Emerse Fae has been appointed as Ivory Coast coach on a permanent deal after leading the Elephants to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations title.
The 40-year-old took over on an interim basis after Jean-Louis Gasset departed during the group stage of the finals, where the West Africans had lost two games including a record 4-0 home defeat by Equatorial Guinea.
But the Ivorians progressed as the last of the four best third-placed teams and Fae oversaw an incredible turnaround for the tournament hosts in the knockout stages.
The Elephants saw off holders Senegal on penalties and then came from behind with 10 men to beat Mali in the quarter-finals after extra-time.
After defeating DR Congo in the last four, Ivory Coast recovered from a goal down to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final in Abidjan on 11 February and win their third continental title.
Meanwhile, Liberia have appointed former Malawi coach Mario Marinica as their boss on a two-year deal ahead of the start of their 2025 Nations Cup qualifying campaign.
The Lone Stars will face Djibouti in a two-legged preliminary round tie next month.
The winners of the four preliminary ties will join the 44 highest-ranked African sides in the main qualifying draw for the 2025 finals, which will be held in Morocco.
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Technical Study Group (“TSG”) has released the Best XI for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023.
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, widely regarded as the best “AFCON” ever, concluded on Sunday in epic fashion with hosts, Cote d’Ivoire completing one of the greatest comebacks by winning against Nigeria at Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.
The CAF Technical Study Group has been following and analysing the tournament and its trends from day one.
Hosts Cote d’Ivoire, the new African champions, have three names in the Best Xl: Ghislan Konan, Jean Michael Seri and Franck Kessie. Kessie’s goal in the final helped the home side to secure the title.
Nigeria, who came oh-so-close, also have three names on the list: Ola Aina, William Troost-Ekong and Ademola Lookman.
South Africa, who entered the competition as underdogs but marched gallantly to a third-place finish have keeper, Ronwen Williams and Teboho Mokoena. Williams made history when he saved four penalties in one match during the competition.
DR Congo, fourth-place, also had two names: Yoane Wissa and Chancel Mbemba.
The Best Xl:
With Williams in goals, Nigeria’s Aina and Troost-Ekong showcased their defensive prowess, earning spots in the backline alongside Cote d’Ivoire’s Konan and DR Congo’s Chancel Mbemba.
In midfield, a diverse array of talent emerges, with South Africa’s Mokoena providing defensive stability alongside Cote d’Ivoire’s Jean Michael Seri and Kessie.
Upfront, the striking duo of Yoane Wissa from DR Congo and Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman bring flair and potency to the forward line, complemented by Equatorial Guinea’s Emilio Nsue, whose attacking threat kept defenders on their toes.
Nsue stands out as the competition’s top scorer with five goals, despite his team not reaching the semi-finals.
Goalkeeper:
Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
Defenders: Ola Aina (Nigeria), Ghislan Konan (Cote d’Ivoire), William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo).
Midfielders: Teboho Mokoena (South Africa), Jean Michael Seri (Cote d’Ivoire), Franck Kessie
Racheal Kundananji was playing on the sparse pitches of Zambia’s Copperbelt Province six years ago – but now the 23-year-old is the world’s most expensive female footballer in history.
t has been a remarkable ascent for the forward, an explosive talent who convinced Bay FC of the American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to part with $860,000 (£685,000) in order to prise her away from Madrid CFF.
Significantly, Kundananji is the first African player, male or female, to break a world transfer record.
She is moving to the United States after a prolific 18-month spell in Madrid in which she scored 33 Liga F goals in 43 games.
The Zambia international is still coming to terms with the enormity of her transfer fee but knows the first place she can find support is from her homeland.
“People in Zambia will be surprised but they will be so happy,” Kundananji told BBC Sport Africa.
“A lot of people have encouraged me to work hard and some even said ‘maybe one day you’ll break some records’.
“This is the first one and I know there are more coming. I will do my level best and fight every time I play, like I always do.
“I want to give the [Bay FC] fans what they want – to enjoy the games, to enjoy seeing me playing and scoring.”
