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  • Black Stars head coach search committee set February 2 as deadline for submission of applications

    Black Stars head coach search committee set February 2 as deadline for submission of applications

    Aspiring coaches of the Black Stars team have up to Friday, February 2, 2024, to submit their applications to the Ghana Football Association (GFA).

    This was contained in a report on the GFA website.

    The said report indicated that the Committee tasked to search for a new Black Stars Head Coach has set Friday, February 2, 2024 at 11:59pm as the final deadline for the submission of applications for the job.

    Following the dismissal of former Black Stars Coach, Chris Hughton, the GFA Executive Committee tasked a five-member Committee headed by GFA Vice President Mark Addo to look for a new national team Coach for the Senior Men’s National Team (Black Stars).

    The Committee was also mandated to target suitable and competent coaches for consideration even if they don’t apply for the post.

    The Search Committee therefore reminds coaches who are interested in coaching the Black Stars to send their applications including the curriculum vitae or resume, mission statement to the Search Committee to the email address: recruitment@ghanafa.org before the deadline above.

    JOB DESCRIPTION – HEAD COACH

    The Head Coach shall oversee the overall management of the Senior Men’s National Team including the selection of players, tactical planning of training and games, and the performance of the Black Stars.

    The Head Coach shall be responsible for the general technical direction and supervision of the Black Stars.

    The Head Coach shall be required to build the capacity of the Technical Team of the Black Stars.

    The Head Coach must be knowledgeable about latest trends and innovations in football tactics and development.

    The Head Coach must have a football philosophy that aligns with or compliments the GFA’s DNA.

    The Head Coach should collaborate with the Technical Directorate to identify and develop young talents for the national teams.

    The Head Coach must have the ability to scout new talent for the national team and should be able to travel in-country or international to monitor players performances.

    The Head Coach shall be required to undertake media engagements including but not limited to calling of squads, pre-match and post-match interviews.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    The Head Coach should be a proven winner in coaching Top Men’s National Teams or Club Football.

    Must hold the highest football license in the world with 15 years football experience.

    Proven track record in team reconstruction, organization and development of young in talent.

    Proven disciplinarian, tactician with strong leadership skills.

  • Calls for coach Chris Hughton’s removal amplify after World Cup qualifier defeat

    Calls for coach Chris Hughton’s removal amplify after World Cup qualifier defeat

    As Ghana lost 1-0 to Comoros in the 2026 World Cup qualifying match, the chorus calling for the dismissal of head coach Chris Hughton became louder.

    Fans expressed their disappointment and frustration after the unexpected loss by calling for Hughton’s resignation.

    The Black Stars dropped three points behind Comoros in the group standings after two games, failing to live up to the high expectations that surrounded them in Moroni. The loss heightened criticism of Hughton’s coaching choices, specifically his tactical approach and lineup selections.

    The discontent among supporters manifested visibly, with many venting their frustrations on social media and various platforms.

    Protests against Hughton’s leadership gained traction as supporters expressed worries about Ghana’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup under his direction.

    The chorus “Sack Chris Hughton” is resonating strongly within the football community, signaling that Hughton is facing unprecedented pressure.

    The focus now turns to the Ghana Football Association’s response and whether they will give in to the demands for change in order to save the World Cup qualifying campaign, as the argument over the coach’s future intensifies.

    Chris Hughton, meanwhile, is going to want to hold onto his job and concentrate on getting the team ready for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which is scheduled to take place in Ivory Coast early in the following year.

  • Coach Tanko laments Accra Lions’ weak home performance after RTU loss

    Coach Tanko laments Accra Lions’ weak home performance after RTU loss

    Accra Lions’ Head Coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has expressed deep concern about his team’s inability to secure a victory at home since the commencement of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season.

    This concern arose following the team’s Week 6 match against Real Tamale United, which ended in a 3-1 loss for the Lions.

    In a post-match interview, Coach Ibrahim Tanko lamented the poor performance of his team at home, emphasizing the unfortunate fact that they have failed to secure a win in all three home games played so far this season.

    “It’s very unfortunate for us. We have played three games here and zero points. That is very bad for us,” Coach Ibrahim Tanko said.

