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Clubs will ‘die’ if the Ghana league is cancelled – Kwabena Yeboah

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Clubs will ‘die’ if the Ghana league is cancelled – Kwabena Yeboah

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President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) and veteran commentator Kwabena Yeboah has warned clubs may ‘go extinct’ if the suspended Ghana Premier League season is completely annulled as proper by some club administrators.

The 2019/2020 football activities in the West African country have been frozen since March after a ban was placed on social media by government due to spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

But speaking on PM Express on May 20, 2020, Mr Yeboah echoed that the local clubs could crumble if the season is cancelled.

‘Even when the league was in full flight, the clubs suffered a great deal. Embarrassingly in Ghana, some of our players take home a poultry 100 dollars at the end of the month and you will just wonder how they will survive on that. If the league is cancelled, I bet you that quite a number of our teams could be extinct,” Mr Yeboah told Gary Al-Smith on PM Express.

The SWAG President also appealed to government to assist clubs with some stimulus package in order to lessen the financial package of the clubs in this COVID-19 pandemic period.


Kwabena Yeboah was on the show with sportscaster Robert Marawa and international commentators Peter Drury and Jon Champion.

Clottey loses case against Kotoko, awarded cost of GH¢5,000

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Clottey loses case against Kotoko, awarded cost of GH¢5,000

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An Accra High Court Financial Division 2 have dismissed striker Emmanuel Clottey’s case against former club Asante Kotoko and has subsequently been awarded a cost of GH¢ 5,000.

Clottey took the Porcupine Warriors to court in August 2019 and prayed the court to order Kotoko to pay the $180,000 fine which was important on him by FIFA after breaching his contract with Tunisian giants Esperance in 2015.

READ:https://footy.ghpush.com/kotoko-ordered-by-fifa-to-pay-180000-in-tussle-with-esperance-over-emmanuel-clottey-transfer/

He also wanted the court to order Kotoko pay the salaries and allowances he would have received within the period of his ban by FIFA.

Clottey signed for Asante Kotoko in 2015 but had his status challenged at FIFA by Esperance for contract breaches.

Esperance claimed they had a running contract with the player at the time he signed for the Porcupine Warriors and were announced winners of the case after Kotoko submitted their defense.

It will be recalled that the Ghana Premier League giants recently reached a deal with Esperance to settle the debt which rose to $240,000.

Clottey 30 minutes in a game for Kotoko after he joined in 2015.

Three Kumasi-based radio stations summoned before Manhyia Palace Chief of Staff

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Three Kumasi-based radio stations summoned before Manhyia Palace Chief of Staff

Reports filed by Kessben FM indicates that, three radio stations in Kumasi are to appear before the Manhyia Palace Chief of Staff for some deliberations.

According to Myfabulousonline’s grapevine source, three stations namely, Silver FM, Oyerepa FM and Fox FM have been summoned before the Chief of Staff at Manhyia for discussing what has been supposedly discussed before the Lydia Nkansah-led three-member committee’s investigations at Asante Kotoko on their stations.

The three-member ad-hoc Committee was set up to investigate the affairs of the Porcupine Warriors after the tenure of the current Ghana came to a close.

The Committee has already had one-on-one sittings with some old management members as well as current management team members.

However, one sports journalist Osarfo Addo of Silver FM earlier today rendered an unqualified apology for reporting what is term as untrue from the camp of the Manhyia Committee of enquiries after giving 24-hour ultimatum to provide the documents to support his allegations.

The Committee have 10 days more to present their report to the life patron of the club Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

Source: Myfabulousonline.com

Kotoko necromancer Matthew Anim-Cudjoe ready for Black Stars call-up

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Kotoko necromancer Matthew Anim-Cudjoe ready for Black Stars call-up

Asante Kotoko prodigy Matthew Anim-Cudjoe says he is very much ready for an invitation to the Black Stars under the tutelage of CK Akonnor.

Cudjoe, 17, bas been scintillating for the Porcupine Warriors in his debut Ghana Premier League season, tormenting opponents with his silky runs and dribbling.

He says he e is mentally ripe and prepared to don the senior national team colours if invited.

“I have played for the Under-20 before and I did very well. I am ready to play for the Black Stars,” the Ghana U17 top latent told Asempa FM.

“It’s not about age. It’s about mentality. I know they will call me.

 “I want him (C.K Akonnor) to call me. I have confidence that he will call me to play for the Black Stars.” 

