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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…

26 Oct

Ghana Premier League To Resume After Court Dismisses Ashgold’s Injunction Application

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An Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application brought before it by Ashantigold SC seeking to stop the Ghana Premier League from being played. The Miners’ action stems from their dissatisfaction over a GFA Disciplinary Committee decision to demote the club to Division 2 after they were found guilty of match manipulation at the end of the 2020/21 season. The club was subsequently suspended by the GFA for continuously dealing with its suspended officials. On 29th September, 2022, the GFA suspended the league following Ashantigold’s court action. The court has now ruled that the Ghana Premier League can now…

25 Oct

Black Stars Friendlies: GFA Didn’t Receive $800k From Ofori-Atta- Kurt Okraku

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Kurt Okraku has dismissed claims the Ghana Football Association (GFA) received $800,000 from Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for Black Stars’ international friendly matches in September. The Black Stars played Brazil and Nicaragua in friendlies as part of preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the GFA is alleged to have received $800,000 to cover the team’s expenditure in both games. This was reported by Kumasi-based sports journalist Collins Atta Poku, who sourced three Majority Members of Parliament, who are part of the 80, seeking the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister. “I have just come out of court to read that the…

24 Oct

Akufo-Addo Praises GFA For Convincing Europe-Born Players To Play For Ghana

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President Nana Akufo-Addo says the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has done very well by convincing players born abroad to play for the Black Stars. According to him, the national team deserves to be represented by the best Ghanaian players, including those in the diaspora. The Black Stars squad has been beefed up by five new players who switched nationality from various European countries earlier this year. https://twitter.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/1583190317137698817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1583190317137698817%7Ctwgr%5E897303cb8495afe4e2895b04e4b91d028221a61e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsembed.eu%2Fp2em%2FLIp1ICdlD%2F These are Spain-born Inaki Williams, England-born Tariq Lamptey, and Germany-born trio Patrick Pfeiffer, Stephan Ambrosius and Ransford Yeboah. Addressing the Executive Council of the GFA following a meeting last Thursday, Akufo-Addo praised the…

10 Oct

We Must Applaud Kwesi Nyantakyi for Steering Ghana to Three World Cups – GFA Prez Simeon-Okraku

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President of the Ghana Football Association(GFA), Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku says Kwesi Nyantakyi must be applauded for leading Ghana to three consecutive FIFA World Cups. The former Wa All Stars owner led the country to its maiden World Cup tournament in 2006 in Germany where the Black Stars exited at the Round of 16 after beating the Czech Republic and United States of America at the Group stage. Ghana later played in the 2010 and 2014 global showpieces in South Africa and Brazil respectively under the leadership of Kwesi Nyantakyi. However, the team failed to qualify for the last edition in…