Mohammed Awal is set to be compensated an amount of $70,000 after winning a compensation case against former club Raja Casablanca according to reports.
The Green Eagles unlawfully terminated Mohammed’s contract after complaining of unpaid salaries.
The former Asante Kotoko defender joined Raja Casablanca in 2015 from Saudi Arabian side Al Shabab but his stay at the club ended abruptly after the Moroccan club failed to pay him his wages.
Mohammed will therefore, breceive the money for the non-payment of his salaries during his spell with the side.
The case was reported to FIFA, who ordered the club to pay Mohammed all monies owed him.
The 32-year-old made 23 appearance for the Green Eagles before the contest was cancelled.
He joins Adel Karrouchi and Nigeria’s Osagona as players to be settled by the club.
He has since featured for Arsenal Tula, Asante Kotoko, Al Fahaheel and Al Ansar.
Hearts of Oak head coach, Edward Nii Odoom says he has coached better players in his coaching career, and therefore takes the comments made by player Bernard Arthur with a ‘pinch of Salt’.
Bernard Arthur in an interview shockingly said that his former trainer, Nii Odoom is a coward who has no balls and lacks confidence in speaking to his players.
Responding to questions on his club and the Ghana Premier league on Agro Ne Fom on Adom TV, Nii Odoom said he has been a father for every player who has come under him, and do not intend to victimize any one of them.
He disclosed that he has submitted a least 8 players to the management of the club to be farm-out on loan.
“I Spent my own money transporting the strikers of the club to separate training session even before the main team trains, because I noticed they were not scoring, why should I do that?, Coach Odoom said.
“I have coached better players in my life, I have over 32 years experience in Coaching, and have coached players from all levels”.
Coach Nii Odoom has been in charge of Hearts of Oak after the sacking of Kim Grant just a week into the suspended season.
Inter Allies sensation Victorien Adje Adebayor and Accra Hearts of Oak returnee Nuru Sulley are the Ghana Premier league’s most Valuable players according to international transfer market website, Transfermarkt.com.
Transfermarkt is a German-based Website owned by Axel Springer that has footballing information, such as scores, results, statistics, transfer news, and fixtures.
It is in the top 25 most visited German websites, and one of the largest sport websites.
Adebayor who joined the Accra based club is valued at €200,000, the left footed Football attacking winger came to lime light after producing top quality displays in the 2017 West Africa Football union (WAFU).
The Nimble footed footballer has taken the Ghana Premier league by storm, mesmerizing defenders to score astonishing goals to lead the top scoring chart, his top class performance has contributed to his top rated value in the local scene.
Nuru Sulley, who joined the continental club masters on a free transfer is joint most valuable player in the local league, the stoutly built defender has had stints with top clubs in Turkey, and was one time a member of the National team, the Black stars.
Second on the list of most Valuable Ghana Premier league players are the trio of Kwesi Donsu of Medeama SC, Richard Danso of WAFA SC and youngster Prince Adu Kwabena of Bechem United.
Kwesi Donsu rose to the top of Ghana Football in the 2018 season with his trademark free kick that earned him a USL loan deal, his return to the Ghana Premier league has added value to the domestic competition, and is valued at €150,000.
16 year old Prince Adu Kwabena of Bechem United with his 9 goals in the Ghana Premier league is seen as a future blockbuster, and joined second most Valuable with a market estimates of €150,000.
Former Ghana U17 striker Richard Danso of Academy boys WAFA SC after enjoying several trials in Europe is also valued amongst the top two in the local scene.
Accra Hearts of Oak and Black Stars Goalkeeper Richard Attah is the only shot stopper in the top 10, with a market value of €125,000.
The Former Planners Atheltic, and Elmina Sharks Goalkeeper rose through the ranks from division one to become a National team asset, and his recent performance in the just suspended league puts him on top as the most Valuable Goalkeeper in the Ghana Premier league.
Other players in the same bracket are Asante Kotoko’s trio of Justice Blay, Emmanuel Gyamfi, and Habib Mohammed who are the club’s most valued players in the €125,000 bracket, with WAFA’s Justice Amate completing the list of top 10 most Valuable players with a market value of €125,000.
Lawyer Baffour G.B Ashia – who is the lawyer of former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has expressed worry about how the special aide of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Kofi Asare Brako described soft-spoken gaffer as ‘ungrateful’.
According to the legal practitioner, the former Ghana international has sacrificed more than any person who has coached the senior national team.
Asare Brako indicated in an interview that, Appiah, who had two separate spells with Ghana ungrateful for deciding to report the Ghana Football Association to FIFA for unpaid salaries. He noted that the Association has been lenient to Kwesi Appiah when he failed to meet his target of lifting the Afcon trophy last year, for which he must show gratitude.
