Dr. Kofi Amoah is a celeberated Ghanaian businessman. He had his secondary education in the 1960’s at Opoku Ware School (OWASS) in Kumasi in Ashanti Region Ghana.He was there on scholarship, courtesy a free compulsory education which was a national education policy of Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.He completed Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and University of California, Berkeley in the United States of America (USA) also on stipend from
Liberia President George Weah, 51, has become the oldest international on record after playing against Nigeria on Tuesday, according to a leading group of football statisticians.Liberia arranged Liberia arranged the Monrovia friendly to retire their number 14 shirt, worn by Weah at his playing peak."Weah became the oldest player, male or female, to play in the national team of a Fifa member," said Neil Morrison from the RSSSF group.The striker beats the previous oldest
Deputy captain of the Black Starlets Nathaniel Adjei has set his sights on helping the team clinch the ultimate at the ongoing WAFU U17 competition in Niger.The Black Starlets reached the final of the WAFU U17 tournament after beating Ivory Coast 2-1 in Niamey on Wednesday.The team had to rally from behind to score two goals in quick succession late in the first half.The equalizer was a blistering header through Umar Mohammed before the winner came shortly afterwards by Taufiq Shaibu.Ghana
Former Black Stars defender Sam Johnson insists Ghana lost to Kenya in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier because the team lacked a leader on the pitch. In the absence of Asamoah Gyan and Andre Ayew, coach Kwesi Appiah has rotated the captain's armband with Thomas Partey and Daniel Amartey the players to have assumed the mantle.On Saturday Kwesi Appiah handed the captaincy role to Daniel Amartey as Ghana was stunned by the Harambee Stars in Nairobi.The team has come under
The Normalization Committee to run Ghana Football for the next six months has been announced today at the Ghana Football Association secretariat.The Committee will be led by Dr. Kofi Amoah, who was the CAF/FIFA liaison team head and will be deputized by former Airtel Chief Executive Officer Lucy Quist.Other members of the committee are Lawyer Duah Adonten, a former Kotoko Board member with Naa Odofoley Nortey completing the list.Alhaji MND Jawula, who was expected to be a part of
Asante Kotoko coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has quit his position seven months after he was hired by the Ghana Premier League giants.GHANASoccernet.com understands his decision takes immediate effect and will not be on the bench for Sunday's return leg against AshantiGold at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi.More to follow...................
Public Relations Officer of Asante Kotoko, Lawyer Sarfo Duku has called on the Porcupine Warriors faithfuls to throng to the Len Clay Stadium in their numbers ahead of the second leg of the "Golden Clash". The Kumasi giants have been impressive in recent weeks, after a back to back victories over Hearts of Oak and a comeback victory against the miners last week.Ahead of the second leg clash in Obuasi, Lawyer Duku buoyed by the team's performance wants the fans to
Ghana defender Daniel Opare has revealed that he moved back to Belgium because he needed some level of stability in his career. The 27 year old has played for eight different club since leaving Ghana to continue his career abroad.Opare, who burst onto the scene after an amazing FIFA U-17 in Korea, 2007, was expected to be one of the best right backs in the world.However, injuries and inconsistent form has seen the Ghanaian play for several club's including Spanish giants Real
Outspoken coach J.E Sarpong has revealed that Kwesi Appiah has blocked him on WhatsApp for questioning his team building method following a 2019 AFCON qualifying defeat against Kenya.In the aftermath of Ghana’s 1-0 defeat to the Harambee Stars of Kenya in the AFCON 2019 qualifier, the former Hearts of Oak trainer urged to Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah to put an end to his experimentation with the national team players who are playing in the AFCON qualifiers.Coach Appiah has
Ghanaian journalists have been left stranded at the FA secretariat in Accra ahead of the highly anticipated announcement of the FIFA Normalisation Committee.Hoards of local journalists are seething with rage as the main entrance to the venue has been closed.Officials of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service are in full flight as the door to the FA is opened for the first time in four months.Chairman of the FIFA/ CAF Liaison team Dr Kofi Amoah, who is
