Kwesi Nyantakyi

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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I ‘Knelt and Begged’ for Muntari’s Selection In 2010 World Cup – Kwesi Nyantakyi Discloses
12 Oct

I ‘Knelt and Begged’ for Muntari’s Selection In 2010 World Cup – Kwesi Nyantakyi Discloses

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Former Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi has revealed how he 'knelt and begged' to have Sulley Muntari included in Ghana's squad. WHAT HAPPENED? Muntari had fallen out with then Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac over disciplinary reasons and was set to be excluded from the team that represented Ghana at the global tournament in South Africa. However, having enjoyed a brilliant campaign with Inter Milan that saw him win a treble of Serie A, Champions League and Coppa Italia under Jose Mourinho, Nyantakyi had to plead with the Serbian tactician to include the midfielder. WHAT DID HE SAY? “Yes, in 2010 I…
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We Must Applaud Kwesi Nyantakyi for Steering Ghana to Three World Cups – GFA Prez Simeon-Okraku
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…
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