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Abedi Pele facing coaching ban in Ghana

Posted On Wednesday, 27th July 2011

Ghana legend Abedi Pele could be banned from coaching in the country despite leading his second tier side Nania FC to the FA Cup title.

Abedi Pele led Nania FC to win the Ghana FA Cup last Sunday

Ghana legend Abedi Pele could be banned from coaching in the country despite leading his second tier side Nania FC to the FA Cup title.

A new law in Ghana to be implemented from next season means coaches without certificates will not be allowed to work in the country.

But the three-time African Player of Year achieved this momentous feat last Sunday when beating giants Kotoko 1-0 in the final, without a coaching certificate.

But the new law could affect his ambition of coaching the club he owns.

This comes after it emerged that several coaches are working in Ghana youth’s system without certificate are giving the wrong training methods to youngsters.

If this law is implemented, it means with all the rich experience by observing some of world’s best coaches and being a top ex-player, Abedi won’t be able to coach in the country.

Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi has vowed, two weeks ago, to weed out local coaches who fail to acquire the necessary license.
Nyantakyi, 43, wants coaches in the country to upgrade their knowledge by getting the requisite certificates to back their credentials.

“In the next couple of months, coaches who do not have coaching certificates will be extinguished and won’t be allowed to coach even colts teams,” Nyantakyi said.

“Some are just doing so on the basis of God-given talents, but we must move beyond that and be practical and learn the latest trends and dynamics of the game by becoming professionals.”

This new rule has been welcomed in many quarters but the achievement of Abedi Pele could force a rethink of the criteria for those who must acquire coaching certificates.

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READERS COMMENTS

  1. Ghanas@1Blogger Aka Marfioso says:

    Eii Abedi go get your coaching certification now!
    I beg F|C Nania cannot afford to loose you!

  2. Fiifi, Berlin Germany says:

    Why this PANIC??! Abedi has not commented on the statement made by GFA. Apart from this, nobody knows how this “new” policy of the GFA would be implemented . Lets keep our fingers crossed and see what happens.”There are so many ways of ….°

  3. Olu Femi says:

    Why should the best ever legend be banned?He should be encouraged and not publicly humiliated, just because of some half baked policies.

    • JNR says:

      How is he being humiliated? Just because he is a legend doesn’t mean the rules have to be amended to cater to him. He should take the necessary coaching and acquire a certificate. Nobody is above the law, not even the maestro!

  4. Kwame Uk says:

    The Headline is misleading. However Nyantakyi is right in ‘weeding’ out coaches without certificates. Its a global thing. For example you cannot be a doctor withought attending a medical school (certificate to prove) unless you a ‘quark’ Doctor.

    • kadafi says:

      yess i do agree with you that u can not be a Doctor without attending a medical school, as such our local coaches should be well trained and equiped as well as the teams. But my question to you ahnd Mr Nyantakyi is, DID HE ATTEND ANY FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL? DOES HE HAVE ANY FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION QUALIFICATION?
      Therefore the GFA should be serious in arresting the real problem facing our local league, perhaps back in the days when the league used to be very exciting,those coaches do not have any coaching qualification. peace

    • Fred Bortey Kyeremeh says:

      I share your opinion too about the headline.You got it spot on.People should not read any meaning into this.This policy is not meant to harm Abedi as some people are already suggesting.It is a policy that will enhance the development of our game and I applaud the GFA for that effort.People should look at it this way.What would be the outcome when any body just gets up and practices as a medical doctor without the required qualifications? Every distinguished profession needs certification and so does coaching.It is a worldwide issue and not just in Ghana.I wonder why people see nothing wrong with the existing issue of any body just getting up and calling himself a coach.It is long overdue to implement this policy.I am all in favour of this.Abedi is not the target and he knows what that means.We are fortunate however that he has acquired the best experience through his playing days and would not teach any ‘rubbish’ to his players like some other so-called self acclaimed coaches do.

  5. ofei says:

    I saw this thing coming.I know very well that this will be the only stumbling block in Abedi’s path to coaching the National team.I pray he put his pride aside and be the Burkenbeuar of Ghana football .I can only imagine this day,with our celebrated Abedi Pele coaching the National team at the Worldcup finals in Russia in 2016.

    • musah fifa says:

      how many months would it take Abedi to have a certificate? this is very simple, Abedi can have certificate in six months if he likes, so i don’t see anything to fear about, GFA can’t stop Abedi for coaching his team, except he doesn’t want to be a coach with certificate.

  6. Collins says:

    GFA should get out eith their nonsense.We’re always entangling ourselves with unnecessary issues,comments and laws that we cannot abide ourselves. Why were we able to win the under 17 cups in the 90′s with the Ghana youth team excelling in almost any tournament in the 90′s and we cannot achieve this feet in our computer world now.Too much of everything is bad, GFA.

    • Final Whistle says:

      Simply because, the countries whom we used to conquer have moved past this ‘natural talent’ mentality and have polished their talents with education. Tell me if Pep Guardiola, Mourinho, Fergi, Dechamps etc are using talents without knowledge. We have to move with the current trend and stop being comfortable in our outmoded comfort zones.

  7. sorry says:

    what a headline?….Totally misleading….pls gh soccernet sit up.

  8. A concerned citizen says:

    The headline is very misleading and creating a wrong impression on the legends fine coaching performance. The G.F.A. should themselves organize a coaching scheme for all the local coaches to participate in

  9. NIIKWATEI says:

    what av those even with the high grade licenses achieved 4 us

  10. Collins says:

    Yes ooooooh,ask again.
    Those with qualification and honours and chaw tiltle.What have they done for mother Ghana.
    GFA give us a break with your pilfering and nosery junk.

  11. crosby says:

    What kraa abedi do Ghana a,why u de hate him lyk that..HE IS STILL BETTER THAN KWESI APPIAH..he is coming 4 u again..watch out

  12. bawah says:

    IT HAS BEEN A SHOCK : A LOCAL COATCH WITH NO TRAINING CERTIFICATE TO CHALLENGE AND BEAT A PROFESSIONAL COATCH!





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