Tag Archives: STARS

The NPP elements in new Black Stars appointments

The Ghana Football Association on Wednesday, February 9, 2021, announced the new management committee for the Black Stars. The seven-member committee is composed of some known faces in the football space as well as some relatively unknown ones. The committee is headed by the vice president of the Ghana Football …

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How Sammy Kuffour rejected Black Stars captaincy before dinner at President Kufour’s house in 2002

Ghana Premier League legend, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour has revealed the elements that led to him being appointed as the Black Stars captain ahead of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations in Mali. According to the Accra Hearts of Oak legend, he discovered that he had been chosen as the Black Stars …

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Five Black Stars players who have suffered juju allegations

  Witchery or black magic popularly known as juju has been part of African history. It cuts across all facets of life on the continent and it entails the use of supernatural means to cause harm or do good. In football, the practice has been adopted by some national teams, …

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Sammy Kuffour grabs Black Stars post

Bayern Munich legend Samuel Osei Kuffour has been named a member of the newly-constituted management committee of the Black Stars. The Ghanaian football legend will serve as a member of the committee whose core duty is to handle all off-field issues relative to the Black Stars. Sammy is on a …

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Black Stars will host Nigeria in Cape Coast, it’s non-negotiable – GFA

Ghana Football Association(GFA) has confirmed that the Cape Coast Sports Stadium is the selected venue for Black Stars 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Nigeria. Despite National Sports Authority(NSA) communicating to the GFA to change the venue for the match, the FA’s communications director, Henry Asante Twum has said the …

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Meet the four-man team tasked to qualify Black Stars to 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

The Ghana Football Association has unveiled a four-man task force for the upcoming Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The GFA after parting ways with coach Milovan Rajevac for supervising Ghana’s worst performance at the Africa Cup of Nations has appointed Otto Addo who was the assistant …

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GFA appoint Otto Addo as Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton as Technical Advisor

The Ghana Football Association has appointed Otto Addo as the new Black Stars coach while former Brighton and Hove Albion coach, Chris Hughton will act as the Technical Advisor to the team. Other members of the new technical team include George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani. Chris Hughton will provide technical advice to the three-man …

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Black Stars were paid $20,000 as appearance fee at 2021 AFCON – Henry Asante-Twum

Ghana Football Association (GFA) Communications Director, Henry Asante-Twum has confirmed that the Black Stars were paid $20,000 as appearance fee at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Black Stars exited group-stage after losing 3-2 to debutants Comoros in the final group game. Ghana finished bottom of Group C …

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Black Stars players didn’t bring ‘juju, mallams’ to camp – GFA

The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, (GFA), Henry Asante-Twum has dismissed claims that some players in the senior national team, the Black Stars, brought with them black magic popularly known as juju, during the AFCON tournament in Cameroon. The Black Stars embarrassingly exited the tournament at the group …

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Talks with Otto Addo as next Black Stars coach positive – GFA

Henry Asante Twum, Director of Communications, GFA, has indicated that, so far, the FA has made positive steps in persuading the Assistant Manager of Borussia Dortmund, Otto Addo, to take up the Black Stars coaching job. Speaking on Joy News’ ‘The Probe’ programme on Sunday, the former Sports Journalist said, the FA is …

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