BUNDESLIGA SIDE AUSBURG EYE GHANA LEFT BACK ABDUL BABA RAHMAN

Ghana defender Abdul Baba Rahman could be making a return to the Bundesliga as the 19-year-old left back has been linked with a move to Bundesliga side Ausburg.

Baba, a bronze medalist at the 2013 FIFA under 20 World Cup in Turkey is said to have caught the eyes of Ausburg manager Markus Weinzierl

The former Kumasi Asante Kotoko full back had a splendid season with relegated side Greuther Furth during the 2013/14 season in the German Bundesliga II when he made 22 appearances for the Cloverleaves.

The former Dreams FC player who was considered as a perfect fit at the left back position for the Black Stars prior to the FIFA World Cup failed to make the cut to the Brazil tournament as he was excluded from the 30 man provisional squad named by Black Stars head coach Kwasi Appiah.

The former Ghana Youth star was heavily linked with Bundesliga outfits Nureburg and Freiburg.

By Frank Darkwah

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GHANA SKIPPER ASAMOAH GYAN HARBORING DREAM OF PLAYING IN RUSSIA 2018

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has indicated his desire to play in another World Cup after Ghana were eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup following the team’s failure to progress beyond the group stages of the Mundial. 

Gyan’s immense form saw him scoring twice for the Black Stars at the Brazil tournament to increase his goal tally at the World Cup to six after netting in the 2006 and 2010 World Cup’s respectively. Making him the highest goal scoring African at the World Cup. A record which was held by former Cameroonian international Roger Milla.

Although the 28-year-old goal poacher is in a pinnacle of his career, he is still harboring a dream of play at a forth World Cup at age 32.

“Obviously I’d love to play in another World Cup. I’m 28 and I’m hoping to maintain my form over the next four years. If we qualify for Russia, it goes without saying that I want to be there. I hope God can protect me from injuries.”  Gyan declared.

Asamoah Gyan currently holds the record as the highest Black Stars scoring player with 43 goals.

By Frank Darkwah

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PRESIDENT RE-ASSIGN ELVIS, YAMIN-RELEASED FROM SPORTS MINISTRY POST

President John Dramani Mahama has re-assigned the Minister for Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah and his Deputy Joseph Yammin.

This comes a few days after the Black Stars were eliminated from the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Ghana’s participation in this year’s World Cup was marked by controversies culminating in the suspension of Sulley Muntari and Kevin Prince-Boateng.

A statement from the Presidency gave no reason for the re-assignment of the two, but said Information Minister; Mahama Ayariga is expected to take over as the new Sports Minister.

Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, Vincent Oppong Asamoah replaces Joseph Yammin.

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah moves to the Presidency as a Minister of State while his deputy, Joseph Yammin moves to the Ashanti Region to take over from Joseph Alexander Ackon who has been re-assigned to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.

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“SULLEY IS A DISGRACE TO ZONGO COMMUNITY"-ALHAJI GRUZAH

Ace football Administrator Alhaji Karim Gruzah has tagged Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari as a “disgrace to the Zongo community” after the 28 year old AC Milan man was alleged to have engaged in a burst up with Ghana Football Association Executive Committee member Moses Armah Parker at the team’s camp prior to the final group game against Portugal.

During a back and forth confrontation between the Medeama owner and Sulley Muntari, “Sulley, who overly got furious over Moses Parker’s comment on an issue they were discussing, rushed on the Medama bankroller and punched him on the face”. Muntari as a result of his misconduct was given an indefinite suspension by the Ghana FA. 

But Gruzah who is the bankroller and owner of Kumasi-based King Faisal and also belong the same religion with Muntari has lashed-out at the 28 year old describing him as a “disgrace to the Zongo community”.

“Sulley has really disappointed us. His father played football in Ghana and he never received a red card. He played for Susubribi and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. He never got himself in any misconduct. Sulley has not only disgraced himself but he has disgraced the entire Zongo community. He is a boy who was raised up in a Zongo community playing the national team”, Gruzah noted.

“He has fans in Zongo but for now everyone is furious with him because of what he did. What he did was total disgrace. Is all because of indiscipline. And when a player is indiscipline he does anything he wants. It will really help if we even suspend him totally just like the French did to Cantona”.

“Sulley’s family is very calm. His father is very calm and humble and it helped him a lot in his playing days. In fact he has really disgraced we the Zongo’s”.

Muntari missed out in Ghana’s 2-1 loss to Portugal in the final group game on Thursday alongside fellow Black Stars team-mate Kevin-Prince Boateng who was also dismissed from the Stars camp after a verbal assault on head Coach James Kwasi Appiah.

By Frank Darkwah

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