Video: Abedi Pele supports his sons decision to quit Black Stars

1. lalasu says:

   March 16, 2013 at 9:36 am

   l dont know how Kwasi Appiah as a friend has disappointed Abedi, but l didnt hear Abedi categorically saying that he backs his children cos he only said, he believes the boys are grown n can take decisions. please don’t mislead us.

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2. askantwi says:

   March 16, 2013 at 10:59 am

   But his children always take advice from him, first and foremost. See how he couldn’t even look into the camera? That’s a sign of guilt. This idiot teaches his children to be selfish when playing. He is the main instigator for trouble in the Black Star camp. Insha Allah, he will fail. Ghana will go to the World Cup without the Ayews, Essien, Prince Boateng and Dr Nyaho Tamakloe.

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   • vybz says:

     March 16, 2013 at 3:26 pm

     @ askantwi,u r a big fool …how can u insult a true ghanaian hero who has brought respect n glory to mother Ghana…wht have u achieved in ur life n who even knws u..!

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     • askantwi says:

       March 17, 2013 at 12:29 am

       He brought glory and respect to himself. He has another thing coming. DISGRACE.

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       • OT says:

         March 17, 2013 at 3:01 pm

         I knew Askantwi would be here. Redirect your campaign into something more profitable. The Ayew family is already established. You can’t do them anydammag with you mudslinging. Maybe you can only hurt their image amongst you myopic society. Bob Marley says that only a foolish Dog barks at a flying bird.

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3. Divaro says:

   March 16, 2013 at 11:12 am

   @askantwi, you are sick. You are just a petty hater.

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4. yopoo says:

   March 16, 2013 at 2:31 pm

   kwesi appiah hated this guys from the word go because of their father Abedi and all the so called GFA commitee members were quiet about.
   i wonder why they are trying be clean now after the issue got worse.
   Abedi have the right to back them they are his kids after all.

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5. SNOW DEMON says:

   March 16, 2013 at 2:56 pm

   A WISE SON WOULD HID TO HIS FATHER’S ADVICE BUT FOOLISH FATHERS MAKE EQUALLY FOOLISH SONS. HUMILITY IS WHAT THEY NEED

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   • bright says:

     March 16, 2013 at 8:52 pm

     u are toooo good.like father like son

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6. ras nick says:

   March 16, 2013 at 3:03 pm

   wow!,i support them 1000% .i love ghana but i,ll do the same.

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   • bright says:

     March 16, 2013 at 8:49 pm

     stupid fool u are with this foolish boys

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7. Joe says:

   March 16, 2013 at 3:55 pm

   @ras nick-if Kwame Nkrumah says he will suport British cos they made him a Prime Minister in 1953 in lieu of the Busia Danquah who were against him,how r we going to hav Ghana 4 u ras nik to love today.Until Nkrumah resurect to re-teach patriotism,ppl like abedi pele nd his synchophnts will nevr kno wht the wrd means.as someone who met pele nd his two kids,wife nd mothr-inlaw in late 90s in his ridge house,i took the privilege to dev’lp a great love 4 the family.then these kids could only undrstnd french,too young.I alwys chalng anyone who traits pele even here whr i liv in Germany.Bt nw pele prove evryone who love him wrng.pppl say he made ghana fail in de 90s nd they r right.hw can a sensible fathr introduc his kids to a fight that was older than them.Now he thnks his kids can solv the mess he creatd.No doubt they wil fail lik him.Our forefathrs fought to establish Ghana 4 all of us,so why cant we sacrific 4 Ghana rathr than self pride.pele thoght his kids unpatriotism nd self centrdness nd so shal it remain wth thm.Let the true Ghanains frget abt the ayews nd their fans nd let Ghana look forwrd wth hope.God bless Nkrumah,Tetteh Kwashie etc,etc nd all ordinary men nd women who r stil fightng 4 Ghana.God Bless Ghana.

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8. vybz says:

   March 16, 2013 at 4:16 pm

   we all knw there is friction between the ayews n the handlers of the black stars… If u r indeed constructive in ur critic then u wud spare us the insults n also come out with a better solution so that temporal retirement in the bs wud be halted..wasnt this same andre ayew who scored the goal which helped us reach the final of the angola afcon and also contributed immensely to our quater final berth in the sa world cup?? . The only reason we r trailing is cos we r living in ignorance,unprofessinalism n poor judgement .we dont seem to argue on matters appropriately but rather lash insults where it doesnt fit .. Have u asked urselfs why this same fa had feuds with muntari, essien,appiah,gyan,kpb tym past?? They were eligible to play for france who r senior to Ghana but then opted for the latter, so Who r u to question their patroitism? is abt tym we address matters professionaly n stop the pety insults..