Keeping secrets
The most surprised person in Zambia may well be Kundananji’s mother, who she decided to keep in the dark ahead of the big announcement.
“I just told her that I signed a new contract and that there was something big coming, but I didn’t tell her about becoming the most expensive player,” Kundananji said with a smile.
“I wanted that to be a surprise. My mum is my biggest influence.
“I learned a lot from her – to work hard and never give up on anything. If you’re good at something, then you need to follow your dreams.”
While Kundananji’s mum worked a physically demanding job in one of Zambia’s myriad copper mines, Bay FC’s new recruit would slope out to play football with local boys.
She and her friends created makeshift balls out of plastic and cotton from flour sacks.
“When I was growing up, I kept it a secret from my family that I was playing football,” Kundananji recalled. “They would think I was going to my friend’s place.”
When her family eventually found out, they assumed football was just a pastime that would eventually fall by the wayside. Kundananji says this sort of response is still heard by girls across Zambia.
“What I really want to say to girls is that they just need to follow their dreams and do what they love doing. Many of our parents will force us to do what we don’t love but then we end up with regrets,” she added.
“Choose your own path and work hard; then, as time goes on, your parents will support you.”
Teaming up with Oshoala
One of Kundananji’s new team-mates is someone who has been an example to her for several years.
Oshoala, six times Africa’s player of the year, has been newly acquired from Barcelona.
“She’s been a great African player for a long time. A lot of us in Africa try to play like her,” Kundananji said, beaming.
Kundananji is endearingly modest and needs some convincing that she is now also a role model to young Africans.
The talented forward grew up as a Chelsea fan – watching Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard in the Premier League, dreaming that one day she might emulate them.
“Every time I watched Chelsea I would see the camera following the individual players. I thought, ‘I just want to play football in front of a camera’,” she said.
“I thought about my face coming up on TV and my mum thinking, ‘Oh that’s my child’.”
Having scored in the Uefa Women’s Champions League and Women’s World Cup, and faced the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid in Liga F, Kundananji is certainly no stranger to the TV cameras.
Watching closely as her prowess and profile have grown has been Chris Atkins, her agent since 2018.
He was first alerted to her ability after watching some grainy YouTube footage of the then talented teenager scoring a hat-trick against Ghana in a friendly ahead of the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
“Racheal is dedicated, humble and obviously an unbelievable goalscorer,” Atkins said.
“She always had raw speed but has improved so much in terms of her finishing, her tactical awareness and her physicality in the past few years.
“It is great to see someone who started with nothing has managed to reach the level she has.”
From Kazakhstan to the USA
Kundananji made her Zambia debut in 2018, and scored three goals at that year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
Kundananji’s success has required a few career steps.
The first significant one was in 2019 with a transfer from Zambia’s Indeni Roses to BIIK Kazygurt, the biggest women’s club in Kazakhstan.
It was a dramatic shift for the then 18-year-old, who was delighted to be earning a guaranteed $1,500 per month – with free accommodation included.
She secured a move to Liga F side Eibar in 2021 before her abilities were spotted by Madrid CFF, and it is in the Spanish capital that Kundananji has really flourished.
Fellow Zambia forward Prisca Chilufya is confident her team-mate can handle the pressure that will inevitably accompany her record price tag.
“She’s very determined and very hard-working. That’s why she has been dominating in every league she has played in,” Chilufya told BBC Sport Africa.
“She is someone you want on your team because she has a good heart and she also makes life easy on the pitch.”
Chilufya is hopeful that Kundananji’s high-profile move to the USA will help to further the growth of women’s football in their homeland.
“I think this news will be shocking to many because Zambia has never had any expensive players and women’s football is still developing in the country,” Chilufya said.
“It’s amazing to know that Zambia has the most expensive player in the world. Players like Racheal have played a big role in inspiring people.”
Although Kundananji has made history with her move, Atkins is expecting the world transfer record to tumble regularly in the coming years.
“We’ve taken a big leap up now in the record, but that could easily be broken in the next six to 12 months,” Atkins said.
