Out Of Time – Nyantakyi

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Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, says the negligence of an official of the association contributed to Laryea Kingston’s exclusion from the 2006 Black Stars World Cup squad. “Ghana appealed [Laryea Kingston’s suspension], but the truth of the matter is that the appeal was filed out of time,” Nyantakyi says in a yet-to-be-televised interview with Muftawu Nabila Abdulai on Prime Take. Laryea was instrumental in the Black Stars’ debut World Cup qualification but missed the tournament after receiving a red card for unsportsmanlike behaviour during a 2006 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) second-group game against Senegal.…
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