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9. Nii says:

   March 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm

   Wher ws de insult in joes cmnt. Remembr George Bush wntd to continue his fathrs fight wth Sadam Husein.yes,he won de fight 4 his dad bt at de same tim he creatd new enemies 4 himself,de bush family nd de US in general all ovr de wrld nd not only in Iraque. Pele is a livng legend nd mst act as one. Legends hav a natinal nd nt self legacy to protect through unity nd understndng.They wil hav their ownself to blame if ppl r devided on their opinion nd pele needs to foresaw that.Pele is unpatriotic in short,now am convincd.

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10. Opoosini says:

    March 16, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    Stephen Keshie wasnt paid for 4 months wth a lot of issues wth the FA bt he stood his ground of patriotism nd move on wth his agenda to win the tornamnt to unite nigeria as a whole.Now, thats patriotism,thats a true linvng legend.How can a legend use his kids against the state. Ghana mst strip pele of his legendary.

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11. Divaro says:

    March 16, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    People, for God’s sake get information about what actually is the reason behind these guys resigning and stop the insults. There are a lot of issues with the GFA and you guys are here insulting the Ayew family for nothing? Wait and see more players resign with your eyes open, that is when you will realise that there is something wrong somewhere. Well, I love Ghana, I love Black Stars and I love the Ayews and I pray it doesn’t get worse. A word to the wise.

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12. Adam....(Ghana) says:

    March 16, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    i think you all made point which are all substancialy gud.but i think @askantwi u were pushing this too hard to the wrong direction,stop that insult ok,to be frank i feel the same way u are feeling now but with no intentions of insult…i think Abedi should have atleast reacted maturely to this kinda issue instead of him being dissapointed with Akwesi Appiah..infact i dont see his stand to feel that way for Akwesi..he should rather thank Akwesi for doing so well to have introduced his sons into BS at early stage of their ages…Abedi pls broading ur horizon

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13. Joe says:

    March 16, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    @vbz-whr ws the insult in the comnt.No man can evr do enough for his nation.Mandela went to prison fr 27 yrs bt yet he stil spare the enemy the rod.Thats Legendary. The two goals that u mention andre score was an importnt goals bt ws that evr enough to warrant their current attitud.their father,abedi pele scored more than two for Ghana yet we won nothng.If u think the best way abedi can resolv his 3decades squable nd failure is the curnt resort then so b it vybz.He is ur legend indeed

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14. john says:

    March 16, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    the fa must be careful odawise all the players will go on these breaks

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15. pepe says:

    March 16, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    oooo my GOD ,this boys think the black stars belong to the father abedi pele . they can go to hell.who do they think they are

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16. pepe says:

    March 16, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    foolish boys

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17. pepe says:

    March 16, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    u have force kojo asamoah for the number 10,u fought with sully,Anthony annan and co u also want the captain to be given to u,like father like son.go to hell

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18. bright says:

    March 16, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    they think they are better than the other players.stupid boys who think they are bigger than ghana,foolish stupid boys

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19. Dr. JKN says:

    March 16, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    As much as the media in Ghana has made about the Ayews “temporary” retirement from the national team, there are legitimate serious issues at the root of all the squabbles that has to be addressed very soon if we want successes at all levels in Ghana soccer.

    How do I know, and why do I say this? Because I have a family member who is a senior executive at the FA. His name is always in the news when it comes to football issues in Ghana. Some of you on this forum may have already guessed who this person is, but I would like to withhold his name for obvious reasons. I am not even sure if he reads blogs or comments from this site.

    Indeed, there is a sort of “pay to play” issue with some members on the board (names I will withhold). Now, I do not know if cash is involved, but what I do know for certainty is that, some of the players “shower” gifts on some of the members when they do come back to Ghana for their breaks. These members know what some of these are trying to accomplish with these gifts, but they happily and knowingly accept those gifts from these players.

    Now on the issue with the “temporary retirement” with the Ayews, I for one would have advised the Ayews differently with the way they have handled this issue. Both sides have a very compelling case to make with respect to who is at fault, and there is truth to all that. Some of the members (excluding my family member) on the FA board share the notion that Abedi was a great football player in his playing days, but very unethical. I have actually heard one board member jokingly echoed that. Now, that is debatable, but I am not going to touch that, because I do not believe that’s my place.

