Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Sulley Muntari has disclosed reasons why his stay with Accra Hearts of Oak was short-lived.  The former Black Stars midfielder agreed to a six-month deal with the MTN FA Cup Champions 2021/22. In a recent interview on why he failed to extend his stay with Accra Hearts of Oak even though he was performing credibly well, he opined that, he didn’t want to disgrace himself in the new season with Hearts gearing up for their African campaign at the time. “Yeah, I had a few talks with them (Kotoko) I spoke to some board members because I wanted to help…

Former Ghana Premier League champions Accra Hearts of Oak will take on Bibiani Goldstars in new coach Slavko Matic’s first game at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Accra-based side are winless in 3 games, losing to Aduana Stars before going on to draw games against Great Olympics and Kotoko which culminated in the sacking of championship-winning coach Samuel Boadu. Hearts of Oak currently lay 14th on the log with 2 points a position they would want to improve their fortunes on the league log. Bibiani GoldStars on the other hand recovered from their shocking losses Dreams FC and newly promoted…

Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has finally opened up about his involvement with the black stars in the upcoming FIFA World Cup slated for Qatar.  In the course of the year, viral videos of the former Ghana Legend surfaced on the internet of him vigorously training prompting widespread calls for his inclusion into the BlackStars.   But in a recent interview with GHOne, the record goalscorer of the senior national team professed with all honesty that his physical conditions would not compel him to play actively as he would have wished.  “The World Cup is every footballer’s dream. If I’m fit…

Black Stars Management Committee Vice chairman Akwasi Agyemang is one of several key personalities who has shared his glowing optimism about the country’s chances for the upcoming FIFA World Cup slated for Qatar.   Ghana beat its fiercest rivals, Nigeria in a tightly contested doubleheader to secure their passage for their fourth FIFA World Cup. READ MORE: Otto Addo: “I know that we can beat every team in the world” Last month a double friendly against Brazil and Nicaragua didn’t do much to support the team that clamored to go into the competition they rank as the least-ranked team in Qatar 2022.…

Chelsea loanee Hudson-Odoi remains tight-lipped as to whether he will feature for Ghana in the upcoming FIFA World Cup and beyond. The pacy winger, who has in the past been rumored to have settled on playing for the country is yet to fully assure the top hierarchy on his decision to play for Ghana.  Callum has made three times for England but per the new FIFA rules he still has the opportunity of playing for the country of his choice.   Asked if talks had taken place with Ghana, Hudson-Odoi told BBC Sport Africa, “Nothing I would say at the moment…

Ghana coach Otto Addo has revealed that he made it clear to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) from the start that he could only take up  interim manager of the Black Stars. According to him, the football association’s hierarchy were in the known that he could combine his duties at club level, Dortmund as well as his national team assignment with Ghana. This comes after repeated calls from a section of Ghanaians for Otto Addo to resign from his role as a scout of Dortmund and fully concentrate on the national team job but he has strongly suggested that the…

Ghana Football Association’s former vice president, Fred Pappoe, who ran for the presidency of the Ghana Football Association in 2019, has distanced himself from running for the top job in  2023. According to the experienced football figurehead campaigning for the top position in football is dictated by money. He further stated that this trend is not only found in football circles but churches, which often stifles the people with ideas who want to positively impact the dispensations they find themselves.  He remarked that, “I think all elections in Ghana are monetized, sadly. You can hardly think of any elections in…

Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo has named his provisional list for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be hosted in Qatar. Otto Addo has sent a total of 55 players to FIFA which will be whittled down to 26 before the competition kick-starts in November 2022. The list reportedly has  Bayer Leverkusen’s Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jeffery Schlupp of Crystal Palace, and RC Lens’ Salis Abdul Samed. READ: GFA presents Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia new Black Stars jersey Hopefully, Otto Addo together with his technical team will closely monitor the exploits of these players in the coming weeks to make a…

Ghana assistant coach George Boateng has accepted a deal to work part-time as a pundit for beIN SPORTS team during the FIFA World Cup slated for Qatar.  The former Aston Villa youth coach joined the technical team of Ghana in March as together with others they helped the country qualify for its fourth FIFA World Cup.  In a statement released by beIN Sports on its website confirmed George Boateng as one of several big wits to offer their expert opinions on the upcoming games in the tournament.  READ MORE: WAFA emerge as winners of The Dream tournament with Sebastian Arnesen “Ghana…

Prince Tagoe, a former forward for Hearts of Oak, claims that former coach Samuel Boadu acted “unprofessionally” after being seen in the inner perimeter during Hearts’ CAF Confederations Cup second leg against AS Real Bamako. Samuel Boadu was fired from his role as head coach of the club following a string of poor results in a job that spanned less than 2- years. Prince Tagoe, a Ghana Premier League top scorer with 18 goals in 2004 and a CAF Confederations Cup winner with the club in an interview with, Accra based, Angel FM was displeased with how Samuel Boadu acted…