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Prime Take: Clean Your Minds Of Hatred And Prejudice, It Blinds Efficiency – Joe Lartey Snr To GFA

Prime Take: Clean Your Minds Of Hatred And Prejudice, It Blinds Efficiency – Joe Lartey Snr To GFA

Veteran sports commentator, Joe Lartey Snr, has advised the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to eschew loathing in the governance of football. Speaking in a yet-to-be-televised Prime Takeinterview with Muftawu Nabila Abdulai, the venerable Lartey, noted that politics and desire for money have negatively impacted the growth of Ghana’s football. “They should clean their heads,” the former GBC journalist said when quizzed what advice he would offer to the leadership of Ghana football. “Sooner than later, I intend to visit the president of Ghana football, Kurt Okraku. I want to have a little chat with him and share the little…
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My Loss To Manny Pacquiao Was Deliberate – Joshua Clottey

My Loss To Manny Pacquiao Was Deliberate – Joshua Clottey

Former IBF World Champion, Joshua Clottey, has revealed his defeat to Manny Pacquiao was deliberate. In 2010, the Ghanaian was beaten by the Filipino boxer at the Cowboys Stadium in the USA at a time when he seemed to be in the best time of his career. Clottey was unlucky to have been on the losing end of the bout through a unanimous decision from the officials in the big-money fight. The performance on the night was far from what boxing fans had seen from Clottey with many criticising his performance despite not suffering a knockout against Pacquiao, who had…
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It’s Frustrating And Embarrassing To Talk About My Arrears – CK Akonnor

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

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…
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