    What I would like to discuss here is the strong and intense dislike between some of the members and Abedi. It’s a pretty mutual dislike resulting from power and control at the Ghana FA. This is very sad and unfortunate because they are letting egos and “I am much more educated than you are” getting away from what they can achieve together a cohesive team if they join forces. Truly sad indeed!

    It’s no secret that the Ayews are very ambitious, and that is an admirable personal trait. Where I differ with the Ayews advisers is this: It is no secret within the FA circles that Andre would like to wear the captain’s armband one day, and there is nothing wrong with that. Actually, personally, I admire that. If and when that happens, he definitely deserves it. He has leadership qualities. But how would he ever explain his “temporarily” quitting on his team members. Leaders bring people together, inspire and motivate people to believe in themselves to accomplish things that they would otherwise not think they were capable of accomplishing. Maybe he is young to understand that now.

    There’s always been squabbles and petty issues within the FA. There were issues when Stephen Appiah admirably led and brought cohesiveness within the player body. He brought his team members together, inspired and motivated them. They were like family. There were petty issues within the team members, but those issues were quickly resolved, dealt with and put to rest. That’s what leaders do. Some people are born leaders, others learn to be leaders, but Stephen Appiah is a natural leader. Soccer is a team sport. No one person can pass the football to himself and score. Someone has to pass you the ball to you to score. Where am I going with this? In the coming years or whenever Andre becomes a leader of the team, somebody would “temporarily retire” (and that will happen for sure), how would he deal with that? Would he criticize whoever temporarily quits on the national team or would he just keep his mouth shut? This is where I think his handlers or advisers are doing a disservice to him. Now, what he could have done would have been to be part of the AFCON 2014 team, do the best he is capable of and not get into this theatrics.

    Whatever the issue is with the FA will be exposed very soon. By doing that, he would have risen above the fray and the nation would have stood solidly behind him. His brother was not invited to be part of the AFCON 2013, but he accepted the invitation and did the best he could. That would have shown the leadership quality we all know he possesses. Whatever the issue is with the FA would be exposed very soon. It’s just a matter of time.

    Over the past few years, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Akwasi Appiah and his wife courtesy of my family member at the FA. They are truly admirable people. The Akwasi Appiah you see in public is the SAME Akwasi Appiah in private life. A man of few words, a true gentleman and amazingly shy. He is not someone that would undermine anyone for power. That’s not the Akwasi Appiah I have come to know. Talk to Michael Essien, Stephen Appiah, Sulley Muntari and Richard Kingson and they will all echo the same sentiments. They have very regard for Akwasi Appiah.

    Yes, it is true that Akwasi Appiah is operating as a coach with a lot of interferes from the FA executive membership, and that’s pretty frustrating to anyone. Heck, they have done that to all the expatriate coaches we have had to date. But Akwasi Appiah is not someone to revolt and rebel against authority. At least, that’s not the man I have come to know. He is by no means a weak leader, but someone who avoids confrontation and unhealthy relationships. His wife jokes about that.

    Yes, he is not a seasoned coach “yet”, but he is an intelligent man, hardworking and a student of the game. He studies soccer tapes all the time. And yes, it’s human nature to want success at every endeavor, but ask Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho if the successes they have attained came without failures and support from their management. As Ghanaians soccer enthusiasts, what we need to do is to provide support to our local coaches to be successful. How long are we going to look up to the whiteman?

    Let’s assume that there is a consensus within the Ghana FA to fire Akwasi Appiah and replace him with an expatriate coach. Now if that expatriate coach is brought in and he is unable to lead Ghana replicate the success we had at the 2010 world cup, what do we do next? Fire him and look for someone new? That cycle will never end if we pursue that route.

    These expatriate coaches will ALWAYS quit on us if some nation or soccer club throws massive money at them. That’s just the way it is. Their only allegiance to Ghana would MONEY. If we can always match what a country like Saudi Arabia would pay for their services, then they will be always be loyal. And remember that, these expatriate coaches will ALWAYS jump at more money from any nation or soccer club that throws massive money at them. It is a business, and we shouldn’t kid ourselves. Don’t we possess the same intellect as these expatriates when some of them are not employable in their own countries? There are coaches in our local soccer circles who can be the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho if they are accorded similar support to accomplish what these amazing men have achieved. If Akwasi Appiah is not “seasoned” at this point in time, we have 3 or 4 very astute local coaches we can choose from to bring in to work with Akwasi Appiah than to start the expatriate coaches’ cycle. We have won African Cup of Nations in the past years with our own local coaches.

