Ghana Black Stars Players Talk Too Much, Says Former Captain
Source: liquidsportsghana
Former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah believes the current crop of national team players “talk too much.”
Appiah, who captained the Stars to their two previous appearances at the Fifa World Cup in 2006 and 2010, feels there is a tendency to lose focus when players speak on too many occasions ahead of crucial matches.
“The players talk too much,” he said in an interview with Asempa Sports adding that “during my time we were not talking too much.”
“Essien, Sulley and I were not talking too much.” They should keep quiet and let their feet do the talking.”
Ghana suffered a painful 1:0 loss to Zambia in 2014 World Cup qualifier last Saturday but Appiah is confident that the Stars can still secure qualification drawing on the team’s previous experience in 2005. Continue reading “Ghana Black Stars Players Talk Too Much, Says Former Captain” »
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Profile of The New Ghana Black Stars Coach
Ghana Black Stars new coach Serbian Goran Stevanovic
Serbian Goran Stevanovic has been appointed coach of the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana Black Stars. The 44-year-old would be unveiled to the Press on Wednesday January 12, 2011
Coach Goran Stevanovic replacing his fellow citizen Milovan Rajevac who led Ghana to the quarter-final at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Below is a full profile of the new coach:
FULL NAME: Goran ‘Plavi’ Stevanovic
Date of birth: 27 November 1966 (1966-11-27) (age 44)
Place of birth: Sremska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position: Midfielder (retired)
| Playing Career (Clubs) | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 1983–1991 | Partizan | 151 | 21 |
| 1991–1993 | Osasuna | 30 | 0 |
| 1993–1994 | Farense | 28 | 4 |
| 1994–1996 | Vitória Setúbal | 28 | 3 |
| 1996 | Campomaiorense | 18 | 3 |
| 1996–1997 | União da Madeira | 30 | 3 |
| 1997–1999 | Veria | 28 | 2 |
| 1999 | Panelefsiniakos | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 319 | 36 | |
| National team | |||
| 1985 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001 | C(ukaric(ki Stankom | ||
| 2001–2002 | Železnik | ||
| 2003–2006 | Serbia and Montenegro (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Partizan | ||
| 2011- | Ghana |
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Poor World Cup final sums up bad year for soccer
From the earliest days of January to the last days of December, this was a year of tragedy, scandal and controversy for the world's most popular sport.
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Nigeria’s Adamu banned for three years
Nigeria‘s Amos Adamu has been suspended from all footballing activity by Fifa’s Ethics Committee for three years and fined $10,000.
Tahiti’s Reynald Temarii was suspended for one year and fined $5,000 by the committee.
The move follows allegations that the pair asked for money in return for voting on World Cup hosting rights.
It means they will not be able to vote on which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
Adamu released a statement protesting his innocence and vowing to fight the ruling.
“I am profoundly disappointed with the Ethics Committee’s findings and had honestly believed I would be exonerated of any charges by now,” he said.
“I am innocent of all the charges levelled against me by the Ethics Committee and I completely refute the decision they have made.
“I will be lodging a full appeal against it with immediate effect.”
Four former executive members – Slim Aloulou of Tunisia, Mali’s Amadu Diakite, Ahongalu Fusimalohi of Tonga and Botswana’s Ismael Bhamjee – all received sanctions from Fifa.
Bhamjee was banned for four years, Diakite and Fusimalohi for three and Aloulou for two and all four were fined $10,000.
But the committee dismissed accusations of collusion between Spain/Portugal and Qatar, who are bidding to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively.
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And the winner is……..
The 2010 World's best football player is not Luis Suarez of Uraguay. It is ................................................................
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