“The NWSL is now reacting after perhaps realising it had slipped down the pecking order in terms of women’s leagues.”
It is a huge move for Kundananji, who is swapping the 3,500-seater Estadio Fernando Torres in Madrid for the 18,000-capacity PayPal Park in San Jose.
She admitted she will miss life in Spain but is relishing the prospect of proving herself in the NWSL.
“My team-mates in Madrid have been my family and it was so difficult for me to make this decision,” Kundananji said.
“I won’t put myself under pressure. My goal is to continue where I ended in Madrid and to achieve bigger things.
“I’ll never give up because if I give up, I’ll disappoint the young girls who message me asking advice about how they can get the best out of themselves.”
Cash, houses and honours are being bestowed on footballers from Ivory Coast and Nigeria, after Sunday’s riveting Africa Cup of Nations final.
Every player in Ivory Coast’s winning squad will pocket $82,000 (£65,000) and get a villa worth a similar amount, the presidency announced.
“You have brought happiness to all Ivorians, bravo, bravo,” said President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast, which hosted the pan-African tournament.
Nigeria also got a heroes’ welcome.
Although their 2-1 loss in the final spelled heartbreak for the Super Eagles’ millions of fans at home and in the diaspora, their efforts are being handsomely rewarded by President Bola Tinubu.
Each member of the Nigerian squad has received one of the country’s highest honours – the Member of the Order of the Niger. The president is also giving them each an apartment and a piece of land near the capital, Abuja.
Third-placed South Africa are also set to receive about $52,000 per player, according to local media.
It is not clear what cash payment Nigeria’s players are to receive from the state purse.
But all of the perks listed above are in addition to the usual prize money doled out by the Africa Cup of Nations, which they say they have boosted by 40% since the last tournament.
This means that winners Ivory Coast get $7m, runners-up Nigeria get $4m, semi-finalist South Africa and DR Congo each get $2.5m, while the four teams who made the quarter-finals take home $1.3m each.
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations enjoyed the highest viewing numbers in its 67-year history – thanks to bigger broadcasting and commercial deals, and social media buzz. Almost two billion people are said to have watched worldwide.
Analysts hope the global appreciation for Africa’s footballing flair will translate into more starting slots for African teams at future World Cups.
As it stands, Africa has only nine World Cup spots to Europe’s 13, despite the fact these two continents have a near-identical number of Fifa-affiliated countries.
African national teams have in the past complained their salaries and bonuses have not been paid.
The Cameroon side who won global admiration for their quarter-final performance against England in the 1990 World Cup waited over 30 years to get houses they were promised, by which time their captain had died.
At last year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup, South African footballers won a pay dispute after sitting out a match in protest. Their hastily assembled substitutes had included a 13-year-old girl.
After winning over a century of caps for South Africa during her playing days, Amanda Dlamini broke new ground at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
The former midfielder became the first woman employed by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to be an analyst on its official international TV commentary of the continent’s showpiece men’s tournament.
Dlamini says the role is a “major win for women”, but acknowledged the weight of her position scared her at first.
“I was nervous to make sure that I leave a good impression. I cover all my stats and tactics because that is my job,” Dlamini told BBC Sport Africa.
“The realisation of being the first woman at an Afcon, where the centre stage is mostly about men’s football, and having a female voice, surely matters. I thought to myself, ‘Wow, this is history’.
“It’s not just a major win for me personally in my career, but for many other aspiring women who want to be in the commentary space.”
Dlamini was based in the south-western coastal city of San Pedro, and found herself in a unique position for her final co-commentary game at the tournament.
The 35-year-old called the match, which saw South Africa send the continent’s top-ranked team out of the finals, a “super special” moment.
“I’m South African before anything, and this is our national team,” Dlamini added.
“As a former footballer, I know what it’s like to be on the pitch. The emotions were running high, but it’s South Africa at the same time. It was a whole rollercoaster of emotions.”
Dealing with criticism
Dlamini says there was a largely positive reception to her role at the tournament, but she was not immune to negative responses despite her historic achievement.