    The funny thing here is that Abedi and Akwasi Appiah are friends contrary to what the media or others will say and have mutual respect for each other. No, they do not get together for dinner every week or so, but they have mutual respect for each other. Akwasi Appiah is caught in the middle of this “mess”, people who know Akwasi will tell you that he does not want to take sides, but to do his job.

    I will conclude by reiterating that, yes, there are legitimate issues within the FA that has to be immediately addressed – the “pay to play” issue and a struggle for power between some members on the FA executive board on one hand and Abedi.

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    • u man says:

      March 17, 2013 at 4:04 pm

      this boys are simple stupid.a coach is a coach and he choice players that can fit into his game plan.the coach is under no obligation to explain why he drop the,this boys think they are bigger than Ghana . stupid fools.eric bekoe ,emma baffour and co were drop but no one said any thing for than,now ok jordan think he is better than most of the players. yes of course were all agree he was in a top form but that does what the coach .i do not want to go on with this issue again but in a simple put they can go to hell they should not even come back

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20. Dr. JKN says:

    March 16, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    As much as the media in Ghana has made about the Ayews “temporary” retirement from the national team, there are legitimate serious issues at the root of all the squabbles that has to be addressed very soon if we want successes at all levels in Ghana soccer.

    How do I know, and why do I say this? Because I have a family member who is a senior executive at the FA. His name is always in the news when it comes to football issues in Ghana. Some of you on this forum may have already guessed who this person is, but I would like to withhold his name for obvious reasons. I am not even sure if he reads blogs or comments from this site.

    Indeed, there is a sort of “pay to play” issue with some members on the board (names I will withhold). Now, I do not know if cash is involved, but what I do know for certainty is that, some of the players “shower” gifts on some of the members when they do come back to Ghana for their breaks. These members know what some of these players are trying to accomplish with these gifts, but they happily and knowingly accept those gifts from these players.

    Now on the issue with the “temporary retirement” with the Ayews, I for one would have advised the Ayews differently with the way they have handled this issue. Both sides have a very compelling case to make with respect to who is at fault, and there is truth to all that. Some of the members (excluding my family member) on the FA board share the notion that Abedi was a great football player in his playing days, but very unethical. I have actually heard one board member jokingly echoed that. Now, that is debatable, but I am not going to touch that, because I do not believe that’s my place.

    What I would like to discuss here is the strong and intense dislike between some of the members and Abedi. It’s a pretty mutual dislike.

    It’s no secret that the Ayews are very ambitious, and that is an admirable personal trait. Where I differ with the Ayews advisers is this: It is no secret within the FA circles that Andre would like to wear the captain’s armband one day, and there is nothing wrong with that. Actually, personally, I admire that. If and when that happens, he definitely deserves it. He has leadership qualities. But how would he ever explain his “temporarily” quitting on his team members. Leaders bring people together, inspire and motivate people to believe in themselves to accomplish things that they would otherwise not think they were capable of accomplishing. Maybe he is young to understand that now.

    There’s always been squabbles and petty issues within the FA. There were issues when Stephen Appiah admirably led and brought cohesiveness within the player body. He brought his team members together, inspired and motivated them. They were like family. There were petty issues within the team members, but those issues were quickly resolved, dealt with and put to rest. That’s what leaders do. Some people are born leaders, others learn to be leaders, but Stephen Appiah is a natural leader. Soccer is a team sport. No one person can pass the football to himself and score. Someone has to pass the ball to you to score. Where am I going with this? In the coming years or whenever Andre becomes a leader of the team, somebody would “temporarily retire” (and that will happen for sure), how would he deal with that? Would he criticize whoever temporarily quits on the national team or would he just keep his mouth shut? This is where I think his handlers or advisers are doing a disservice to him. Now, what he could have done would have been to be part of the AFCON 2014 team, do the best he is capable of and not get into this theatrics.

    Whatever the issue is with the FA will be exposed very soon. By doing that, he would have risen above the fray and the nation would have stood solidly behind him. His brother was not invited to be part of the AFCON 2013, but he accepted the invitation and did the best he could. That would have shown the leadership quality we all know he possesses. Whatever the issue is with the FA would be exposed very soon. It’s just a matter of time.