    Despite his concerns, the Accra Lions’ manager remains optimistic that his team will make progress and soon begin to secure victories.

    He assures fans that the team will maintain its dedication in training and rectify any errors as the league progresses.

    “But we are a young team and we have to keep on working and hope that we find a win soon. We are a young team. We have to continue working and definitely better times will come. I will talk to the players, we will watch the videos, and correct our mistakes. That’s the best way to go,” Coach Ibrahim Tanko said.

  • Coach in Zimbabwe charged with sexual misconduct

    Coach in Zimbabwe charged with sexual misconduct

    An official accusation alleging that Zambia’s head coach Bruce Mwape sexually assaulted a player at the Women’s World Cup is being looked into by Fifa.

    Mwape is accused of touching one of his players’ chests while they were in New Zealand for a training session on July 29.

    “A complaint has been received,” a Fifa spokesperson said.

    However, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) stated that it was a “surprise” and that “it has not received any such complaint”.

    Two days prior to Zambia’s last group match against Costa Rica, which they won 3-1 for their first World Cup triumph, the alleged event is believed to have occurred during a training session.

    The spokesperson for Fifa further stated, “Fifa takes any allegations of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for anyone in football who wants to report an incident.”

    After placing third in Group C, Zambia was eliminated and has since gone home.

  • Girmay to bring cycling to every African country – Former Coach projects

    Girmay to bring cycling to every African country – Former Coach projects

    Former coach of Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay, Jean-Jacques Henry, has said that Girmay has the potential to promote cycling across every single country in Africa.

    Girmay, who made history as the first black African to win a stage in a Grand Tour during the Giro d’Italia last year, has continued to achieve success in his cycling career. In June, he secured a victory in the second stage of the Tour de Suisse.

    As an official of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Jean-Jacques Henry, who previously coached Girmay when he first arrived in Europe, holds the belief that further accomplishments await Girmay at the upcoming Tour de France, which is scheduled to begin on July 1st in Bilbao.

    “The general classification, I don’t think he can (win) but he has a chance to win a stage,” Henry told BBC World Service.

    “The Tour de France will be an even bigger event and he’ll bring (a win) to every single country in Africa.

    “He is already very popular everywhere in Africa. All the people who love cycling will watch the tour and, if he wins, I think all Africans people will be proud.”

    Giro d’Italia to Tour de France

    Girmay, racing for Team Intermarche, beat Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel in a sprint for the line to win stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia – the victory providing an iconic image.

    The fact it was his debut year on the Grand Tour increased the magnitude of the achievement.

    Indeed foreshadowing the moment, Girmay said that winning a tour stage would be one of cycling’s “best moments”.

    “I think he’s opening a lot of people’s eyes,” Maude le Roux, 26, told the BBC. The South African along with Ethiopian, Selam Amha Gerefiel, is part of the UCI’s World Cycling Centre (WCC) team in Aigle, Switzerland, where Girmay first rode in Europe.

    “There are cyclists in Africa that need help to come to Europe. Cycling is not just a European sport and, being a rider from Africa, it’s hard to come into Europe.

    “Binyam is shedding some light on that. The teams are starting to look for riders in Africa, which is amazing.

    “Just the fact that he was on this team, obviously now we have a woman’s team, but that he was in the centre – I think I speak for me and Salaam saying that gives us hope for the future that we can make it and we’re here for a reason.”

    Gerefiel, 26, added: “He’s a teacher for us so I’m looking to be better and work hard like him. For me he is a model.”

    Biniam Girmay (centre) wins a stage of the Giro de Italia
    Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of the Grand Tour when he claimed victory at the Giro de Italia in 2022

    Cycling’s World Championships will be held in Africa for the first time in 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda.

    Both the east African event in two years and Giray’s prominence mark the rise of the sport on the continent.

    “Cycling is Eritrea’s number one sport,” Henry continued. “They have the same potential as Kenyans who are champions in athletics.

    “If you transfer this potential – endurance potential on the bicycle – they can be the best in the world.”

    So what of the man that Henry coached who would go on to put Eritea and African cycling on the map.

    Would he feel the weight of a continent on his shoulders?