“Kwasi Appiah is ungrateful to report GFA to FIFA. He should know that when you report GFA you have reported Ghana to FIFA,” Asare Brako told Nhyira FM.
“FIFA will inquire about the contract document between the two parties and will make a judgement base on your achievement in the contract.
“He failed to perform his four mandates tasked to him in the contract but was not fired. He added, “He should have even thanked the GFA and the Sports Ministry for that.” “What Kwesi Appiah is doing makes him ungrateful to Ghana. He should show gratitude to GFA and MoYS.”
But Kwesi Appiah’s legal head, Lawyer Baffour feels saying Appiah is ungrateful is too harsh a word to use because his client’s track record depicts that he has sacrificed much for Ghana than any other coach.
“Saying Kwesi Appiah is ungrateful is a very harsh word. If we’re to talk about anybody who has sacrificed for Ghana, then it’s Kwesi Appiah,” Lawyer Baffour Ashia told Kumasi-based Hello FM.
“His track record shows the sacrifices he has made for the nation. It is harsh to say he is ungrateful.
“If somebody has sacrificed for the country, it’s Kwesi Appiah.”
The Black Stars were eliminated at the Round of 16 by Tunisia on penalties at the 2019 Afcon under the tutelage of coach Kwesi Appiah.
Former Chelsea legend, Michael Essien has revealed how he moved to Real Madrid, while he was about to feature for Chelsea in a Super Cup again Atletico Madrid in France.
According to the former Ghana international, he received a call from an unknown number while the team was at the hotel and waiting to make a trip to the Stadium for the important game.
He disclosed in an interview about what transpired in his move to Madrid, revealing how he reached Spain with only one jeans and a shirt as he was racing against time to meet new teammates.
“I was with Chelsea in Monaco for the Super Cup match and a strange number called me but I didn’t want to answer it but my cousin who was in the room with me that day told me to pick it up. The number kept calling so I picked and as soon as I said hello and another hello came from the other end and I realised who was on the phone so I told my cousin it’s Jose Mourinho,” He told South African Sports Journalist, Carol Tshabalala.
“We started talking and he said I heard you’re on way to Arsenal but I told him it’s not true. I had not heard anything from Arsenal. Then he said don’t go to Arsenal, come to me and I asked him where, and he said Real Madrid so I told him I’m ready.
“It was the last day of the transfer and he said okay give me your agent’s number. I told him I’m ever ready even if it means I have to leave in the midst of the Super Cup game and he said Lassana Diarra was supposed to move to Russia so if he accepts to go then they will process my transfer and I told him okay, I’m waiting, just chilling in my room. He said give me a couple hours I’ll call back and I said cool.
“My agent called after some few hours and said what happened and I told him I spoke to Jose about moving to Madrid and said he gave Jose my number. He told me to relax because Madrid will come and I just said okay.
“Lassana accepted to move to Russia so then we had to change our plans because we were about to leave the hotel to the stadium to play Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid were doing their with my agent and I was in the bus as we were about to leave to the stadium. It was even going and my agent called me and said where are you, and I told him we’re on our way to the stadium. He said comeback to the hotel I’m coming there. He said he had to send some fax to some people so I had to shout at the bus driver to stop like some mad man. All my teammates were looking at me like Michael what’s going on. I told them I needed to get off the bus and I’ll see you guys later.
“So anyway the bus stopped and I went back to the hotel to wait for my agent. My agent came and sent the fax and thankfully everything got finalized on time. I told him I have to go to the stadium because at least I had to pick my boots so we got to the stadium but then they had finished the match. I joined my teammates on the pitch but some of them had heard the news that I was going to Madrid. Some of them also asked what was going on so obviously I had to tell them. I explained to them that this deal came up and I had to return to the hotel to finish the paperwork. So in coming back to pick my boots I had to tell them goodbye.
“After the ceremony we went back to the dressing room where I properly wished them goodbye. I just took my shin pad and boots and that’s it. I said bye to everyone including Abramovic [Roman] and he wished me good luck and then I went back to the hotel. The next day I was on a plane to Madrid.
“I went to Madrid with just my boots, shin pads, one jeans and one shirt and my Chelsea tracksuit. I got to the airport Jose was there waiting for me. He greeted me and I went to the hospital to undergo my medical and the next day I started training.”
Former Ghana international Michael Essien has revealed that he was close to joining English giants Liverpool in 2002, but decided to remain at Bastia.
Essien emerged as one of the best midfielders in that season after helping his side to reach the final of the Coupe de France and placed a respectable position in the French Ligue 1 as well.
The Chelsea legend disclosed that, French trainer, Gerard Houĺlier – who was then Liverpool’s coach had talks with him but he felt it was not the ideal time to make a switch.
