The Ghana Football Association is taking no chances to ensure that Ghana makes another presence at the FIFA World Cup. Hectic preparations are under way to secure an important away victory over Mali in the final phase of the qualifying series and so the local league programme has been suspended this weekend to get full attention for a special friendly match against Uganda in Tamale on Sunday May 31st. more »

It is ironical that at such a crucial moment, wizard manager Alex Ferguson should get his permutation wrong. His starting line up against Barcelona was most incapable to withstand the impeccable passing game of his opponents. The huge gap in the midfield looked like a stable without a gate and the dominance of the Spanish team was not in doubt. more »

Many secret admirers of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II mainly Asante Kotoko FC supporters, affectionately refer to the occupant of the Golden Stool as King Solomon, the biblical king who was reported to be the wisest man on earth in his days. more »

I will have to return to the discussion on Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC in light of admission by the dismissed management that they failed miserably to work as a united group thus causing the downfall of the club. This is a serious indictment and I submit that the five man management team must be given some sort of punishment to serve as deterrent to future pretenders who take the management of the biggest football in Ghana as a joke. more »

May 21st 1993: Twenty seven Black Stars players have been called to camp under coaches Osam Duodu and Jim Amoah. They are Salifu Ansah, Ibrahim Dossey, Edward Ansah, Frimpong Manso, Emmanuel Ampeah, Yaw Acheampong, Sammy Adjei, Emmanuel Armah, Boison… more »

It is ironical that at a time the football authorities in Ghana are seeking measures to revive interest in the local soccer league, Kumasi Asante Kotoko; the fabulous club that enjoys the biggest crowd support in the country is fast losing their attraction. It is most unusual that the 21 times league champions should lose seven matches when the second round of the competition is only three weeks old. more »

May 16th 1993: Sevilla were inspired by the return of Diego Maradona in the Spanish league in Madrid beating Real Sociedad 3-1 and keeping alive their chances of a place in Europe next season. Maradona, sidelined by a mixture of suspensions and injuri… more »

I am going to the British High Commission to renew my visa and fly by the next available plane to Manchester to organize a protest in support of the bid by Manchester United’s Argentinian star Carlos Tevez to be given a contract. more »

Two famous football coaches have come into my focus this week: - Arsene Wenger of English club Arsenal and Isaac Opeele Boateng of Kumasi Asante Kotoko (Ghana). more »

MAY 13th 1993: Land developers at the proposed site for the construction of the National Sports Complex and an Olympic Village at Nii Boiman in Accra have been asked to suspend all activities until the layout of the area is carried out and all reservatio… more »

I am a great optimist and I strongly believe I will be moderately wealthy before I die. But I suspect the Liverpool coach is a greater optimist than me. With the writing clearly on the wall that Manchester United are heading for their hat-trick Premier league success, Benitez still feels by some twist of circumstances Liverpool can win the cup even with three points adrift of United and with only two games to go. more »

MAY 12th 1993: Accra Great Olympics have appealed to the GFA to declare null and void the outcome of their league match against Real Tamale United last Sunday and order a replay. After going down 0-1 from a doubtful penalty, Olympics equalized in the… more »

The teeming supporters of Kumai Asante Kotoko who thought their young braggart coach Opeele Aboagye could revive the sagging spirits of the club with some impressive victories must revise their notes.He seems to have given up. He says “the problems facing the club are such that not even a world class coach like Guus Hiddink of Chelsea will achieve anything in Kotoko”. more »

May 10th 1993: Ghana and 13 other African countries are to benefit from the Stuttgart Sponsoring Programme, a project designed to help develop athletics in Africa. May 7th 1994:Bayern Munich clinched their 13th German first division soccer title when… more »

There is this indefinable element in football called luck and that was what propelled Barcelona to qualify for the European Champions’ cup final at the expense of Chelsea. more »

May 6th 1993: Overjoyed Manchester United fans staged a huge victory celebration at Old Trafford and the team responded with a 3-1 victory over Blackburn. United won when Aston Villa went down 1-0 to Oldham. Some of the loudest cheers were reserved fo… more »

My prediction that the goals would come in the second leg semi finals of the champions’ league really came to pass. Manchester United and Arsenal produced four goals in an exciting encounter at the Emirates Stadium, with United taking the lion’s share of three. It was a disappointing night for Wenger, who saw his men being mesmerized by a well lubricated United attacking machine. more »

I made a prediction last week that even though the first leg semi finals of the European Champions’ League produced only one goal after more than three hours of football, the second leg would produce a lot of magical goals. The writing is very clear on the wall. more »

May 1st 1993: Zambia, gripped by grief following the death of the national soccer team players in air crash has announced her withdrawal from both the 1994 African Cup and World Cup. FIFA had earlier announced that it would not pressurize the Zambian… more »

It is a welcome change that Ghana’s Premier League is henceforth going to receive live free on air TV coverage thanks to the collaborative effort of the Ghana Football Association and Metro TV. The first coverage was the Liberty Professional - Sporting Mirren match at Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra on the first day of the second round of the league. more »

I would like to resurrect the ancient debate of what’s in a name. I have a sneaky feeling that whoever gave Charles Kofi Assampong, that talented Ghanaian footballer the nickname of “Charles Taylor” has done a lot of harm to the young footballer. more »