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04 Oct

2025 AFCONQ: Black Stars Must Win Against Sudan – Dr Randy Abbey

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A member of the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Randy Abbey, has insisted that the Black Stars must secure wins against Sudan in their upcoming doubleheader. Ghana is set to face the Falcons in the third match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Friday, October 11, at the Accra Sports Stadium. The team will then travel for the fourth match on Monday, October 14, which will take place at the Martyrs of February Stadium. The Black Stars began their qualifying campaign with disappointing results, suffering a 1-0 loss to Angola’s Palancras Negras…

20 Nov

Qualification To 2026 World Cup Must Be Black Stars Priority – Dr. Randy Abbey

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Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Randy Abbey says Black Stars must prioritise qualifying for the 2026 World Cup which is slated to be hosted in USA, Canada and Mexico. Ghana over the weekend kicked off their qualifiers for the Mundial with a 1-0 win against Madagascar in their Group I opener at the Baba Yara Stadium. Athletic Bilbao striker, Inaki Williams powerfully headed home a cross from Gideon Mensah in the 95th minute. After the win, Dr Randy Abbey said they aim to finish as group winners and qualify for the global showpiece. “If we…

22 Sep

Randy Abbey Rules Out GFA Presidency Bid For The Foreseeable Future

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Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council member Dr Randy Abbey has unequivocally stated that he has no intentions of contesting for the position of GFA president in the near future. Abbey, who is the owner of Kpando Heart of Lions, has a long history of involvement in Ghanaian football, having served in various capacities during the tenure of former GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi, including as the Communications Director of the GFA. Speaking in an interview, Dr. Randy Abbey made his position clear, saying, "I don't want to be Ghana Football Association president. Not today, not tomorrow." He emphasised that he…

05 Sep

Radio Presenter Begs Randy Abbey Over Wild Abena Korkor Allegations

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Dr Randy Abbey, a member of the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has been beseeched not to chart the legal path following some spurious and wild allegations levelled against him by socialite Abena Korkor. In an interview with Kingdom FM which has now gone wild on various platforms, Abena Korkor made some claims against the ace journalist and host of Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana program. Fiifi Pratt, the host of the show on which the said allegations were made has issued what he claims to be a heartfelt apology to Dr Randy Abbey. Using the medium on…

21 Jul

We Had A Lot Of Expectations For Chris Hughton – Randy Abbey

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The Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Randy Abbey has said the association is unhappy with the performance of Black Stars coach Chris Hughton. According to him, the FA had high expectations for the former Brighton & Hove Albion manager before his appointment but so far things are not looking good. Randy Abbey believes with the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup not far away, coach Chris Hughton and his deputy coaches must improve things as soon as possible. “We are not too happy, we think there has to be a lot of improvement which needs to be…

09 Jun

Randy Abbey Confident Ibrahim Tanko Can Redeem Ghana In U-23 AFCON

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Executive Council Member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Randy Abbey believes that Ghana’s participation in the forthcoming U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco will provide another opportunity for Ibrahim Tanko to rewrite the story of the 2019 debacle in Egypt. Ghana failed to qualify to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after losing on penalties to South Africa in the 2019 AFCON third-place playoffs, failing to qualify for the competition in the last four editions. “They were very unlucky in 2019, I mean where we missed the penalty against South Africa, which was quite unfortunate,” he told…

09 Jun

2023 U23 AFCON: ‘I Am Confident Ghana Will Qualify For The Olympics In Paris’ – Randy Abbey

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Ghana Football Association's Executive Council Member, Dr. Randy Abbey, has expressed optimism about the country's chances at the upcoming U-23 AFCON in Morocco to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. The Heart of Lions president says it as an opportunity for coach Ibrahim Tanko to redeem the team following their failure to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Black Meteors suffered a disappointing loss to South Africa in the third-place playoffs of the 2019 AFCON, which cost them a spot in the Olympic Games. However, with the U-23 AFCON set to take place in Morocco from June 24 to…

25 May

Ghana FA’s Randy Abbey Calls For Responsible Officiating In League

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Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council member Dr Randy Abbey has admitted that the fight for responsible officiating could be effective if his colleague high ranking officials are honest enough not to interfere in officiating. Abbey was assessing the performances of referees in the Ghana Premier League as well as their welfare as compared to previous years. “It is about all of us. If we all agree that referees work independently, we can fully blame their poor performance on mistakes and incompetence and not because the person has been influenced,” he told Asempa FM. “Those of us who play significant roles…