    “When he was with us he was not stressed at all – quite shy – but the good thing is that he was happy with everybody. Just enjoying life – smiling all the time to everybody,” Henry said.

    “This is something very important for high level athletes just to enjoy life and without any stress.

    “Many riders are stressed by the results, by not having the right performance at the right moment – not achieving the goals. But for him – he didn’t have that kind of choice.”

    Pastries and cobblestones

    Among the choices that Girmay did have related to adapting to life in Europe and the new training regimes.

    “He was a junior in 2018 when he came here for the first time,” Henry said. “We had him in July, August and September, to prepare for the World Championship in Innsbruck. It was too cold for him. It was 4 July – it was warm – but it was too cold for him.

    “So it was quite tough to prepare him because we had to change a lot of things, his lifestyle, his routines. You can eat just vegetables or pastries and ‘OK, it’s good’ but you need to have a great balance between these kinds of foods with some carbohydrates or with some proteins.”

    The next challenge for Girmay was the surfaces in Europe, something he would eventually overcome when wining the 78th edition of the Gent-Wevelgem one-day classic on the famous cobbled streets of Belgium.

    “He didn’t like the cobblestones,” said Henry. “He always told us: ‘I don’t like that. I don’t want to race on cobblestones.’ Now he can win those races in the world tour.

    “Now he has changed his mind. he enjoyed it. To win these kinds of races, you have to enjoy those cobblestone sections.”

    Girmay claimed the second stage of June’s Tour de Suisse – this after recovering from a horror crash at the Tour of Flanders which wiped out most of the peloton.

    Henry still keeps a close eye on his protege, who he says is a “special rider and sprinter” but is “not a pure climber, he will not be so efficient in big mountains”.

    Beyond the rider, however, Henry believes Girmay’s impact on the sport is only just at the start line.

    “After his career he can be someone who can help to develop cycling in Africa and in Eritrea, and give his experience.

    “He can turn into a symbol, as African athletes can succeed in Europe and in the best races in the world.”

  • Police manhunt coach who assaulted female referee at Tamale

    Police manhunt coach who assaulted female referee at Tamale

    A manhunt has been initiated by the police in Tamale to locate the coach of a Division Two football club who reportedly carried out a vicious attack on a female referee named Mohammed Sakina Nasara.

    The appalling incident unfolded on Saturday at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium Annex 3 during a match between Tiyumba Ladies and Soccer Missionaries Ladies in the Northern Region Women’s Division Two League.

    The coach involved, identified as Iddrisu S. Napari, is currently evading authorities as he is wanted by the police following a formal complaint filed by the referees’ wing of the Northern Regional Football Association, as confirmed by findings from Joy Sports investigations. Efforts are underway to apprehend him and bring him to justice.

    “The police visited his residence twice, but they haven’t found him. He is currently on the run. The Northern Regional FA has visited Nasara at the hospital, and she is in stable condition,” Tamale-based sports journalist, Sey Mubarak, told Joy Sports.

    Nasara reportedly incurred Napari’s wrath after awarding an indirect free kick against Tiyumba Ladies when a teammate passed the ball to the goalkeeper, and she picked it up.

    The coach then instructed his players to leave the field and would only continue the game if the decision was reversed, but the referee stood her ground.

    Nasara was subsequently assaulted by Coach Napari – who is said to be known for his involevement in such incidents.

    The referee has sustained various injuries of varying degrees and is currently receiving treatment at the Tamale Technical University Medical Hospital.

  • Former Egypt and Valencia boss Héctor Cúper makes list for Ghana job

    Former Egypt and Valencia boss Héctor Cúper makes list for Ghana job

    Coach Héctor Cúper has been shortlisted for the vacant Black Stars coaching job. The Black Stars job became vacant after coach Otto Addo resigned on the 2nd of December, 2022.

    Héctor Cúper was the head coach of the Leopards of DR Congo from 2021 to 2022. In March, his team missed out on the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a 5–2 aggregate playoff loss to Morocco. He was dismissed on 9 June 2022, having lost to Gabon and Sudan in the first 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

    According to Accra-based radio station Asempa FM, the Ghana Football Association has shortlisted coaches for the vacant Black Stars job and Héctor Cúper is among those shortlisted.