“We received a number of negative comments. I think the most recent one said, ‘She’s just there to tick a box’,” Dlamini said.
But, as a former player, she is not new to criticism of her performances – whether on the pitch or on microphone.
While Dlamini welcomes constructive feedback and uses it to improve her craft, she has found ways to “rise above” criticism over time.
“If a negative comment comes through, of course it will impact you because you’re a human being,” she explained.
“I think I’ve just learned that through meditation, through worship as well, it calms me. I feel like it’s always one of those things where you take it as well with the good criticism and you just have to move on.”
Amanda Dlamini captained South Africa women at the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Dlamini’s journey into co-commentary is rooted in her illustrious career as a professional footballer.
After calling time on her playing career in 2018, having featured 105 times for Banyana Banyana, she began her broadcast career with TV punditry on domestic matches in her homeland.
“Interpreting a game is not always easy. It comes with confidence,” she said.
“Personality wise, I’m not someone who talks quite a lot, and having to speak for 90 minutes was pushing me out of my comfort zone. I didn’t think that I would do it.
“The 2013 Afcon was my first big tournament [as an in-studio TV pundit].
“I can’t tell you how nervous I was. I thought everyone could just feel how my heart was pumping through the microphone.”
“It was my birthday the previous night, it was the best birthday present ever,” Dlamini said as she looked back at the country’s achievement.
“I was crying for two minutes; I couldn’t say a word in commentary.
“It was just such a beautiful moment – not just for that group, or class of 2022, but for all the other women that have been trying to win this important accolade.”
Athletics dream
Since retiring Dlamini has been involved in initiatives with world governing body Fifa
Dlamini’s sports career may have been on the football pitch but growing up in KwaZulu-Natal province she competed in many sporting codes and wanted to become a sprinter.
Economic hardship hindered her pursuit of that dream and instead turned her attentions to football.
“I was a sprinter [over] 100m, 200m and 400m but a lack of resources back in the rural areas hampered my progress into athletics,” the former midfielder explained.
“I fell back into soccer, because at every corner boys were playing football and I just stood out as the only girl.
“I just continued and pursued it until I had to move from home at 14 to try and follow this footballing career, because I needed to find an all-girls team so that I can progress and make it into the national team.
“That on its own was very difficult, to leave my parents and my family behind.
“Every milestone, every achievement every opportunity for me, it’s almost like it’s a full circle moment of coming back to the young Amanda who was always dreaming of those opportunities.”
Dlamini’s pioneering role at the men’s Nations Cup this year underscores her determination and resilience in chasing her dreams.
And she hopes this milestone can have an impact with other women across the continent in pursuing their aspirations.
“I started this journey simply because when I looked around back home, young girls who were my age back then, 12 or 13, were being forced to drop out of school because they had to go get married at a very young age,” Dlamini reflected.
“And I thought, ‘Aren’t their dreams valid? Does anyone care what it is that they want to do for themselves?’
“So, I’m hoping that with this opportunity that I’ve been afforded they can see that it’s okay to chase their dreams. But also, when the platform is there, don’t be afraid to be the first.”
Dayot Upamecano said “racism has no place anywhere” after the defender was subjected to racist abuse following Bayern Munich’s 1-0 defeat by Lazio.
Upamecano, 25, was sent off in the 67th minute of the first leg of Bayern’s Champions League last-16 tie, with Ciro Immobile scoring the resulting penalty.
“2024 and we still have to repeat it,” wrote Upamecano on Instagram.
“Making mistakes is part of football. I made one and I apologise to my team-mates and supporters.
“Everything remains possible at home and I believe in my team.
“Criticism is part of football but racism has no place anywhere. When in stadium, or on social media.”
Bayern Munich failed to have a shot on target in Rome, with the defeat increasing the pressure on manager Thomas Tuchel, having also lost 3-0 to Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen last Saturday.
The former Chelsea manager criticised Upamecano in his post-match press conference following the defeat at the Stadio Olimpico.