He has been touted by most pundits as one of the Ghanaian teenagers to make a mark in the country’s football.

Anim Cudjoe joined Asante Kotoko on a season-long loan deal from Division One League side Young Apostles FC.

He has underwent a two-week trials at German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich and is hoping to move in the summer training.

Daniel Armartey out of favour under new coach at Leicester City, likely to exit – Agent

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Daniel Armartey out of favour under new coach at Leicester City, likely to exit – Agent

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Daniel Armartey is set to leave Leicester City in the summer transfer window according to his manager, Yusif Alhassan Chibsah.

Amartey, 25, has struggled to earn a permanent place in the Foexe’s squad despite his versatility after recovering from an injury.

According to Chibsah, his client has become surplus to requirement having struggled to get much playing time.

“He’s been out of favour under the new gaffer so we will see how best we can solve that issue,” Chibsah told Starr Sports.

“He is still with the Foxes but he is not been getting more playing time due to the fact that he got injured but after his injury, they consider him as surplus so there should be a way out,” he added

He joined former English Premier League Champions; Leicester City from FC Copenhagen in 2014 on a transfer fee around €1.80 million.

Amartey will be saying goodbye to the King Power Stadium should a lucrative contract is secured in search of greener pastures.

Ex-Kotoko and Hearts legend Emmanuel Osei Kuffour to enroll in a coaching course in USA

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Ex-Kotoko and Hearts legend Emmanuel Osei Kuffour to enroll in a coaching course in USA

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Former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko Emmanuel Osei Kuffour has confirmed his willingness to become a football manager as soon as possible.

Kuffour, affectionately called General has started the process to securing a certificate in coaching after he revealed he is about to enroll for a course in the United states of America, where he is based currently.

Osei Kuffour is regarded to be one if the best players to have featured in the Ghana Premier League, having played for Ebusua Dwarfs and AshantiGold aside the two biggest club in the West Africa country.

Speaking on a wide range of issues in an interview with Kumasi-based Ashh FM, Osei Kuffour disclosed he is on the verge of starting a new life in football by going for a coaching course.

“I want to become a coach. Because of that I will enroll for a coaching course very soon to attain the new qualifications for the job.

“We have to help the upcoming Footballers to continue what we did in the local scene and beyond. This is what we have been in and would like to be in it.

“I’m beginning the coaching course soon in the United States of America. Afterwards, I’ll return to Ghana to coach.”

Osei Kuffour was a key figure in the Hearts of Oak team that won the 2000 Caf champions League and 2004 Caf Confederation Cup. He also won several league titles with the Rainbow club and a title with Asante Kotoko under the tutelage of Bashir Hayford.

Emmanuel Osei Kuffour labels himself as Ghana Premier League’s GREATEST of all time

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Emmanuel Osei Kuffour labels himself as Ghana Premier League’s GREATEST of all time

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FormerHearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko player, Emmanuel Osei Kufour has picked himself as the best player ever to have featured in the Ghana Premier League.

Speaking to Ashh FM in Kumasi, the former Ghana international indicated that
he is indeed the best player to have graced the local scene, and that is a fact accepted by every fan of the game.

“It is obvious everyone knows this and i am proud of that achievement,” he stated.

Osei Kuffour who was responding to wide range of issues indicated that he enjoyed playing for Kotoko and was always motivated by the team’s cheer song.

“I enjoyed playing for Kotoko. Their song was inspirational and it motivated me to deliver,” he added.

Osei Kufour is regarded as one of the best players to have played in the local scene, having played for Ebusua Dwarfs, Hearts, AshantiGold and Kotoko.

Kuffour is remembered for expertly manning the goalpost for Ghana during a FIFA World Cup qualifying game when the Ghanaian goalkeeper was sent off.  During the game Osei Boateng, the goalkeeper for Ghana, was sent off after they had exhausted all their substitutions and outfield player Emmanuel Osei Kuffour had to deputise in post for the rest of the game. He didn’t concede a goal in the match.

He was also famously featured in the Hearts of Oak squad that was used to represent the Ghana side that held a star-studded Nigeria side to a goalless draw in the reverse fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium.

He was a key member in the Hearts of Oak team that conquered Africa in 2000, 2001, and 2005 as well.

He is currently based in United States of America.