    Héctor Cúper 67, preferred formation is 4-2-3-1, he previously managed the Pharaohs of Egypt from 2015 to 2018, and Uzbekistan from 2018 to 2019.

    Héctor Cúper managed 14 games with DR Congo, he won 3, drew 4, and lost 7.

    The Ghana Football Association is likely to appoint a new coach by the end of January.

  • Ghana FA receives over 60 applications for the position of Black Stars coach

    Ghana FA receives over 60 applications for the position of Black Stars coach

    The Ghana Football Association has been swamped with several CV’s of coaches interested in taking over the reign of the senior national team, the Black Stars, communications director of the FA Henry Asante Twum has disclosed.

    The Black Stars team is currently without a substantive trainer following the resignation of Otto Addo.

    The Germany-based trainer resigned as Black Stars coach after suffering early elimination at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

    After beating South Korea, Ghana needed a win or draw against Uruguay to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.

    But the team failed to negotiate for points against their South American ‘enemies’ in the final group game.

    In an interview with Asempa FM monitored by Footballghana.com, Henry Asante Twum disclosed the FA has received over sixty applications for the vacant Black Stars job.

    “Maybe over 60 applications. The Black Stars is very attractive. You cannot have Mohammed Kudus in your team and think the Black Stars is not attractive. It is an attractive brand, no doubt about that” he said.

    Meanwhile, he has disclosed a new Black Stars coach will be appointed by close of January 2023.

    “I think it will be this month. From the conversations going on it is very likely a new head coach of the Black Stars will be appointed this month”

    “There will be an ExCo meeting soon and everything will be finalized there” he said.

  • No Ghanaian coach has applied for the vacant Black Stars job – Henry Asante Twum

    No Ghanaian coach has applied for the vacant Black Stars job – Henry Asante Twum

    Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, Henry Asante Twum has disclosed no Ghanaian coach has applied for the position of the vacant Black Stars coach job.

    The four-time African Champions is currently without a substantive trainer following the resignation of Otto Addo.

    The Germany-based trainer resigned as Black Stars coach after suffering early elimination at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

    After beating South Korea, Ghana needed a win or draw against Uruguay to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.

    But the team failed to negotiate for points against their South American ‘enemies’ in the final group game.

    In an interview with Asempa FM monitored by Footballghana.com, Henry Asante Twum revealed no Ghanaian trainer has applied for the national team job.

    “I’m never surprised that coaches are constantly applying. Most of them are from European countries and some too from South America. So far no Ghanaian coach has applied for the Black Stars job”

    Meanwhile, he has disclosed a new Black Stars coach will be appointed by close of January 2023.

    “I think it will be this month. From the conversations going on it is very likely a new head coach of the Black Stars will be appointed this month”

    “There will be an ExCo meeting soon and everything will be finalized there” he said.

  • World Cup 2022: Here are the salaries of coaches heading to tournament

    The much-anticipated 2022 World Cup will kick start this weekend, with 32 countries set to battle it out for the covetous trophy in Qatar.

    Per a research by Finance Football prior to the start of the mundial, Germany head coach Hansi Flick tops the list as the highest coach per annum going to the World and is followed by England boss Gareth Southgate, France’s Didier Deschamps and Brazil coach Tite in that other.

    Meanwhile, African coaches heading to the World Cup are among the least paid at the tournament.

    No African trainer fall in the top 20 best paid coaches ahead of the tournament in the Asian country.

    Morocco coach Walid Regragui is on £650,000 and is the best paid African coach, placing 23rd position whiles Ghana coach Otto Addo, who is taking home £351,994 as his annual salary is placed on 28th Position.

    Addo is ahead of three other African coaches namely Rigobert Song of Cameroon, Senegal’s Aliou Cissé and Tunisia gaffer Jalel Kadri who are on £299,195, £272,795 and £114,400-per-year respectively.

    The former Ghana international is also ranked ahead of Costa Rica coach Luis Fernando Suarez, who is placed on the 29th spot.