“We did everything we could to fall behind, making errors and losing confidence,” said Tuchel. “[There was] no need for Upamecano to go in like that. It’s not wild or intentional – but just block the shot.”
Bayern trail Bayer Leverkusen by five points in the Bundesliga and have already been eliminated from the German Cup.
Kudus has made a significant impact since joining West Ham from Ajax in a €43.00m deal, scoring 10 goals across all competitions and establishing himself as an important player for the club.
Meanwhile, former England international Alan Smith believes West Ham will not be willing to sell any of their players to Arsenal following the prolonged negotiations during the Decland Rice move.
The Gunners have emerged as one of the teams targeting Kudus ahead of the summer transfer window.
Kudus was on the radar of Arsenal last summer but the Hammers beat other clubs to secure the services of the 23-year-old.
The former Ajax star has settled in England and has netted ten times in 26 appearances for the London outfit.
However, his future at West Ham could come to a quick end in the summer with top clubs beginning to show interest.
“The Rice move was always going to happen, but I think West Ham have actually invested well off the back of it with the likes of Edson Alvarez and Kudus coming in,” said Smith to Newbettingsite.co.uk.
“I don’t think West Ham will be wanting to sell him to Arsenal anytime soon, especially not after the Declan Rice move!” he added.
Stephen Appiah Asare, formerly of Tema Youth, has joined Legon Cities FC ahead of the second round of the Ghana Premier League.
The winger was seen sporting the club’s jersey during their friendly match against US Avranches, which they won 2-1.
Asare won a penalty for the Royals during the game.
Legon Cities had a mixed first round, ultimately finishing in ninth place. The team has made several signings, including Asare, to improve their performance and achieve a top-four finish.
Asare had been a consistent performer for Tema Youth in the second division, but this move to the top flight represents a significant step up in his career.
He will need to adapt quickly and make the most of this opportunity if he wants to succeed.
Leicester City are looking to secure a permanent move for Black Stars winger Fatawu Issahaku at the end of the season.
ssahaku, currently on loan with the English Championship side, has been making an impact, and sources from England indicate that the move could become permanent.
The Ghana international showcased his prowess by scoring his third goal of the season during Leicester City’s recent 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship. Issahaku opened the scoring in the fourth minute, tapping into an empty net after a pass from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The experienced striker Jamie Vardy added the second goal in the 36th minute, securing the win for Enzo Maresca’s side.
Leicester City continues to lead the Championship standings with 78 points from 32 matches, positioning themselves for a potential promotion to the Premier League at the end of the season.
If the reported move becomes official, it would mark a significant step for Fatawu Issahaku in his career, transitioning to a permanent role with Leicester City.
The conveners of ‘SaveGhanaFootball’ demonstration has presented a 15-point petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Wednesday after the protest in Accra.
The petition was presented after a march that was held earlier in the day starting from the Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle and ended at the Black Star Square.
The protesters were among others seeking significant reforms in the governance of Ghana football. They believe Ghana’s football industry is collapsing because of poor leadership and structures.
The Black Stars exiting the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage is the final piece that necessitated the demonstration.
Among the demands in the petition, the conveners asked for the disbandment of national team management committees, that many see as not doing any work and taking outrageous per diems.
Read the full fifteen points in the petition below:
DEVELOP A NATIONAL FOOTBALL POLICY:
This policy if properly developed, with proper consultation and inputs will serve as a direct guiding principle or the fulcrum around which our football will revolve.
INSTITUTE A COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY:
A Commission of enquiries and investigations, akin to the Dzamefe Commission, must be established to probe the factors contributing to the poor performances of the National Teams, including administrative, coaching, and player-related issues. Specific terms of reference must be provided, and a Government white paper issued accordingly.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
There is a pressing need for accountability for individuals and entities responsible for the disbursement and utilization of the $10.5m prize money received from our World Cup participation in Qatar 2022, the $8.5 million budget in Ivory Coast. This we believe will guide us in future tournaments and our participation.