    Over the past few years, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Akwasi Appiah and his wife courtesy of my family member at the FA. They are truly admirable people. The Akwasi Appiah you see in public is the SAME Akwasi Appiah in private life. A man of few words, a true gentleman and amazingly shy. He is not someone that would undermine anyone for power. That’s not the Akwasi Appiah I have come to know. Talk to Michael Essien, Stephen Appiah, Sulley Muntari and Richard Kingson and they will all echo the same sentiments. They have a very high regard for Akwasi Appiah.

    Yes, it is true that Akwasi Appiah is operating as a coach with a lot of interferences from the FA executive membership, and that will be pretty frustrating to anyone. Heck, they have done that to all the expatriate coaches we have had to date. But Akwasi Appiah is not someone to revolt and rebel against authority. At least, that’s not the man I have come to know. He is by no means a weak leader, but someone who avoids confrontation and unhealthy relationships. His wife jokes about that.

    Yes, he is not a seasoned coach “yet”, but he is an intelligent man, hardworking and a student of the game. He studies soccer tapes all the time. And yes, it’s human nature to want success at every endeavor, but ask Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho if the successes they have attained came without failures and support from their management. As Ghanaians soccer enthusiasts, what we need to do is to provide support to our local coaches to be successful. How long are we going to look up to the whiteman?

    Let’s assume that there is a consensus within the Ghana FA to fire Akwasi Appiah and replace him with an expatriate coach. Now if that expatriate coach is brought in and he is unable to lead Ghana to replicate the success we had at the 2010 world cup, what do we do next? Fire him and look for someone new? That cycle will never end if we pursue that route.

    These expatriate coaches will ALWAYS quit on us if some nation or soccer club throws massive money at them. That’s just the way it is. Their only allegiance to Ghana would be MONEY. If we can always match what a country like Saudi Arabia would pay for their services, then they will be always be loyal. And remember that these expatriate coaches will ALWAYS jump at more money from any nation or soccer club that throws massive money at them. It is a business, and we shouldn’t kid ourselves. Don’t we possess the same intellect as these expatriates when some of them are not even employable in their own countries? There are coaches in our local soccer circles who can be the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho if they are accorded similar support to accomplish what these amazing men have achieved. If Akwasi Appiah is not “seasoned” at this point in time, we have 3 or 4 very astute local coaches we can choose from to bring in to work with Akwasi Appiah than to start the expatriate coaches’ cycle. We have won African Cup of Nations in the past years with our own local coaches.

    The funny thing here is that Abedi and Akwasi Appiah are friends contrary to what the media or others will say and have mutual respect for each other. No, they do not get together for dinner every week or so, but they have mutual respect for each other. Akwasi Appiah is caught in the middle of this “mess”, and people who know Akwasi will tell you that he does not want to take sides, but to do his job.

    I will conclude by reiterating that, yes, there are legitimate issues within the FA that has to be immediately addressed – the “pay to play” issue and a struggle for power between some members on the FA executive board on one hand and Abe

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21. Black Stars Fan says:

    March 16, 2013 at 11:40 pm

    Ok Abedi will be the GFA chief,Andre BSs captain and Jordan vice captain…happy now??

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    • askantwi says:

      March 17, 2013 at 12:25 am

      Absolutely. ..and the rest of the black stars players will boycott the subsequent matches. Happy now:??

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22. He-goat says:

    March 16, 2013 at 11:51 pm

    IRRESPONSIBLE FATHER!
    DID YOU BEHAVE THIS WAY DURING YOUR DAYS?
    I KNOW YOU ARE THE PERSON BEHIND YOUR SONS’
    MISBEHAVIOUR.

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23. PASTOR BRENTO says:

    March 17, 2013 at 2:36 am

    A FATHER WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT HIS SON’S AND I LIKE HIS DECISION AND THAT OF HIS SONS. GHANAIAN SHOULD MOVE ON WITH ITS DECISION…..

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24. Carbonite says:

    March 17, 2013 at 3:00 am

    All you guys insulting the Ayews are one thing: SHALLOW THINKERS! and nothing more. Case closed!

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25. Alinka lazarus says:

    March 17, 2013 at 6:30 am

    Ghana can go to world cup as the did in African cup without these 3 key plays.

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26. Adam....(Ghana) says:

    March 17, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    hmmm as3m s3b3…whatever it is lets move on with a decision to qualify for this 2014 W/C with our support behind our coach and the rest of our dedicated players..God bless our home land Ghana

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