    Addo was appointed in February this year following the exit of Serbian tactician Milovan Rajevac after a shambolic showing at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

    The former Dortmund player subsequently guided the Black Stars to secure their qualification for the World Cup in March after overcoming rivals Nigeria in the playoff.

    How much will every manager earn at the 2022 World Cup;

    32. Jalel Kadri | Tunisia | £114,400-per-year

    31. Aliou Cisse | Senegal | £272,795

    30. Rigobert Song | Cameroon | £299,195

    29. Luis Fernando Suarez | Costa Rica | £307,995

    28. Otto Addo | Ghana | £351,994

    27. John Herdman | Canada | £422,392

    Canada boss John Herdman 26. Czeslaw Michniewicz | Poland | £439,992

    25. Zlatko Dalic | Croatia | £483,991

    24. Dragan Stojkovic | Serbia | £571,386

    23. Walid Regragui | Morocco | £650,000 (per Total Sportal)

    22. Gustavo Alfaro | Ecuador | £676,873

    21. Diego Alonso | Uruguay | £755,988

    20. Carlos Queiroz | Iran | £760,788 (per Iran Wire)

    19. Hajime Moriyasu | Japan | £932,008

    18. Herve Renard | Saudi Arabia | £966,961

    17. Luis Enrique | Spain | £1,010,914

    16. Kasper Hjulmand | Denmark | £1,010,915

    15. Roberto Martinez | Belgium | £1,055,038

    14. Gregg Berhalter | USA | £1,098,998

    13. Graham Arnold | Australia | £1,142,957

    12. Paulo Bento | South Korea | £1,142,958

    11. Rob Page | Wales | £1,200,000 (per Total Sportal)

    Rob Page as Wales boss 10. Murat Yakin | Switzerland | £1,406, 718

    9. Fernando Santos | Portugal | £1,978,196

    8. Felix Sanchez Bas | Qatar | £2,110,076

    7. Lionel Scaloni | Argentina | £2,285,916

    6. Gerardo Martino | Mexico | £2,549,675

    5. Louis van Gaal | Netherlands | £2,700,000 (per Total Sportal)

    4. Tite | Brazil | £3,100,000

    3. Didier Deschamps | France | £3,270,000

    2. Gareth Southgate | England | £4,990,000

    1. Hansi Flick | Germany | £5,590,000

  • Otto Addo names Hudson-Odoi, Schlupp, Salis in his 55-man World Cup provisional list

    Black Stars coach, Otto Addo, has reportedly included Salis Abdul Samed, Callum Hudson Odoi and Jeffrey Schlupp in his soon-to-be-announced provisional squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

    According to reports, the trio have their names on the list that is expected to be made official in the late hours of Friday, October 21, 2022.

    Jeffrey Schlupp last appeared for the Black Stars in 2021, when Ghana beat Ethiopia in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Whereas Salis, received his maiden Black Stars call-up in January 2022 but could not honour the invitation due to injury.

    British-born Ghanaian, Callum Hudson Odoi has been a long-term target for Ghana and the Ghana Football Association have seemly convinced him to switch his nationality to Ghana.

    The 55-man list will be later trimmed to 26 a week before the start of the competition in Qatar.

    The 22nd edition of the world’s most prestigious football competition will kick off on November 19, 2022, and as such, the 32 competing teams will begin campaigning in the first week of November.

    Meanwhile, Ghana’s group opponent Uruguay have announced a 55-man provisional squad for the World Cup.

    The Black Stars have been paired in Group H alongside South Korea, Portugal, and Uruguay.
    Otto Addo names Hudson-Odoi, Shclupp, Salis in 55-man World Cup provisional list

    Black Stars coach, Otto Addo, has reportedly included Salis Seidu, Callum Hudson Odoi and Jeffrey Schlupp in his soon-to-be-announced provisional squad for Ghana’s upcoming campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday, October 21, 2022.

    According to reports, the trio have their names on the list that is expected to be made official in the late hours of Friday, October 21, 2022.

    Jeffrey Schlupp last appeared for the Black Stars in 2021, when Ghana beat Ethiopia in the FIFA World Cup qualifies.

    For Salis, he received his maiden Black Stars call-up in January 2022 but could not honour the invitation due to injury.

