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Charles Kwablah Akonnor has named legends Abedi Pele and Asamoah Gyan among his exciting eleven players to have played for the Black Stars but excluded himself from the list despite his heroics for Ghana.

Akonnor shockingly snubbed star player Sulley Muntari from the list despite excelling while playing for senior national team.

The Black Stars coach mainly chose players he played with as well as the recent generation of players who took the Black Stars to greatness with World Cup appearances from 2006 to 2014.

The former Wolfsburg captain also included the charismatic former captain of the Black Stars Stephen Appiah in his team but there was surprise mentions Isaac Asare, Frimpong Manso and Robert Eshun.

The last three players were tough figures for the Black Stars but did not gain global prominence like the rest in the XI.

Some of the players to have made the list were his team mates and some current crop of players to have played in the last decade.

The former Wolfsburg captain named goalkeeper Richard Kingston as his number one to keep the post.

Frank Amankwah, Isaac Asare, Samuel Osei Kuffuor  and Frimpong Manso made it into the squad  as his best defenders for the Black Stars. .

In midfield, Akonnor named Robert Eshun, Michael Essien, Stephen Appiah and three-time African  best footballer Abedi Pele.

Ghana’s all-time leading scorer Gyan and the legendary Tony Yeboah completed the list for CK Akonnor’s best eleven squad.

The Black Stars coach per his squad will opt for the 4-3-3 formation.

Akonnor rose to through the ranks in the national team and succeeded Abedi Pele Ayew as Black Stars captain.

Below is his best XI squad

1. Richard Kingston 

2. Frank Amankwah

3. Isaac Asare

4. Sammy Kufuor

5. Frimpong Manso

6. Stephen Appiah

7. Michael Essien

8. Abedi Ple

9. Asamoah Gyan

10. Tony Yeboah

11. Robert Eshun

Source: Ghana Soccer Net

Former Asante Kotoko management member, Nana Yaw Owusu has warned the Board of Directors of the Reds against any form of interference with regard to the appointment of management members by new Chief Executive Officer Nana Yaw Amponsah.

According to him, the newly appointed CEO of the club should be allowed to appoint personalities he will be comfortable with so as to evaluate him fairly if he fails to deliver the target set for him.

The 2019 Ghana FA presidential election candidate was last Friday unveiled as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Porcupine Warriors. He is expected to name his management team soon.

Nana Yaw Owusu – the current Otumfuo Mpaboahene indicated that it will not be appropriate to force personnel on him, having been tasked by the same board to help rediscover the club’s glory days.

”The Board of Directors put in place by Otumfour knows what is right and that’s why they went through a required process to appoint Nana Yaw Amponsah as the Chief Executive Officer of the club,” he told Kumasi-based Hello FM.

”So I don’t expect the Board to interfere in his appointments. I think he should be allowed to appoint his own management team. That’s how a corporate body works.

”He should be allowed to select his own personnel he will be comfortable working with, with approval of the Board of Directors.

”I believe he should appoint his own management members with the approval of the Board that’s how it is done professionally.

”If you force some personalities on him, you can’t blame him if he fails at the end of his term of office.

”It’s good we allow him to appoint his personnel so that He can be Held responsible If he fails to deliver, but I know and believe he will be successful,” he concluded.

A few days after releasing five of their top players, the Deputy Organizer of the National Chapters Committee(NCC) of Hearts of Oak has complained that the club’s General Manager Frederick Moore does not communicate appropriately with the playing body.

According to Abas Sule – NCC Deputy Organizer – Mr. Frederick Moore should consider using a language the players will understand than speaking too much English to confuse the players.

Speaking on Asempa FM Sports Nite show, frustrated Abas Sule indicated that Football is not played with English Language and implored the team’s Chief to find a way to come down to the player’s level.

“I want to appeal to our General Manager to reduce the level of English he speaks when he meets the Players, he confuses them with his language, and they hardly understand him.”

The Ghanaian giants decided not to extend the contracts of Benjamin Agyare, Christopher Bonney, Aboubacar Traoré, Bernard Arthur, and most notably Joseph Esso.

The NCC is currently working to get some of the players the club parted ways to return to the club.

Accra-based powerhouse Hearts of Oak have extended the contract of first-choice goalkeeper, Richard Attah to 2023.

The man-mountain goalie joined the Phobians on a free transfer following the expiration of his deal with Elmina Sharks in 2019.

Since joining the Rainbow Club, Attah has established himself as the undisputable first-choice for coach Edward Nii Odoom while going on to attain national recognition for his superlative displays in between the sticks with Black Stars coach Charles Kwabla Akonnor naming him in his maiden national team call-up.

The decision to extend the deal of Richard will come as good music in the ears of the club’s faithfuls and the entire football fraternity who are yet to come into terms with how the Phobians allowed Joseph Esso to slip through their hands despite engaging him on the negotiation table.

Source: Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe/Sportscorna

Newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of Asante Kotoko, Nana Yaw Amponsah has stated that the Porcupine Warriors CEO position is bigger than Ghana Football Association President position.

His comment comes as a surprise to many as the affable football administrator contested for the GFA president last year, losing to Kurt Okraku.

Nana Yaw Amponsah was unveiled on Friday to take charge of the Reds day-to-day activities for the next three years. He pulled through a lot of challenges before he was named to replace George Amoako.

Nana Yaw Amponsah during his unveiling at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi stated that;

“I see Asante Kotoko and no disrespect to Ghana Football Association presidential position that I aspire to occupy, Kotoko for me is the biggest.”

He is expected to help Kotoko rediscover its glory days.