"He Has Lost Every Bit Of Respect"

Ghana Football Association (GFA) communication director, Saani Darra has said Youth and Sports Minister, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has lost all respect due to his attitude.

 

The once active Sports journalist has been bullish since his appointment as Sports Minister.

 

Notably, his famous position on the Black Stars’ winning bonus, which has become a major topic for discussion in the nation after the players’ poor and disgraceful showing at the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

 

Speaking in a radio interview with Boss FM, the former BBC Sports journalist said, “truth be said, the Sports Minister (Nii Lantey Vanderpuye) has lost every bit of respect due to too much talking and his demeanor.

“There’s a lot he has said about the GFA that we could have responded but we (GFA) have decided not to,” he added.

"He Has Lost Every Bit Of Respect"

Player Exodus Caused AshGold"s Africa Failure - Saani Daara

Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Saani Daara has attributed Ashanti Gold’s failure to reach the second round of the CAF Champions League to players thirst for lucrative offers abroad.

Ashanti Gold were knocked out of the continent’s flagship inter-club football competition on Sunday after suffering3-2 aggregate loss to Algerian side MO Bejaia.

And the former British Broadcasting corporation said had they kept all the key players that helped them to bamboozle other Ghana Premier League Clubs to win the league, they would have done better.

“Ghanaian Clubs failure in Africa is worrying to all of us because we were expecting AshGold will do well for us to regain the two slots we’ve lost in the competition,” Ibrahim Saani Daara told Nhyira FM.

“And where their participation ended won’t help matters. There are a lot of factors that contributed to their poor show and the key factor is the exodus (of players abroad).

“A team like AshGold who did very well in domestic front last season you would have expected that they get hold on their star players and compete, but we saw the opposite because of the financial burden on the clubs they had no option than to sell to be able to stay afloat.

“And maybe the players they bought as replacement for those who helped them win the league are not up to their standard.” He said.

Lawrence Lartey and Didier Kore were some of AshGold’s key players who won the league for the Miners last season, but they’ve left the shores of Ghana for greener pastures.

Player Exodus Caused AshGold"s Africa Failure - Saani Daara

Colts Football Is Not Dead - Saani Daara

Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Saani Daara has rubbished Minister designate for Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuije claims that colts football inn the country is dead.

Nii Lantey Vanderpuije pledged to resurrect grassroots football through the local assemblies and the effective use of the sports college in Winneba.

“All is not well with our football at the moment. Colts football is dead and we must make reforms, if we can, to change things.”

“The local authorities can help in grooming talents through the schools in the districts. Unfortunately, the absence of resources has caused a reduction in the amount of help that can be given.”

“We should also note that the Winneba Sports College is still producing talents. A player like Samuel Inkoom was trained there and the school is still churning out stars,”  the former sports journalist and boxing promoter told the parliamentary vetting committee.

But Ibrahim Saani Daarasays it is ‘farfetched’ to say grassroots football is dead.

“Grassroots football is not dead. The colts system had taken a new dimension,” Saani Daara told Happy FM.

“Gone are the days when players were unearthed from the schools and others, now, football academies has taken over and feeding our national teams talents.

“Right to Dreams academy and Dreams FC has provided players directly into the national team that even colts football never did.

“So for him (Nii LanteyVanderpuije) to have said that colts football is dead is farfetched.”he said.

Colts Football Is Not Dead - Saani Daara