    British-born Ghanaian, Callum Hudson Odoi has been a long-term target for Ghana and the Ghana Football Association have seemly convinced him to switch his nationality to Ghana.

    The 55-man list will be later trimmed to 26 a week before the start of the competition in Qatar.

    The 22nd edition of the world’s most prestigious football competition will kick off on November 19, 2022, and as such, the 32 competing teams will begin campaigning in the first week of November.

    Meanwhile, Ghana’s group opponent Uruguay have announced a 55-man provisional squad for the World Cup.

    The Black Stars have been paired in Group H alongside South Korea, Portugal, and Uruguay.

     

  • Ashgold new coach Roberto Landi promises a good campaign in Africa next season

    AshantiGold S.C new coach Roberto Landi has said he will make his expertise count in making a mark in next season’s CAF Confederations Cup.

    The Italian gaffer arrived in Ghana in February to replace Turkish trainer Kasim Gökyildiz but returned home due to the Coronavirus crisis.

    Landi has since not been able to return to start work with the Miners due to the closure of Ghana borders following a rapid widespread of the novel virus.

    The Obuasi-based club will be representing Ghana in the 2020/2021 CAF Confederations Cup after the Ghana Premier League season was cancelled.

    Landi told Oyerepa FM in Kumasi that he has been keeping in touch with the players and technical staff of the club as they prepare ahead of next season.

    “I am waiting for the borders of Ghana to be opened so I can return but I have been keeping in touch with my players, other technical team members and hope they are training as I have scheduled for them,” Landi said.

    “We want to do better than what AshGold did last time in the Confederations Cup, we will do our best but hope COVID-19 does not affect us.

    The former Liberia and Qatar U23 coach disclosed that he will strengthen the team with new additions before the continental campaign begins.

    “I wish I was in Ghana to monitor their training. We will add new players especially those who will give revenue to the club.”

    AshantiGold was eliminated in the same competition this season at the first round stage succumbing to Moroccan side RS Berkane.

    Source: Ghana Soccernet

  • Netherlands coach Koeman hospitalised with heart problem

    Dutch national coach Ronald Koeman required hospital treatment after suffering a heart problem, his wife told De Telegraaf newspaper on Sunday.

    The 57-year-old underwent a “cardiac catheterisation” procedure at a hospital in Amsterdam after complaining of feeling unwell at his home.

    “The speed with which he was taken to the hospital and the quick intervention of the doctors allowed his condition to be stabilised,” said Bartina Koeman.

    Koeman, who has coached the Dutch side since 2018, is expected to be discharged from hospital on Monday.

    “It was a shock,” tweeted the Dutch football federation.

    “Happily, things are already a little better. Strength and a good recovery, coach.”

    Koeman, a standout defender at Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord and Barcelona as well as the Dutch team in his playing career, had already qualified the Netherlands for Euro 2020.

    However, the tournament has been pushed back to 2021 due to the coronavirus.

    Source: france24.com

  • France’s Euro 84-winning coach Michel Hidalgo dies aged 87

    Michel Hidalgo, the coach of the great France team that won the 1984 European Championship, has died at the age of 87, the French players union and the French Football Federation said on Thursday.

    Hidalgo, who had been ill for a number of years, died “naturally of exhaustion” at home in Marseille, his family told radio station France Info.

    He is best remembered for his eight years in charge of Les Bleus, which culminated with the great team of Michel Platini, Alain Giresse and Jean Tigana winning Euro 84 on home soil, beating Spain 2-0 in the final in Paris. It was their first ever major tournament success.

    Prior to that, his France team had reached the semi-finals of the 1982 World Cup, losing on penalties to West Germany.

    “As coach, Michel took the France team to its greatest heights, opting for a beautiful style of football which allowed each one of us to fully express our individual talents,” said Platini in a statement.

    “Michel Hidalgo left a considerable legacy. He rebuilt French football at international level.

    “His vision and his work still resonate today in every match our national team plays.”

    Hidalgo also enjoyed a richly successful playing career.

    He played for the great Reims side of the 1950s, featuring, and scoring, when they lost 4-3 to Real Madrid in the first ever European Cup final in 1956.

