Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

The Black Meteors’ Management Committee Chairman, Frederick Acheampong, has confirmed the dissolution of the technical and playing body following its poor showing in the ongoing AFCON U23 tournament.  The team failed to deliver its mandate of securing an Olympic ticket to Paris after finishing 3rd with 4 points in a group they had been hotly tipped to qualify from alongside, Morocco, Guinea, and Congo. betPawa Premier League: Annor Walker swerves Hearts for Olympics The Black Meteors team opened their account with a 3-2 win over Congo, lost miserably to Morocco, and drew to Guinea in the game they should have…

betPawa Premier League club, Great Olympics has appointed Annor Walker as the new head coach for the upcoming season, 2023/24.  The experienced gaffer is coming into his role after dutifully serving as head coach of the newly promoted side, Samartex in the just-ended season, 2022/23. He led the newly promoted side to a 10th-place finish in their debut campaign in the betPawa Premier League. I want to play in the Ghana Premier League – Jordan Ayew Annor Walker replaces former coach Bismark Kobi-Mensah, appointed mid-season to oversee the club’s safety from premier league exit. He was allowed to leave once…

The Black Meteors bottled a fine opportunity to advance to the semi-finals of the ongoing AFCON U23 tournament as they drew 1-1 with Guinea in Morocco.  Following the team’s heavy battering against, Morocco, it prompted a reaction from, Coach Tanko to make wholesale changes to his setup, Afriyie-Barnieh, and Emmanuel Essiem, were reposed back into the line-up, Ashie-Quaye, Nathaniel Adjei got their first start of the campaign, whiles surprisingly Ernest Nuamah was dropped to the bench against Guinea.  AFCON U23 – Five things we learned from Black Meteors’ defeat to Morocco I noticed a few things that didn’t work in…

The Black Meteors settled for a draw with Guinea in the ongoing AFCON tournament in Morocco. The heavy loss at the hands of the host nation prompted a reaction from, Coach Tanko to make wholesale changes to his setup, Afriyie-Barnieh, and Emmanuel Essiem, was reposed back into the line-up, Ashie-Quaye, Nathaniel Adjei got their first start of the campaign, whiles surprisingly Ernest Nuamah was dropped to the bench against Guinea. The team started well with in possession but clawed back into their fold as the Guinea side finally settled into the game creating loads of chances but for some poor…

The Black Meteors were walloped by the Young Atlas of Morocco in the ongoing AFCON U23 tournament at the Prince Abdellah Stadium. On the back of beating, Congo in the first game, the onus laid on the technical team and the playing body to continue right from where they left off in their first game. Three changes were made, Emmanuel Yeboah, Salim Adams, and Hafiz Ibrahim replaced Afriyie Barnieh, Emmanuel Essiam, and Sylvester Simba in the starting berth against the silky Moroccan outfit and what followed after that was purely calamitous.  In this piece, I chronicle a few observations from…

Black Meteors head coach Ibrahim Tanko pinned his side’s disastrous outing against the Young Atlas in Morocco to tiredness in their second group game at the ongoing U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Meteors were hoping to build on their cagy win over Congo in the opening game of the competition, which saw them win 3-2 but that didn’t happen in their second game.  WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Ghana Black Meteors suffer heavy defeat against Morocco The West African side was down by three goals in the opening 30 minutes of the game and conceded two separate goals in the second…

Ghana Black Meteors were trounced without trace by the host nation, Morocco in the ongoing AFCON tournament at the Prince Abdellah Stadium in Morocco.  Coach Tanko effected three changes as Emmanuel Yeboah, Salim Adams, and Hafiz Ibrahim replace Afriyie Barnieh, Emmanuel Essiam, and Sylvester Simba with the hope of grinding a good match results. https://youtu.be/Ne6GRtm_xug The Moroccans started the game well and created chances in the first few minutes, moments later, Amir Richardson tucked home the first goal from Abde Ezzalzouli’s cross to hand them the opening goal of the game.  Six minutes later, Ismael Saibari finished off a well-worked…

Ghanaian midfielder McDennis Eli Dotse has expressed disappointment at how his campaign with Nsoatreman FC turned out in the just-ended Ghana Premier League 2022/23.  The central midfielder teamed up with the newly promoted side after penning down a two-year deal following previous stints with King Faisal and WAFA SC.  Speaking to Football View’s Clinton Eleto in a recent interview, he spoke bitterly about his time with the Sunyani-based and how the politics at the club restricted him from getting game time to prove himself to the coach.  “I’m not happy with my performance, I think there was a team for…

Black Meteors player Samuel Ashie-Quaye is hopeful ahead of the team’s showdown with, Morocco after beating Congo in the ongoing AFCON U23 tournament. The Black Meteors couldn’t put a goal past their opposition in the first half of the game but two substitutions in the second half, saw, Sylvester Simba and Daniel Afriyie-Barnieh subbed off for Emmanuel Yeboah and Hafiz Ibrahim. The substitutions saw Ghana take the lead through Ernest Nuamah with the second-half substitute, Emmanuel Yeboah and Fatawu Issahaku combining effortlessly to aid the breakthrough. Emmanuel Yeboah got on the score sheet to bag a brace in the 75th…

The Black Meteors bagged their first win of the ongoing AFCON U23 tournament with a hard-fought victory over Congo counter at the Prince Abdellah Stadium in Morocco.  A game that looked like a foregone conclusion for the Black Meteors on paper turned out to be a rather cagy one from start to finish.  In this piece, I pencil down a few pointers from what I observed from the game against Congo. The team had a familiar setup with notable players such as Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, Sylvester Simba, Fatawu Issahaku, Danlad Ibrahim, and Dominic Nsobilla forming the fulcrum of the squad…