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22 Feb

Christian Atsu’s One Week Observation Set For March 4

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The one-week observation in memory of departed Ghana international, Christian Atsu, has been scheduled for Saturday, March 4. The decision resulted from talks among Atsu’s family, the Ghana Football Association (GFA), and the Sports Ministry at the player’s family home. Evans Bobie, the Deputy Minister of Sports, led the GFA and Sports Ministry representatives in offering their condolences to the grieving family. Atsu was confirmed dead on Saturday, February 18, after 12 days under rubble as a result of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria which claimed over 47,000 lives. The remains of the 31-year-old was flown to Ghana on…

24 Jan

The GFA Wants Someone They Can Manipulate – Sam George On Black Stars Coaching Role

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Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, says the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has already concluded their appointment of the next Black Stars head coach. According to him, the Ghana FA has decided to appoint Chris Hughton as the successor of Otto Addo following the latter’s resignation from the role after the Black Stars exit from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The role has been vacant since Addo left immediately after Ghana’s exit in Qatar with the Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, recently hinting that a new gaffer is close to being appointed. However, Sam George believes that decision has…

12 Jan

Ministry Begins Consultations To Address Low Attendance At League Matches

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The Ministry of Youth and Sports has begun a series of consultations with stakeholders to strategize on how to attract spectators to the various stadia to watch Ghana Premier League matches There has been a public concern in recent times regarding the low attendance of football fans during Ghana Premier League matches. To address the crisis, the Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, met with the leadership of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) to deliberate on the matter. The Ministry in a statement said, "further consultations would be made with all stakeholders including…

12 Jan

GFA To Upgrade Ghanaman With World Cup Money – Asante Twum

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Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum says his outfit is focused on investing money earned from the World Cup in the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence. The centre, which was constructed to accommodate national teams, is seen to be of poor quality and unfit to host even the senior male football squad when assignments are required. Following several requests from football lovers in Ghana for the GFA to enhance the area and make it more convenient, the communications director says, it is now a priority which the association is bent on accomplishing. According to him, the plan…

15 Dec

Chris Hughton Will Best Fit Black Stars Head Coach Role – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe

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Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has tasked the association to appoint Chris Hughton as the next Black Stars head coach following the resignation of Otto Addo. According to him, the former Brighton & Hove Albion gaffer has the background needed to head the team as the Black Stars seek greener pastures again. Hughton was part of the Otto Addo-led technical team that was at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and acted as the technical advisor. But following the resignation of the former Black Stars midfielder, Nyaho Tamakloe has called for the Ghana FA to appoint Hughton and ensure he is based in…

08 Nov

I Have Written To FIFA To Appoint Asamoah Gyan As World Cup Ambassador In Qatar – Jonathan Pobi

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A veteran football administrator, Jonathan Abbey Pobi, has revealed to Luv Sports he has written a letter to FIFA, appealing to the world’s football governing body to give former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, an ambassadorial role at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. In a separate letter sighted by Luv Sports, the Chairman of Neoplan Stars FC wrote to the Ghana Football Association GFA) to appoint Asamoah Gyan into an official role for the November/December World Cup in Qatar. With 6 goals, Asamoah Gyan is the top African goal scorer in the history of the World Cup. He achieved…

04 Nov

Schlupp, Kamal Sowah Make Ghana’s 55-Man Provisional Squad For World Cup In Qatar

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has released the provisional squad for the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Schlupp and Sowah The 55-man squad was sent to FIFA last week as part of the requirements for the tournament that will kick off on 20th November. Leicester City midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp and Club Brugge player Kamal Sowah are the main surprises on the list. Despite his excellent club form, Schlupp had not received national team calls, with his last appearance coming in September 2021 when he played 28 minutes in a World Cup qualifier win over Ethiopia.…

02 Nov

GFA To Implement Minimum Wage Policy For Professional Footballers

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to implement a minimum wage policy for all professional footballers in the country, starting from the 2023/24 season. GFA to implement minimum wage policy for professional footballers This was announced by the FA President, Kurt Okraku, during the Dinner with the Legends event last Saturday. He explained that a standard player contract for all footballers will also be introduced as part of the policy. <img class="image lazyloaded imgWithMetaData" title="Kurt Okraku" src="data:;base64," alt="Kurt Okraku" width="790" height="527" data-original="https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/4BMktkpTURBXy81MzhhYmYyZDFiMTBjMTcyMmUzMDUyNTZhMjMwZmMyNC5qcGeRlQLNAxbNAg_Cww" /> Kurt Okraku Pulse Ghana “Beyond the introduction of the standard player contact, we have also been discussing the introduction…

02 Nov

GFA To Set Up Legends Fund To Support Retired Footballers In Ghana

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will soon set up a ‘Legends fund’ to provide support for retired football Legends and to protect their activities beyond the pitch. This was revealed by President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku during the dinner with the Legends event on Saturday. According to the President, the GFA is very keen on matters that relate to player welfare and would do everything within its powers to pursue an agenda that would protect players beyond their activities on the pitch. ‘’The Retired National Football Association of Ghana (RENFAG) and the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) exist to not…

01 Nov

It’s Frustrating And Embarrassing To Talk About My Arrears – CK Akonnor

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Former Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, has described as embarrassing talking about his arrears since his dismissal from his post over a year ago. “It’s frustrating,” Akonnor says in a yet-to-be-televised interview with Muftawu Nabila Abdulai on Prime Take. “When I was actively working, I wasn’t paid regularly,” he calls. “Sometimes, it is embarrassing to talk about it.” Akonnor has about eight months outstanding arrears, 13 months after he was sacked by the Ghana Football Association. His salary was paid intermittently during his days as head of the technical team of the senior national team, leading to his close…