    Hidalgo went on to win two league titles and two French Cups with Monaco in the early 1960s.

    Source: bbc.com

  • Ive received a lot of offers – Coach Mambo

    Former Assistant coach of Ashantigold Yakubu Sheriff Mambo has revealed he has received a lot of offers from club but he is not ready to join any club for now.

    Mambo who was demoted from Assistant coach to the head of scouting and development team decided to quit job for he considered as disrespectful toward him.

    According to him, he has received a lot offer from clubs but he is currently concentrating on his teaching as he await the best possible deal for himself.

    A lots of offers has come but for now am concentrating on my teaching career then will consider the best possible club for myself later.

    Mambo also revealed he would chose Venomous Vipers ahead of Dwarfs if he should coach in Cape Coast.

    “If I am to coach any club in Cape Coast,i would choose Venomous Vipers ahead of Dwarfs. Am a product of the team.I played Vipers in the year 1990 to 1996, so I have some passion for the club” He Added.

    Source: footballmadeinghana.com

  • Fortuna Düsseldorf coach full of praise for Kelvin Ofori

    Ghanaian youngster Kelvin Ofori has been a delight to watch since new trainer Uwe Rosler took over the helm of affairs of relegation threatened side Fortuna Dusseldorf in the German Bundesliga.

    The teenage sensation joined the German Bundesliga side from the Right to Dream Academy in the summer and has now set the Bundesliga alight with his trickery as he was initially placed on ice playing with the lower tier side.

    New gaffer Uwe Rosler has been waxing lyrical about the 18-year-old Ghanaian forward recently describing him as a grenade.

    “It’s a grenade,” the coach said, among other things.

    The 18 year old penned a three year contract with the German Bundesliga side which ends in 2022.

    Should he live up to the high expectations and attract the attention of larger clubs, he could leave Düsseldorf prematurely, according to “Sport Bild”, with an exit clause of 17 million euros.

    In the event of a relegation, however, Fortuna would try to keep the youngster in their ranks, since they could offer him sufficient playing time in the lower leagues.

    Source: Ghanaguardian.com

  • Eleven Wise part ways with head coach Benjamin Hayford

    Division one side Eleven Wise have parted ways with head coach Benjamin Hayford the club has announced.

    In a statement released by the club indicated that, “We can confirm that we have part ways with Benjamin Hayford as the head coach of the first team.

    “Technical Director of the club, Thomas Ampomah will now step in as head coach until a new appointment is made.

    “All of us at Eleven Wise wishes Benjamin Hayford the very best of luck in his next endeavor”.

    Source: happyghana.com

  • Nkoranza Warriors re-appoint Frimpong Manso as head coach

    Division One League side Nkoranza Warriors have confirmed the appointment of Frimpong Manso as the head coach of the club.

    Manso penned a two and half year deal with the club after fruitful negotiations on Thursday.

    He takes over from coach Ibrahim Mohammed who was sacked from the club three days ago.

    This is his second stint at the club after leaving the club last year after the Normalization Committee Special Competition.

    He has been tasked to qualify the club to the topflight league. He is expected to start work on Monday.

    Source: footballmadeinghana.com

     

  • French prosecutors open probe on skate coach accused of raping teenage trainee

    French prosecutors opened an investigation into claims of rape and sexual abuse of minors in figure skating on Tuesday as details emerged of allegations made 20 years ago against the coach at the heart of the case.

    The probe, hailed as a “strong signal” by French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu and in which “the words of the victims must be heard”, will focus on claims made by former world championship bronze medallist Sarah Abitbol.

    In her autobiography published last week, Abitbol accused coach Gilles Beyer of raping her several times from 1990 to 1992 when she was between the ages of 15 and 17.

    “He (Beyer) started to do horrible things leading to sexual abuse and I was raped at 15,” said Abitbol, now 44, in a video interview with L’Obs.

    The investigation will also “attempt to identify all the other victims who suffered… offences of the same nature”, Paris-based prosecutor Remy Heitz said.

