{"id":449100,"date":"2017-12-21T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/grant-was-bad-news-appiah-best-thing-to-happen-to-ghana-football-this-year-nana-aba-anamoah\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T17:00:16","slug":"grant-was-bad-news-appiah-best-thing-to-happen-to-ghana-football-this-year-nana-aba-anamoah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/grant-was-bad-news-appiah-best-thing-to-happen-to-ghana-football-this-year-nana-aba-anamoah\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant was bad news; Appiah, best thing to happen to Ghana Football this year- Nana Aba Anamoah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 21 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/83922474.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nana Aba1\" title=\"Nana Aba1\" width=\"295\" height=\"158\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Nana Aba Anamoah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813921649\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813921649\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513875616_885_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Reigning Radio and Television Personality of the Year Nana Aba Anamoah has thrown jabs at former blackstars handler Avram Grant, describing him as \u201cbad news\u201d to the progression of Ghana Football. <\/p>\n<p>According to the ace broadcaster and sports lover, she did not understand why officials of the Ghana Football Association folded their arms and watched blindly while the performance of the senior soccer team, the blackstars deteriorated.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that instead of staying in the country and scouting for local players to build the blackstars squad, Avram Grant took it upon himself to travel from TV shows to shows serving as a pundit. An activity she explained no official of the GFA condemned for reasons best known to them.<\/p>\n<p>The GHone Tv news editor added that, his trips to the various TV shows to serve as a pundit could have been forgiven if he was performing on his day job which was to manage the Blackstars and ensure their qualification to the 2018 world cup. A task he completely failed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvram Grant completely ruined Ghana football. Our FIFA ranking was higher when he assumed his position and he did well to bring it down. I cannot put my hands on what he had on the GFA officials that left everyone silent about how he managed the affairs of the team\u201d she said<\/p>\n<p>Recounting the progression of sports this year on Agoo Tv\u2019s Dwidwamu Sports show, Nana Aba Anamoah said, the coming back of former Blackstar International player, Kwasi Appiah as head coach of the blackstars is the best thing that has happened to Ghana football all through 2017. <\/p>\n<p>Coach Avram grant resigned in February after failing to meet his target of winning the African cup of nations with the Blackstars. His resignation followed calls from Ghanaians that the Israeli trainer should be sacked following his average performance as coach of the team.<\/p>\n<p>She however called on GFA officials to recognize other national teams like the women\u2019s team who have also been impressive this year. <\/p>\n<p>According to her, \u201cthe vast recognition given to the Blackstars is one of the many reasons why the team has won nothing in 35 years.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The journalist called on government agencies and other private companies to support the women\u2019s team because they are faced with lots of challenges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 26 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Thursday, 21 December 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-12-21 Nana Aba Anamoah Reigning Radio and Television Personality of the Year Nana Aba Anamoah has thrown jabs at former blackstars handler Avram Grant, describing him as \u201cbad news\u201d to the progression of Ghana Football. 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