Martin Antwi Confident WAFA Will Build On John Killa"s Foundation

West African Football Academy Sporting Club’s midfielder Martin Antwi is confident his side will build on the good work done by their departed trainer John Killa.

The attacking midfielder lavished kind words on his expatriate tactician for reposing confident in young players but remains optimistic of life without the dutch trainer.

The 20 year tipped his Sogakope based side to open a new chapter in the absence of their departed dutch master who left WAFA SC after a six year spell.

John Killa mutually ended his marital affair with WAFA after another impressive opening half of the GPL highlighted by their 7-0 aggregate scoreline win over Kotoko and Sekondi Hasaacas.

Martin Antwi, who has excelled under the managerial guidance of John Killa, commended his former trainer for the strong foundation laid before returning to his country of birth.

” I think John Killa has done a very great job before he left the shores of the country. He has built a very strong team before leaving and his abscence will not affect us in the second round of the season. We will build on our first round in the abscence of John Killa”, Martin Antwi told sports crusader.

The Academy boys have made their Sogakope pitch a fortress to account for their poor form on the road. John Killa returned Feyenoord SC to the top tier league in 2014 under a new name- WAFA SC.

Martin Antwi Confident WAFA Will Build On John Killa"s Foundation

WAFA Confirm Killa Departure

Ghana Premier League (GPL) side WAFA have confirmed the departure of coach John Kila after six-years stay at the club.

A statement from the club’s official Facebook read:

“Management will like to thank First Team coach John Killa for his services to the Academy.

“Killa moves on after SIX years where he served with his heart and soul. “He put together a young team which qualified to the Premier League in 2014.

“His works and dignity will forever remain with us and he has become a member of the the ‪#‎wafasc family.

“We wish him success in his endeavours.”

 The Dutch tactician is expected to take over the coaching job of Indian side Bengaluru FC in the coming days.

Kila in his six years stint at the club qualified the Sogakope based side [formerly Feyernood] to the Ghana Premier League in the 2014/15 season.

WAFA Confirm Killa Departure

Wafa Poor Form Not Tactical

West Africa Football Academy (WAFA), coach John Killa has shirked responsibility for consistent poor away results in the Ghana Premier League.

The Dutchman’s continuously altered side lost 2-0 to Bechem United on Sunday, as they continue to find a remedy to their poor away form at the Red Bull Arena in Ghana’s elite division.

He is of the opinion that player faults have played a major role to WAFA SC’s disappointing travels.

Speaking after the game, the coach who saw his 10-man team, lose again in an away game feels they were less expectant of a red card so early in the game and that changed the game.

“Our preparations before the game was not what we expected and the red card as well, but when the red card came, it was a mistake.

“We received a penalty in addition to the red card and at that moment, I had to reorganize the team. I think the boys did well especially in the last 10 minutes of the first half, where we created some free kicks, but the game was changing and you have to organize your team very well if you are playing with 10 men,” John Killa said in a post-match interview.

“We were waiting for the equalizer in the second half, because we knew that we had some chances between the second half only to see a poor marking from a free kick by our right defender giving us away,” Killa added.

Wafa Poor Form Not Tactical

WAFA Expect Killa Back Today

West Africa Football Academy (WAFA), expect head coach John Killa to return to the Ghana today (Tuesday).

John Killa left Ghana to the Netherlands on a 10-day leave to attend to family issues. Reports were rife that the Dutchman will not return to the  club, but officials of the club insist he will be back to the country today.

He will arrive in Ghana tonight and will be at the dugout when the team take on Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday in a Ghana Premier League encounter.

WAFA is currently sixth on the league log after seven matches.

WAFA Expect Killa Back Today

GPL Is Not A Sprint - David Duncan

Kumasi Asante Kotoko head coach, David Duncan is adamant his side’s poor start to life in the new Ghana Premier League will have no impact in the title race.

Asante Kotoko were outplayed and beaten by West Africa Football Academy at the Sogakope Stadium last weekend, courtesy of Charles Boateng and Samuel Tetteh.

With Kotoko having a good history in the league despite always starting slowly, Duncan is optimistic the premier league, a competition he described as ‘not a sprint but a marathon race’ is not far from the Porcupine Warriors reach.

“Well for the time being any defeat no matter at whose hands and at which competition you suffer, even if it’s a friendly match is likely to temporarily demoralize any side. But of course, going forward that is why we have coaches,” David said.

“We will probably will have to work on the psyche of the players.”

WAFA created numerous chances to annihilate Kotoko, but they still humbled the record premier league champions, keeping a clean sheet.

“I think WAFA took their chances. That was the difference between us and the goals they scored.

“This competition is a marathon race, not a sprint. We haven’t been knocked out of a competition, have we? It’s a long way to travel and after losing the first game, there are 29 more matches to show what we can do,” he stated.

GPL Is Not A Sprint - David Duncan

Duncan Congratulates WAFA For Win Over Kotoko

Head coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, David Duncan has congratulated West Africa Football Academy for bearing Kumasi Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Premier league opener.

The Academy boys defeated Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Saturday afternoon at the Sogakope stadium and the man at the losing side congratulates them for securing all maximum points.

He was disappointed his side didn’t advantage of the chances that came their way.

“I thought they took they took their chances and that was the difference between them and the goals they scored,” David Duncan told SuperSport after the final whistle of the hear-pumping encounter at the Sogakope Stadium.

The former Hearts of Oak tactician reckon the result would been different had his side made use of the chances they created, but in football, ‘if and but’ are alien.

“We could have also taken our chances that came our way… half, quarter and even full chances. Had we taken them, the result would have been different.

“But in football, you don’t use ‘if and but’… congratulations to WAFA.” He said.

Duncan Congratulates WAFA For Win Over Kotoko

We Deserve To Win - John Killa

Head coach of West Africa Football Academy, John Killa says his side deserve to amass all the maximum points in the first game of the new season against Asante Kotoko.

WAFA defeated Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Sogakope Stadium on Saturday afternoon to win the 2016 league opener, and John Killa believes his team were the better side and deserved the victory.

“I think we deserved the win, we were the better side from the onset and we scored an important goal late in the first half,” excited John Killa told Super Sport after the game.

“I was very happy with the way we scored the second goal because the movement and the run were well executed.m,” he noted.

WAFA created numerous chances after the early second half cushion from Samuel Tetteh, but the fluffed the glorious opportunities to make it a massive win.

However, the Dutch man is content with the points in the basket.

“We could have scored more, we created chances to score the 3rd goal, but it we could not make use of the chances but I am very happy with the first win and first three points.” He said.

We Deserve To Win - John Killa