Black Stars The Long Road To Greatness
By Godson Amartey, Daily Dispatch

I have a confession to make. As an avid soccer fan since the late sixties plus, my 23 years as sportswriter (with a bias for football) and having “devoured” any historical literature I could lay hands on, I thought I knew all there was to know about the Black Stars.

That is until I laid hands on a copy of BLACK STARS, THE LONG ROAD TO SUCCESS, a pictorial account of Black Stars journey from the barefoot days of the ‘50s through back to back Cup of Nations wins from four consecutive finals in 1963, 1965, 1968 and 1970(winning the first two in Accra and Tunis) through winning the Cup for keeps in Accra in 1978, the Libya triumph inn’82 and our enthralling World Cup successes, edited by ace sports writer Ken Bediako.

I thought the dancing talent of the contemporary Black Stars was supreme until I discovered in vivid pictures, the Black Stars of the sixties who used to do the “kolomashie” dance for the fans before matches.

So if you want to see vivid pictures with captions on Abedi Pele mourning after a defeat at the Accra Sports Stadium with both hands on his head.

A Mr. Handsome group picture of C.K.Gyamfi, Aggrey Fynn, Ben Koufie, Addo Odametey, and E.C.Oblitey in mufti, a net being mended at the Accra Sports Stadium after Mfum’s shot had torn it, Pele of Brazil in action against Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium and many more, then don’s miss out on this one.

IT’S A COLLECTOR’S ITEM

Note : Copies of this book can be purchase from the following locations:

• Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra
• Baba Yara Stadium , Kumasi
• Kingdom Bookshop
• Most Shell filling stations in Accra, notably Airport Shell.

• Legon Bookshop

• Vendors at Nkrumah Circle in Accra and Accra Mall or contact me via email ken@kenbediako.com