Don"t Inflame Kwarasey - Nasamu Issue - Arhinful Tell Media

Former Ghana international Augustine Arhinful has called on the media not to inflame passions following the return of Adam Larson Kwarasey to the national team and his alleged misunderstanding with goalkeepers trainer Nasamu Yakubu.

Adam Larson Kwarasey went on temporal sabbatical from national assignment since the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, after expressing dissatisfaction over certain decisions during the tournament.

The Portland Timbers goalkeeper was included in the Black Stars squad for the upcoming double Afcon 2017 qualifier against Mozambique and media has revisited the episode in the North America country.

But Augustine Arhinful wants the issue to be buried.

“If he has forgiven or moved on with whatever happened between the goalkeeper’s coach and himself, why do we still talk about it? Let’s not try to inflame this issue again.

“At the end of the day, he decided to come back. He gave his reasons as to why he was not coming and now, he is coming so obviously, I believe he has forgotten about it,” Ahinful told Kumasi-based radio station, LUV FM.

Mr. Nasamu, the national team goalkeeper’s trainer, has never lost the opportunity to tell Ghanaians that he has no problems with Adam Kwarasey.

Augustine Arhinful believes Kwarasey bear no grudges with Nasamu too.

“I am very much sure he has not put it at the back of his mind that he has an issue with the goalkeeper’s coach. It is Avram Grant who is in charge. If he decides that Kwarasey will play, fine.

“If he decides Razak Braimah or [Richard] Ofori will play, it is the coach who decides and not the goalkeepers’ coach,” he said.

Don"t Inflame Kwarasey - Nasamu Issue - Arhinful Tell Media

Spiritual Matters Can"t Be Heard At Court - Lawyer

The Court Works With Evidence; How Do We Prove Spiritual Acts

Rashid Sumaila has been accused by mallam Issaka Salia for been responsible for the career threatening injury that hit fellow Black stars defender, Jerry Akaminko in a dress rehearsal friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam before the team departed for the FIFA world cup in Brazil, 2014.

 

According to the spiritualist, the former Kotoko defender, Sumaila visited the shrine to seek spiritual help as the final squad of 23 who will fly the flag of Ghana high was to be released by then head coach, Kwesi Appiah. In his revelation, mallam Salia said an injury meant for Rashid Sumaila will be diverted towards Jerry Akaminko who was favourite to make the squad unlike Rashid.

But the former South African based defender has been quick to rubbish those claims stating the mallam is looking for cheap fame as none of his allegations conforms with his Islamic faith.

 

Lawyer Ishmael Boakye who doubles as Kumasi Asante Kotoko board secretary has spoken on what some Ghanaians claim is enough evidence to warrant the arrest of both mallam Salia and Rashid Sumaila for perpetrating such evil against a fellow human being.

“Here in Ghana the court does not sit on spiritual cases. With Jerry-Rashid’s allegation currently making the waves in Ghana no one can prosecute the mallam as what he did cannot be proven as it is a spiritual matter. Since no one was present when he (the mallam) was working out Akaminko’s injury he can’t be prosecuted, if the mallam had been caught inflicting the player physically on the said player, then he could be prosecuted,” he told Kumasi based, Bos fm.

“In Kenya or somewhere in Africa there’s a court that sits on spiritual cases and maybe if it had happened there would have been able to prosecute the mallam and the player who visited for the assistance,” he added.

 

Jerry Akaminko has be silent on the issue since the revelation broke out.

Spiritual Matters Can"t Be Heard At Court - Lawyer

Avram Grant Has Nothing Special in Ghana - Kwabena Yeboah

The president of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana Kwabena Yeboah says Avram Grant’s has done nothing special since taking over the Black Stars  job a yea go.

The Israeli was appointed Kwesi Appiah’s successor about a year ago and led the national team to the finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of nations in Equatorial Guinea.

When he was confirmed the boss on a 2017-month contract, the Ghana Football Association told the country he will stay home and watch the local league for talents he deem an upgrade ti the Black Stars.

But the former Chelsea manager who is US$ 40,000 monthly salary, watched only five league games last season with the excuse that he’s monitoring players abroad.

He was also tasked to organise seminars for local coaches and it took him a year to meet the home based coaches for a seminar in the country and has since left the shores of the West African country.

And ace journalist and football commentator, Kwabena Yeboah says Avram Grant has been below par since he came into Ghana.

“I don’t think that he has done anything special to attract my attention. On the contrary, I have a lot of criticisms against him,” Yeboah told Starr FM.

Avram Grant is paid US $ 4000 and Kwabena Yeboah believes he doesn’t merit such huge sums of money.

“I don’t understand why he thinks that we should pay him that kind of money to spend more time in Europe monitoring who and what?”

Kwabena Yeboah was the chief commentator for the Africa Union of Broadcasters during the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and Brazil respectively.

Avram Grant Has Nothing Special in Ghana - Kwabena Yeboah