Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

The Ghana Football Association and German kit manufacturers PUMA have yet again reached a successful agreement for an extension valid for four years according to GFA Executive Council member, Nana Oduro Sarfo. The deal was signed in 2019 which will see the German kit manufacturer continue as the technical supplier and official partner to the GFA for the next four years. PUMA will continue to supply playing kits, training apparel and equipment to all associated Ghana national football teams. In a recent interview, the ExCo member revealed that the kit manufacturers’ long-standing relationship, commitment, and loyalty to the country amongst…

Ghana FA clarifies Kwesi Appiah’s unpaid wages situation This week Blackstars former coach Kwesi Appiah made the headlines, suggesting the FA owed him several months of wages and bonuses which were not paid to him before he exited his job. The former headcoach was not paid salaries and bonuses due him for the last 5 months (August-December 2019) before his reign ended after his contract was not renewed an amount in excess of $185,000. Kwesi Appiah through his representatives dutifully served the Ghana FA to notify them of the situation and also threatened to drag the matter to FIFA if…

Kwesi Appiah crys over unpaid wages and bonuses; threatens to take GFA to FIFA The former head coach of the Black Stars James Kwesi Appiah has in full regalia registered his disappointment about the posturing of the Kurt Okraku led administration. The former coach Kwesi Appiah says he will resort to legal means, when push comes to shove in order to retrieve unpaid wages and bonuses owed him from the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The 59-year-old’s mandate came to an end in December 2019, after the Kurt Okraku led regime, who took over the reins of football administration from the…

Former Blackstars captain Asamoah Gyan has surprisingly revealed how his former English club Sunderland engineered his move away from the club to United Arab Emirates side Al Ain. Gyan crossed carpets from the most televised league to the Gulf region at the height of his career, in a move that baffled his then manager, Steve Bruce, who felt betrayed by his top maxman he signed in a deal that cost the club a little over £12m. “That’s what everyone is about. Whether you’re a journalist or a road sweeper, you want to get the best out of yourself. People want…

Thomas Partey relishes Arsenal move One of Ghana’s budding talents making the country proud on the European scene is Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Teye Partey. The Ghanaian international has attracted lots of huge interest from top clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern, Juventus, PSG set to be courting the boisterous midfielder. The Ghana international, 26, has revealed to his close friends his love for the London based club and move to the Emirates Stadium will gladden his heart. Partey has a release clause of around £45 million whiles Atletico are huge admirers of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette. The duo…

FIFA operational fund is for GFA not clubs – Henry Asante In a little over a week, FIFA promised member countries that they were each going to receive a stimulus package to the tune of $500,000, this they say should help soften the financial impact of the virus on member countries. Prior to this development, clubs had persistently petitioned the government through the FA to provide some financial respite to help them ease the massive financial overload on them in these trying times. But with the FA in line to receive the stimulus package like other countries, Communications Director of…

French League 1 cancelled by Prime Minister French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has effective immediately cancelled the 2019-20 French football season. He was speaking at France’s unveiling plans to exit confinement in the country’s capital. “Big sporting events will not be able to take place before September,” Philippe said. “The 2019-20 season, notably for football, will not be able to resume.” This new decision will come as a big disappointment to clubs, players, stakeholders, sponsors, fans and other interest parties who harbored any hopes of a restart to the league. The league was hampered by the deadly Covid-19, which decimated…

Kasapreko to sponsor Hearts of Oak Accra Hearts of Oak are close to sealing a mouth-watering deal with one of the countries biggest beverage and alcoholic manufacturers, Kasapreko Company Limited. Both parties have in recent times have held multiple discussions to see how they would mutually benefit from this partnership. Information from sources to the club say the deal between both sides is progressing steadily with a positive outcome expected in the coming weeks. The deal will see the alcohol and beverage manufacturers as the club’s official water sponsor with their product Awake Purified Drinking Water. It goes to suggest…

I’m not undermining Dr Kyei – NCC Chairman Chris Demanya Kumasi Asante Kotoko is undoubtedly one of the biggest football franchise if not the biggest in the country, it’s presence on the continent is deeply reassuring, and to be handed the top reigns of the job is clearly not for the faint-hearted. Chairman of the club, Dr. Kyei this week has another of the looming problems to deal with, this time with the club’s National Circles Council (Supporters Union) This week reports circled that the top management of the club and the National Circles are at each other’s neck yet…

Accept paycuts – Alex Agyekum to GPL Players Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, Youth, and Culture, Hon. Alex Kofi Agyekum has added his voice to the many proponents encouraging Ghana Premier League players to empathize with their clubs and accept a pay cut in these extraordinary times. The Member of Parliament said players have a role to play in efforts to help club owners in their quest to soften the financial blow they are going through in the face of the prevailing coronavirus outbreak the country and the entire globe is going through at the moment. Hon.…