Ghana FA inspects Black Stars AFCON base in South Africa
Posted On Friday, 26th October 2012
Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi and Maxwell Konadu at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Ghana Football Association (GFA) officials have ended their inspection of facilities to be used by the Black Stars during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi and assistant coach Maxwell Konadu arrived in Port Elizabeth on Thursday to inspect facilities where the Black Stars will be based during the tournament.
This came just one day after the Black Stars were drawn in Group B to based in Port Elizabeth to face DR Congo, Mali and Niger.
The Ghana officials, keen on effective planning for the competition, inspected the Garden Court Hotel and the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium which will be used by the Black Stars during the tournament.
But they were unhappy over the state of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University pitch which will serve as the training ground for the Black Stars during the competition.
They have now received assurances from officials of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) that the training facility will be improved before the tournament starts.
“We had to come here to see the facilities for ourselves to ensure that they were up standard before the tournament starts,” Nyantakyi told Ghanafa.org.
“We are very happy with the team hotel and the stadium where our group matches will be played.
“We have some concerns about the quality of the training pitch and officials of the LOC have assured us that it will be put in a good shape before we arrive for the tournament.”
The Black Stars will open their campaign against DR Congo before playing Mali and Niger.
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“We had to come here to see the facilities for ourselves to ensure that they were up standard before the tournament starts,” Nyantakyi told Ghanafa.org.
“We are very happy with the team hotel and the stadium where our group matches will be played.
“We have some concerns about the quality of the training pitch and officials of the LOC have assured us that it will be put in a good shape before we arrive for the tournament.”
TOO KNOWN GFA. U DONT EVEN HAVE STADIUMS OR TRAINING PITCHES THE LIKES U R SEEING IN SOUTH AFRICA, BUT U GO THERE GIDIGIDI, TALKING OUT OF UR NYASH LIKE WE WANT THIS, WE DONT WANT THAT. LOOK AT THE STATE OF OUR LOCAL STADIUMS IN GH?
WHY MUST NYANTAKYI EVEN GO N INSPECT FACILITIES? USELESS GUY. IF THIS GUY COULD BE THE COACH, MATCH COMMISIONER, PILOT I SWEAR, HE WILL DO ALL THAT
Useless guy? Because he is working for you? God forgive you…
Ghanafuo or whatever u call urself, is it not in the right direction that they go and inspect the pitch and all that. Oh so because we don’t have pitches and such facilities in Ghana u don’t care whatever happens. Why do u like condemn. How perfect are u?
YOU 2 SHOULD BE NOMINATED FOR ANIMAL/MBOA PREFECT…GOD BLESS N DIVARO…..
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME U SAW OR READ ON BBC THAT THE ENGLISH FA HEAD, OR GERMAN FA HEAD HAS GONT TO THE SITE OF THE EUROPEAN CUP 1 DAY AFTER THE DRAW WAS HELD TO INSPECT FACILITIES? U SEE, U 2 ANIMALS ARE PRIMITIVE, UNCULTURED,AND PROLLY EVEN UNCIRCUMCISED. U LACK COMMON SENSE. A TRAINING PITCH IN SOUTH AFRICA IS PROLLY EVEN BETTER THAN OHENE DJAN OR BABA YARA, BUT U DONT KNOW THIS. U STILL THINK A WHOLE GFA HEAD SHOULD BE THE ONE GOING TO INSPECT THE TRAINING FACILITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. WE HAVE AA, AND HIS TECH PPL. SHOULDNT THEY BE THE ONES DECIDING ON WHO GOES TO INSPECT THE FACILITIES? WHAT IS THAT RAT/APE LOOKING NYANATKYI DOING THERE WITH HIS RECEDING HAIRLINE? IS THIS GUY EVEN MARRIED WITH KIDDIES? U SEE HOW DUMMY DUMB U 2 ARE?
Honestly speaking did ghana even need to inspect the stadiums”Saying we needed to ensure they met the standards”which facilities n accra or kumasi can even match the facilities wich are in polokwane which is far from being capital of SA.it is europe n africa my friends dat wat SA is.
What is important is that Akwasi Appiah gets all the players on time to prepare adequately.
We have a team capable of anything imaginable in football.
There will be no point in going to inspect the pitch only for Nyantakyi to go round collecting bribes from our foreign bases players teams and have the players turn up 2days to the tournament like it happen with AFCON 2012.DEDE AYEW,JORDAN AYEW,KWADWO ASAMOAH AND AGYEMAN BADU TURNED up 3days to the tournament because they had to play some so called important matches for their teams.Nyantakyi could not use the FIFA clause to force marseille and udinese to release the players .When asked why DEDE,JORDAN,AGYEMAN BADU AND KWADWO ASAMOAH turned up late and why he failed to use the FIFArule,HE NAIVELY SAID THE GFA HAS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTH TEAMS.
The abysmal performance in Afcon 2012 is the result of the GFA’S greediness to line their pockets.Plavi did not have ample time to prepare a team.In the end,PLAVI was sacked.
Akwasi Appiah needs to be vigilant to fend off any greedy ACTIVITY of the Gfa.
Picking players who are committed,dedicated & willing to serve the nation should be one of the reasons for call ups into the BS.Playing regularly for your club is not enough to merit call ups.secondly,interchanging positions between Atsu,Dede and K Asamoah during play will bring back the AFCON cup.
Honestly speaking did ghana even need to inspect the stadiums”Saying we needed to ensure they met the standards”which facilities n accra or kumasi can even match the facilities wich are in polokwane which is far from being capital of SA.it is europe n africa my friends dat wat SA is.
AA SHOULD EVEN LEAVE MUNTARI OFF AFCON 2013. HE DIDNT DO ANYTHING AT AFCON 2012.. ATSU AND WAKASO WHOULD BE OUR NUMBER 11. KWADWO ASAMOAH AND DEDE WILL BE OUR ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS. DEDE CAN EVEN PLAY AS A STRIKER SOMETIMES.
Hahahaha… It’s pathetic. Ghanafuo calling someone uncultured. It’s only a bastard who is also a fool with an uncultured mentality that will mind you.