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Next NDC govt will revamp Black Stars with home-grown players – Mahama
The new Black Stars will be built on home-grown players, according to National Democratic Congress’ 2024 flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama.
He made this statement during the Northern Region leg of his “Building The Ghana We Want Tour” as he campaigns to be elected as President of Ghana, aiming to replace outgoing Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The Black Stars have fared very poorly in recent years, with the latest disappointment being a first-round exit from the 2023 AFCON in Cote D’Ivoire.
Ghana failed to win a game in three outings in the aforementioned competition, leading to a crash out of the AFCON at the group stage for the second edition in a row.
Addressing a gathering, the NDC presidential candidate said the Black Stars under his government would be built on home-grown talents who have excelled in the revamped Ghanaian football structure.
“We will build the new Black Stars based on homegrown players. Domestic players who have trained together for a long time and work as a team, and then we will bring in the foreign ones to blend with them.”
“The core of the Black Stars must be made up of domestic players who have played together for a long time… We are going to overhaul Ghana football in collaboration with the Ghana Football Association.”
Source: Citinewsroom.com
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Premier League: FC Samartex 1996 held at home; Kotoko pip Nsoatreman FC
FC Samartex 1996 drew 1-1 at home to GoldStars FC in an outstanding Premier League match on Wednesday October 2, 2024.
Emmanuel Mammah opened the scoring for the Timber giants in the 28th minute before Kelvin Oppong pulled parity in the 76th minute.
The two teams shared the spoils at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena in an outstanding matchday2 of the Premier League, which was postponed due to the side’s involvement in the 2024-25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
Elsewhere, Asante Kotoko SC recorded a solitary 1-0 win over Nsoatreman FC at the Len Clay Sports Stadium in Obuasi.
Mohammed Issaka turned the ball into his own net two minutes into the second half to separate the two teams.
The win has catapulted the Porcupine Warriors to second on the table with eight points from two games- trailing leaders Medeama SC by just a point.
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Mehrez Melki takes Charge of Sudan vs Ghana Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier
Tunisian referee Mehrez Melki Elki will take charge of the TotalEnergies 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Matchday 4 qualifier between Sudan and Ghana.
The 37-year-old centre man will be assisted by compatriots Khalil Hassani (Assistant I), Aymen Ismail (Assistant II) and Mohamed Yousri Bouali (Fourth Referee).
Yacoub Ali Elmi from Djibouti will serve as the Match Commissioner. Waldabet Koissoual from Chad is the Referee Assessor while Mohamed Gremida from Libya works as Security Officer for the match.
The game is scheduled for 13H00 (GMT) Kick Off at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium in Benina, Libya on Monday, October 14, 2024.
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