“I had lot of offers. I was close to signing for Liverpool when Gerard Houllier was their coach,” the now 37-year-old, who plays for Azerbaijani side Sabail, said on ConvosWithCarol.
”I even went to Melwood to meet the coach. We had a talk and I returned to France but the offers were still coming.
”PSG, Olympique Marseille et al, but I told Bastia I don’t want to move and they also didn’t want to sell me at that time because they wanted me to stay for another year which was fine with me because I also didn’t want to leave the club so I stayed for another season, that’s my third year with the club.
”Olympique Lyon joined the three aforementioned clubs to enquire about me but I thought it was too early to move to England.”
In 2003, Essien eventually joined two-time defending league champions Olympique Lyon in a €7.8 million transfer.
“Lyon were my favourite team when I went to France because they were winning everything I told my agent that if Lyon has come into the picture I’d like to join them.
”PSG were then serious about signing me to the extent that they made an offer. I was back home at that time and the call came that PSG had made a bid for me. It was even on the national television that I had signed for PSG which I had not because I was still in Ghana.
”There was a lot of controversy going on between the board and my agent so when I came went back to Bastia, we met with the board members and the president, and I told them I’d prefer to join Lyon though I liked Paris.
”I was really caught between PSG and Lyon but my preference was always Lyon. I had then spoken to the president and their coach.
”I gave them my word that when I return from my holiday in Ghana I’ll do everything to sign for them but It was not easy.”
He spent two seasons at the Stade Gerland where he scored seven goals in 71 appearances.
Essien was voted the 2005 Player of the Year by France’s National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) and also named Ligue 1 Player of the Year. He got nominated for the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year Award where placed 22nd.
President and CEO of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, Reverend Eastwood Anaba has shown his knowledge in football during a virtual sermon on Sunday, revealing his admiration for English giants Manchester United.
Germany Bundesliga is the first major league to resume in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected that others will follow soon.
The games will mostly be remembered for the surreal circumstances as strict social distancing protocol was observed during the games played and players couldn’t even celebrate a goal Togbe as it used to be.
There were no mascots around the pitch and no children holding hands with players in the tunnels. Ballboys, reduced to four at each match, wore gloves and had to be tested for the coronavirus beforehand. TV reporters wore masks and plastic sheets over their microphones.
Elite-level football is however expected to be back in Europe, but it certainly has a different feel about it than it did two months ago.
In the wake of Saturday round of games in the Bundesliga, Rev. Eastwood Anaba did not hide his delight with the return of football during an online church service on Sunday, claiming he has missed the beautiful game so much.
The man of God did not hid his love for the English Premier League and players of Manchester United.
Asante Kotoko is one of the giants in Africa with many followers across the globe. It is the dream of most Ghanaian footballers to don the red jersey as many former players have given high marks to the supporters of the club.
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The club commands a huge following so it is no surprise that there are several famous stars who are huge fans of the Kumasi-based club.
Here are 10 famous people who are strong fans of Asante Kotoko:
There are famous celebrities who are known and recognised by everyone in Ghana, that support Asante Kotoko. Here is a Top 10 list of famous faces you’ll know that support our beloved team.
Kwabena Yeboah – Sports Journalist
Veteran sports journalist Kwabena Yeboah’s love for Asante Kotoko is indescribable.
The SWAG president is not only famous for his commentary, he is also an unapologetic Porcupine.
The ‘Oluwaa man’ is very vocal about his allegiance to the club and he is no mere fan either.
Countryman Songo – Sports Journalist
Known in real life as Patrick Osei Agyemang is another sports journalist whose rise to fame came from ‘Fire for Fire’ TV show on Adom TV.
Songo is seen in the video below showing his loyalty to the Porcupines by singing and dancing with the Asante Kotoko official cheer song by Pat Thomas.
Rev. Obofour – Pastor
The founder and leader of Anointed Palace Chapel (APC) is a die-hard fan of Kotoko.
The famous pastor was presented with a customized jersey from Kotoko’s Awareness Group during the team’s CAF Confederation Cup campaign in 2018 to seek for the blessings of the man of God.
Kuami Eugene – Musician
The rockstar is well-adept at crooning beautiful romantic songs. What he is also good at is being a loyal Porcupine.
Kuami Eugene celebrates with Kotoko players in the team’s bus after 2-1 victory against Hearts in Accra.
The fast-rising highlife artiste has already disclosed he would choose to work for Kotoko for free if he’s called upon anytime by the club’s management to do any project.
Kuami Eugene poses with Kotoko management members and coaches at the team’s hotel in Accra.
The ‘Angela’ hitmaker after the team’s 2-1 victory over rivals Hearts of Oak in Accra in the Ghana premier league this season visited the team’s hotel at Achimota and joined their bus to Kumasi, engaging them in a hot ‘jama’ session.