    Abitbol’s claims coincided with sports daily L’Equipe publishing an investigation in which three other skaters accused Beyer and two other coaches, Jean-Roland Racle and Michel Lotz, of abuse and rape when they were minors.

    Further allegations of underage sexual abuse emerged from former swimmers and tennis players.

    On Friday, 62-year-old Beyer admitted to having had “intimate” and “inappropriate” relations with Abitbol, telling AFP he was “sincerely sorry”.

    “I acknowledge having had intimate relationships with her,” Beyer said in a statement.

    “If my memories of the exact circumstances differ from hers, I am aware that, given my duties and her age at the time, these relationships were inappropriate.”

    Racle has denied the accusations while Lotz has not commented.

    Sports Minister Maracineanu has called for the president of France’s ice skating federation, Didier Gailhaguet, to resign, saying he “cannot absolve himself of his moral and personal responsibility”.

    But after a meeting at the federation’s Paris headquarters on Tuesday, Gailhaguet said he would not make a decision on whether to step down until the investigation had concluded.

    “I, as federation president, will await the result of this investigation before making any decision on the resignation the sports minister asked for,” the 66-year-old said.

    Powerful figure

    Maracineanu, a former swimming world champion, does not have the power to sack Gailhaguet but has intimated that the federation would face state sanctions if he remains.

    Gailhaguet, who is due to hold a press conference on Wednesday, has been the most influential man in French ice skating since he first became president in 1998, some years after the alleged offences.

    He has headed the federation ever since apart from a three-year hiatus between 2004 and 2007 which followed a judging scandal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

    He was suspended by the International Skating Union for three years from 2002 and duly gave up, temporarily, the presidency of the French federation.

    Gailhaguet’s accession to the presidency opened the door for Beyer to take charge of the French national team.

    Two years later, another skater made a complaint against Beyer which was followed up at ministry level but not acted on by prosecutors.

    The report of that investigation, which has been seen by AFP, shows that Gailhaguet was aware of the nature of the allegations against Beyer.

    In a letter addressed to him and dated February 8, 2000, the parents of a young skater outline Beyer’s inappropriate behaviour towards their daughter, who was 17, during a training camp.

    According to the letter which relates to an incident in July 1999, Beyer was “under the effects of alcohol” when he sat on the girl’s bed. After talking he said he would leave but asked if he could kiss her. She declined.

    “It would be desirable, not to say essential … that this gentleman never again gets close to adolescent skaters who are minors,” the parents said in the letter.

    Beyer did not comment on those claims when contacted by AFP.

    The 2000 inquiry led the sports ministry to remove him from his technical role at the federation, but he remained a coach at club level and held an executive position at the federation until 2018.

    On Tuesday, former Olympic champion Gwendal Peizerat, who won the 2002 ice dance gold with Marina Anissina, said the revelations were “the tip of the iceberg”.

    “We’re talking about rape, harassment … Didier Gailhaguet is not the moral example we should be showing our children,” said Peizerat, who unsuccessfully challenged Gailhaguet as skating chief in a 2014 election.

    Source: AFP

  • Official: Ex-captain C.K Akunnor appointed as Black Stars Head Coach

    The Ghana Football Association has appointed Charles Kwabla Akonnor as Head Coach of the Senior National team, the Black Stars.

    The former Black Stars captain will be assisted by David Duncan as Assistant Coach.

    The GFA has also named the rest Technical Team of the Black Stars as follows:

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    Najawu Issah? -?Goalkeepers Coach
    2. Dr. Christ Adomoako? -?Team Doctor

    ?Henry Martey? -?Welfare Officer
    4.? S. K. Ankomah? -?Masseur

    ?George Nii Anum? Amasa -?Masseur
    6.? Daniel Yankey?-?Equipment Officer

    7.? Suleman Zampa?-?Equipment Officer

    Read:Black Stars: CK Akonnor, five options to replace Kwasi Appiah

    The GFA has also constituted the Management Committee of the Black Stars as follows:

    George Amoako? Chairman
    Akwasi Agyemang ?-?Vice Chairman
    Jones Alhassan Abu?-?Member
    Sammy Kuffuor ?-?Member?
    Fred Pappoe?-?Member

    Source: ghanafa.org