“Gyan was supposed to have a better career but he was lazy” – Hervé Renard

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“Gyan was supposed to have a better career but he was lazy” – Hervé Renard

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French trainer Hervé Renard has claimed that Ghana’s all-time leading goalscorer, Asamoah Gyan, was lazy in training. 

According to Renard, Gyan could have had a much better footballing career if he was dedicated and committed in training as he was during competitive matches.

Renard worked with Gyan when he was assistant coach of the Black Stars during the 2008 AFCON
which was held in Ghana under the tutelage of Claude Le Roy.

“The quality of Asamoah Gyan was amazing. I was always impressed with his timing of headers,” the Saudi Arabia coach said in an interview with TV3.

“He was a very good goalscorer, fantastic player, amazing player.

“But I have something to tell him. He was supposed to have a better career, but he was lazy,” Renard said while laughing.

“In training, he was lazy. He only likes the games. But he was the most important player but I know him and he didn’t like the training, he only likes the competition, the games,” he concluded.

Gyan has scored 51 goals for Ghana in 109 appearances, more than any player. He also has more World Cup goals (six) than any African footballer.
The 34-year-old is currently without a club after his short term deal with Indian side NorthEast United ended in January.

Aggrieved former Kotoko players and technical staff want to meet Manhyia three-member Committee

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Aggrieved former Kotoko players and technical staff want to meet Manhyia three-member Committee

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Former Players and Technical Staff of Asante Kotoko are hoping to meet the Manhyia three-member Committee put up to investigate the affairs of the club.

The committee have already met with the Executive Chairman Dr Kwame Kyei, CEO Goerge Amoako, General Manager Nana Kwasi Gyambibi, Head Coach Maxwell Konadu, former coach Michael Osei, ex-players Richard Osei Agyemang, Isaac Amoako among others.

According to the club’s former captain and team manager, Prince Adu-Poku who had his contract abrogated in 2019, himself and others who were dismissed from their idol club with no tangible reasons are eager to meet and inform the committee about the poor treatment melted at them by the Kwame Kyei-led administration.

“We want the committee to also hear us because there are a lot that’s hampering the progress of our dear club Kotoko like the way some past workers are aggrieved about the club because of the unfair treatment meted out to some of us,” he told Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM.

He continued:”A person like me can forgive the club whatever way am handled but what about others, one person among about 6 of us who were unfairly sacked died blind and was very heavy at heart about Kotoko before dying,Omono Asamoah our former physio.

“We were asked to go home and that they were going to call us but received our sack letter at home with no reasons and nothing to take home by way of severance package or anything.

“The way we handle and treat people who serve the club mostly affect the club in a way.

“I will be grateful if the committee can do me the honors to give me a chance to tell our story and also share information on how our club can progress. Am not the only person who wants to ,a lot like me are also looking for the opportunity,” he continues.

Others who had their contract terminated in what the club termed as a redundancy exercise were former captain Godwin  Ablodey, who also served as a team manager and a youth team coach, Equipment Officer Benjamin Oppong, former youth team coach Ernest Apau and his deputy Ibrahim Gariba.

Also, the late former physiotherapist, Omono Asamoah; Richard Hammond, a long-serving Masseur, and the security personnel at the club’s former training ground, Officers Mess in Ridge, Kumasi, Achulo Gonja all saw their contracts cancelled.

The Committee have eleven days to wrap-up their work after they were given a month to submit their report.

Black Stars coach CK Akonnor to appear before Manhyia three-member committee

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Black Stars coach CK Akonnor to appear before Manhyia three-member committee

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Former head coach of Asante Kotoko, Charles Kwablan Akonnor is reported to have received an invitation to appear before the constituted Manhyia three-member committee to assist in the current investigation going on in the club.

The Black Stars coach joined the Porcupine Warriors in 2018 in a three-year contract after replacing Paa Kwesi Fabin, but was sacked nine months into his contract despite guiding the club to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after ten years absence, and lifting the NC Special Tier 1 Competition.

Akonnor has received his invitation to appear before the Prof. Lydia Nkansah-led committee according to Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM.

The committee has been given four weeks mandate to investigate the affairs of the Ghanaian giants after the club was hit with so much judgment debt.

Other members of the ad-hoc Committee include Mr. Kofi Owusu – a Registrar of the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs ad Lawrence Bruce Kyei Esq. – a private legal practitioner.

They have 11 days left to complete their mandate, and send their report to the life patron of the club, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

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