The Premier League is hugely popular with fans across the world, but nowhere is this more evident than in Africa.Over 250 million Africans follow England’s top flight, with clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United amongst the most popular clubs with football fans there.Chelsea’s long list of African-born stars has helped them build up a massive following, particularly towards the western side of the continent.Ivory Coast star Didier Drogba did more than most to establish
The headquarters of the Ghana Football Association in Accra will resume normal work today and be accessible for the first time since it was closed following rampant bribery allegations captured in an investigative video.The football governing body has not functioned since June 8 when the Ghana Police Service declared it a crime scene in the aftermath of the airing of the Anas tape and its workers have not been at their posts.However, with FIFA’s Normalisation Committee to bring
The work of the two-man CAF/FIFA Liaison Team will end today as the Normalisation committee is set to take over to run the affairs of Ghana football.FIFA announced the appointment of Ghana Football Association's technical director Francis Oti Akenteng and Dr. Kofi Amoah as liaison officers to mediate between them and CAF as they seek to ensure the continuous running of football in the country.This decision came after an Accra High Court granted an injunction restraining officials
The Normalization Committee which is set to run Ghana Football for the next six months will be named on Thursday after an interview session was conducted on Wednesday.The team which will be made up of a minimum of five members or maximum seven are expected to initiate reforms for Ghana Football as well as ensure an election is held for a new administration.XSeveral names have popped up as the normalization committee is set to be named.According to information gathered by GHANASoccernet.com, Naa
President of West African nation, Liberia, George Weah is confident Africa will produce another FIFA player of the year or Ballon D'or winner. The only African to ever win the FIFA player of the Year Award came out of retirement for an appearance in a friendly between Liberia and Nigeria on Tuesday night.The 51 year old who is now into politics, says he believes Nigeria has the potential to uncover another African great in football.“As a young, upcoming footballer, I was
Former Ghana international Augustine Ahinful has bemoaned comments made by Black Stars deputy coach, Ibrahim Tanko in the aftermath of Ghana's defeat against Kenya on Saturday.Following the Black Stars 1-0 loss against the Harambee Stars of Kenya at the MISC Stadium last Saturday, deputy coach of the team Ibrahim Tanko lamented the attitude of some players and warned them to lift their performance or face the axe.The team came under heavy opprobrium, particularly for their
Technical Director of Ghana Premier League side Ashantigold, Svetislav Tanasijevic is worried by the uncertainty surrounding the return of the top flight league. Svetislav Tanasijevic, former coach of Berekum Chelsea switched camps after the first round of the Ghana Premier League.However, his move coincided with the suspension of the Ghana Premier League after all football activities were halted due to the revelations of the Anas Expose.Several footballers have been rendered
Kwadwo Asamoah wants Inter Milan to record a good win against Parma on Saturday to prepare for their UEFA Champions League opener.The Ghana international believes his teammates can build on the 3-0 win over Bologna before the international break.Inter suffered an opening day defeat to Sassuolo and followed up with a 2-2 home draw against Torino."Today (Wednesday) I'm happy to be here and meet many fans,'' Asamoah said after signing autographs for fans as the
Ghana U-17 forward Samson Agyapong has lauded his Black Starlets teammates after picking up the Man of The Match accolade in the victory over Ivory Coast on Wednesday.The Black Starlets defeated the young Elephants 2-1 to book a place in the finals of the WAFU U-17 Zone B championship in Niger.Samson Agyapong played a key role as the ten man Black Starlets progress. His performances caught the eyes of the WAFU technical team, hence naming him man of the match.The unselfish youngster
President of New Edubiase United Abdul Salam Yakubu has called on government to come to the aid of Ghanaian clubs after the reforms to help them to develop Ghana Football.Football administrators on several occasions have called government for assistance to help finance their clubs in order to reduces debt incurred by the clubs. Wages paid by football administrators to footballers in Ghana insufficient are woefully inadequate, which contributes to player exodus.“Government must
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