Efia Odo – Actress
The Ghanaian socialite and actress is an ardent fan of Asante Kotoko. Efia is one of the most lissome and beautiful ladies to have climbed the steps of the Ghanaian movie industry.
The sultry media personality is also this outgoing girl known to battle other celebrities on social media. Beyond that, she is anything but a loyal Kotoko supporter.
The actress though is yet to attend the club’s games but she has always confessed her love for the club on social media.
She has appeared in some big movies including Heels and Sneakers, She Played, and Royal Diadem.
Ayigbe Edem – Musician
Edem is one of the greatest musicians the country have produced. The rapper is known for hit songs including Ghetto arise, Over again, Sika y3 mogya, Toto, Gbevu, Fokoloyor among dozens of others.
Off the studio, the rapper is known to be a staunch fan of the Porcupine. Recently, he was seen playing table tennis in Asante Kotoko jersey.
Asamoah Gyan – Footballer/Musician
Ghana’s all-time top scorer is a lifelong devotee of Asante Kotoko and has vowed to end his playing career with the club he so much loves on many occasions.
Though he has regretted the fact that his busy schedule does not permit him to follow the Porcupines as often as he likes, he still makes effort to attend games on matchdays whenever he is in Ghana.
Gyan, who is an avid fan of the club’s Paradise Pac drinking water company has a partnership deal with the club.
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh – Education Minister
The minister of Education and member of parliament for Manhyia South is an ardent fan of Asante Kotoko. He often attends games both in Accra and Kumasi and is a known fan of the club.
Sarkodie – Rapper
The best rapper in Africa Sarkodie is one of the most famous Asante Kotoko fans.
The ‘Oofeets)’ hitmaker is an avid fan of the Porcupine and has confessed his love for the club most of his songs. He once said “Rap 3y3 play station a mefa kotoko wopaa k)fa Arsenal” in one of his songs.
Yaw Sarpong – Gospel Musician (Top of our Famous fans who support Kotoko list!)
Another legendary musician on the list is the ‘Wo Haw Ne S3n’ hitmaker.
Yaw Sarpong is a famous singer and a songwriter who has been supporting the club since infancy.
The legendary musician was pictured celebrating with Kotoko players during the club’s 2019/2020 CAF champions league preliminary round against Kano Pillars at the Baba Yara Stadium and that isn’t first of many since he is known to attend games of the club both in Accra and Kumasi.
Former deputy coach of Black Stars of Ghana, Hervé Renard has expressed interest in returning to coach Ghana to win an African Cup of Nations trophy.
The trophy has eluded Ghana for the past 38 years despite coming close to winning it on three occasions. Ghana placed second to Ivory Coast in 1992 and 2015, and Egypt in 2010.
Renard, worked as deputy Coach for the Black Stars during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations staged in Ghana, where Claude Ley Roy was the head coach.
Despite winning the diadem in two editions – 2012 and 2015, he seems not to be content with his achievement and is willing to return to Ghana to help the senior national team break the jinx.
“Yes I have to come back one day to help one country to win, and that country haven’t won it for a long time and that’s is your country Ghana, I will love to win this feat with the Black Stars,” he told Tv3’s Juliet Bawuah.
He is the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations with different countries, having won it in 2012 with Zambia and Ivory Coast in 2015.
He had his first stint with African football when he was appointed by the Ghana Football Association as a deputy to, Claude Le Roy, to lead Ghana to a host and win in the 2008 MTN Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana have won the ultimate four times – 1963,1965, 1978 and 1982.
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Sekondi Hasaacas, Samuel Kwesi Arbuah has insisted that the ‘Number 12’ exposé video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas has not done Ghana football any good as proclaimed.
According to Arbuah, the whole idea Was ‘useless’.
Hasaacas CEO, Samuel Paapa Kwesi Esson Arbuah
He disclosed that the acts of corruption is still practice by some match officials and club administrators.
“Anas’ number 12 has done Ghana Football no good; it was useless.
“Try any referee today and you will get most of them,” Samuel Arbuah, CEO of the Division One side Hasaacas stated on Oyerepa FM .
It would be recalled that the undercover investigative journalist exposed the rot in Ghana football, with many referees and Ghana FA top officials captured on tape engaging in bribery, which goes against the rules of the game.
Kwesi Nyantakyi – who was the then Ghana Football Association President – was shockingly caught on the tape revealing how he could lead an investor to the presidency.
After the airing of the video at the Accra International Conference Centre on June 6, the government took the steps to clear the rots in the country’s football governing body.
Nyantakyi resigned from all his positions in world football after the airing of the video.
However, after several consultations with FIFA and CAF, a Normalization Committee was named to take charge of the country’s football governing body until new Executive Members and President were elected, with Kurt ES Okraku elected as new Ghana FA president.
