posted Jan 21, 2008

look at the end of the day we are all proud africans im happy about all the buzz this cup is getting ,finally afica has got people talking ,and is about positive thing.so bad pitch or not we are proud and we gonna have a ball

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posted Jan 21, 2008

yesterdays game b/n Ghana and Guinea was not that impressive but the most important thing is that Ghana had win. Ghana should wake up to realize the dream of hosting and winning. I must say that i was not happy about the pitch because it was overgrown and restricted the movement of the ball. Ghanaians will not accept excuses like "we played well but could not win ". what ever be the case the trophy must stay in Ghana. May God be with us.

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posted Jan 21, 2008

I didn't like the opening ceremony, i wonder why their LOC came out to say the opening ceremony will be the ever in the history of the Nations Cup, what was so special about? In fact Egypt 2006 opening ceremony was so fine, The Ghana LOC have really disappoint me in their arrangements and sales of Tickets all of the ticket went to the black market which is very bad.

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posted Jan 21, 2008

Well the soccer fiesta began in earnest yesterday, so stay tuned and enjoy yourselves and watch out for the EPL delegation - Essien, Muntari, Drogba, Kano, Obafemi Martins, Solomom Kalou, Geremi, Aiyegbeni, Eboue, Kolo Toure, Obi Mikel, etc, etc, - because these guys will bring honour to the EPL. Todays game between Nigeria and Ivory Coast is a classic.
Go for it. Morocco has just scored the 1st goal under 1 minute against Namibia.

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posted Jan 21, 2008

Absolutely horrible match yesterday. Tactically, the two teams were a disaster.

But, phisically are very strong players. And Muntari´s goal was wonderful!!

I hope Cameroon will win the Cup..

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posted Jan 21, 2008

You are right about the Ivory Coast giving England lessons . Looking forward to kick off time tonight . Yesterday's game was good considering the state of the pitch , at times it looked like the players had no feet and what a cracker of a goal Muntari scored
Cote D'Ivoire to win

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posted Jan 21, 2008

The whole business part of the Nations Cup organisation is shrouded in secrecy with lots of kickback in the award of contract etc. We hope that the tournament itself is spared the corrupt practices now prevalent in Govt circles. No wonder the pitch in Accra is bad

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posted Jan 21, 2008

KwabenaAcheampong

The whole business part of the Nations Cup organisation is shrouded in secrecy with lots of kickback in the award of contract etc. We hope that the tournament itself is spared the corrupt practices now prevalent in Govt circles. No wonder the pitch in Accra is bad
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Yeah, corruption is not in english football( or europe). Thanks for reminding us that!

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posted Jan 22, 2008

So far, the pitches have been appalling! I don't know if i'm the ONLY one who's noticed this. I mean, how do they expect the best of performances and displays from these professionals who are used to playing on a level and less bushy turf? Because of the high level of the grass, their short-passes are very inaccurate and their timed runs are impeded 'cause their feet bury deep into the grass.
Well, it's a wonder that the Maroc/Namibia game produced 6 goals. Perhaps it's because most of the players on both teams are mostly composed of African based players(?)
I think the teams had better carry out their training sessions on the pitch which they'll play on before the matches to be more acquainted with the response they will get from the pitches if we're to get the best of performances from them...otherwise, it's going to be another one of those tournaments.

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posted Jan 23, 2008

The Accra pitch was not the best. Coach Le Roy has made his point. He must stop belaboring this point about the pitch.The pitch has been worked on and it is looking better!Black Stars play the 'agor'type of soccer and get us the cup!
He has no excuse than to get us the ultimate. That's what all Ghanaians around the world are looking for. A record 5th time win.GFA should note if Coach Le Roy does not get us the cup. Then he has to be sacked. He sounds like a politician with all his talk about the VIP stand and the pitch. The gentleman (A Ghanaian) from Full ham has done a wonderful job at the Kumasi, Sekondi and Tamale pitches and all the other pitches not forgetting the wonderful training pitches here in Accra. Indeed the Moroccans would be the first to admit that the man from Full ham has done well except the Accra pitch and he has actually been working on the Accra after the first Group A matches. He’s had a hard time with only the Accra pitch because that was the opening used for the opening ceremony rehearsals and all that. After all the two new pitches in Sekondi and Tamale relatively look excellent as compared to the refurbished old ones in Accra and Kumasi
Who says the other pitches aren’t good! All the other pitches have been used without complaints from the teams who have used them. Who then can sit elsewhere and conclude by eye inspection that the other pitches are terrible? These players know it that we cannot get pitches like temperate Europe just like the weather cannot be like temperate Europe. So let’s stop talking about the pitches and get on with the football. Coach Le Roy!The Accra pitch is the one that has been ear-marked for the semi-finals, finals and the third place matches and that’s where the matches are going to be played so you had better train on it and get us the cup.LOL! Moreover this is Ghana and no other country and certainly Accra is not like Kumasi or Tamale neither is it like Sekondi. So Le Roy had better put up or shut up!

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