Ex-Black Stars captain, CK Akonnor, has attributed Ghana’s painful lost to Cameron in the 2017 Afcon semi-final match to tactical bankruptcy and wastefulness in front of goal. “The opponent were tactically better than us. They did more than we did in terms of… when they have the ball and when they don’t have the ball; … Read more
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CK Akonnor Warns Black Stars Against Complacency Ahead of Cameroon Clash
Ex-Ghana captain CK Akonnor has warned the current squad not to underrate Cameroon ahead of Thursday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash. The Indomitable Lions habe presented a youngish with 14 players in the current 23 making their tournament debuts. This was after eight seasoned players turned down call-ups to play in the tournament. But … Read more
Akonnor Tips Ghana For Afcon 2017 Glory
Former Ghana captain Charles ‘CK’ Akonnor is confident about Ghana’s chances of winning the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Gabon. The Black Stars are on the search for their first title since 1982, having since made the grand finale on three occasions. Ghana lost to Cote d’Ivoire on penalties in 1992, … Read more
C.K Akunnor Eyes Swift Return To the Ghana Premier League
Head coach of Dreams FC Charles Akunnor is getting down to work to ensure his demoted Dreams FC return to the Ghana Premier League as early as next season. The Kweiman based club were demoted to division one after fielding an unqualified player. Akunnor who has impressed since taking over the club says work has … Read more
Okocha Begins 2016 Bundesliga Legends Tour In Ghana
After visiting his native Nigeria, Eintracht Frankfurt legend Jay-Jay Okocha was in Ghana on Sunday as he continued his journey on the Bundesliga Legends Tour, promoting Germany’s top flight alongside the league’s official African broadcaster, StarTimes. Okocha, who played for the Eagles between 1992 and 1996, was a studio guest of Star Times on Sunday, … Read more
Bad Officiating Can Curtail Progress of Local Players
Dreams FC manager Charles Akonnor feels poor officiating can hurt the progress of locally-based players at international level. The former Black Stars captain has had cause to complain bitterly about the performance of referees in some games played by his club in their debut campaign in the Ghana Premier League. Clubs are often expected to … Read more