DISSOLUTION OF SEARCH COMMITTEE’S REPORT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW BLACK STAR COACH:
After three successive failed major tournament campaigns in three years, it is evident that Ghana’s football problems go beyond the appointment of coaches. The search committee tasked to look for a new coach for the Black Stars report must be discarded immediately, pending the review of the technical report, investigation into the issues that calumniated the horror show, management of the team, personnel, medical reports and challenges that bedeviled the team.
DISBANDMENT OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES:
The National Teams Management Committees have become an avenue for rewarding members of the GFA and their assigns with promises of travel and allowance. Thus, there are no criteria for selection members for these management committees. Besides, the competencies of some of the members are highly questionable. We recommend that, due to the palpable ineffectiveness of the management committees, the practice must be scrubbed. In its place, we propose the establishment of a ‘National Teams Board’ that will be responsible for the management of all national teams. This board must be a three-member board with a National Teams Coordinator as member. This would reduce the number of committees and build a robust system of governance for all the national teams. The National Teams Board would directly work hand in hand with the various back-room staff to uphold the highest standards required of the Ghanaian football.
LACK OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:
The development of Juvenile Football is the bedrock of success for all football nations. Over the years, Ghana has chalked remarkable success at juvenile and youth competitions at the continental and global level. The transition of these successes to significant achievements at the senior level however remains nonexistent. Talents unearthed at juvenile level unfortunately falloff without a deliberate succession plan to integrate them into the various age groups.
Since 2017, no National Male Team at the youth level or developmental stage of football has qualified for the World Cup. This has greatly hindered Ghana’s football developmental process. There is evidence of conflict-of-interest situations in the call of youth players with members of the current GFA administrations favoring players playing for clubs owned by these administrators and or clubs associated with the leadership. The resultant effect in the long run is the various teams no show at the global stage and depleted Black Stars.
STRUCTURAL REFORMS:
Structural reforms must be introduced at the GFA to ensure transparency, accountability, and good corporate governance, thereby improving financial management and enhancing professionalism in football administration. We recommend that, effective immediately, the Government order the agency responsible for sports in Ghana, the Ministry or National Sports Authority (NSA) to sign the FIFA Standard Corporation Agreement to ensure that government can get involved in the organization, technical direction, administration and the financing of football without the usual FIFA interference rhetoric.
NATIONAL TEAM FUNDING:
It is public knowledge, the level of financial investment the Government of Ghana makes into the National Teams. We are however of the view that, the mode of investment is wrong.
Substantial sums of tax payers’ monies only go into the Black Stars’ friendly games, tournaments at the expense of other National teams and sectors of the sport. It is quite astonishing the manner in which several Sports Ministers continue to approve unconscionable budgets prepared by the GFA for the Black Stars campaigns without proper scrutiny.
We suggest that, the GFA Collaborates with the National Sports Authority in the preparation of tournament or game budgets, as the NSA is the body mandated by Law, to undertake such exercise.
INVEST IN GRASS-ROOT DEVELOPMENT:
Government must invest massively in school sports, technical development, and infrastructure and grass-root football.
DOMESTIC COMPETITION:
The success of every Football Federation is measured by the strength of its domestic competitions. The Ghana Premier League and other competitions are in a very deplorable state. When organized well, it has the propensity of boosting the local economy with activities each week while offering employment opportunities to thousands of Ghanaians. As a matter of urgency, the government must endeavor to invest in the local league, through infrastructure development and also engage state and parasternal agencies to sponsor the leagues. An agreement should be reached between organizers of the league, club owners and such state agencies to have an oversight role in the use of these monies to ensure transparency at all levels. Adequate provision of infrastructure is crucial for football development in Ghana. The government should invest in the construction and maintenance of modern football infrastructure to support national teams and domestic leagues.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL TRAINING COMPLEX
ACCOUNTABILITY:
The GFA manages the national team in trust of Ghanaians. For accountability and transparency purposes we are calling for an extensive investigation into all the monies (FIFA & CAF and sponsorships) that have come to the GFA in the last five years. We are aware that MTN sponsored the Black Stars $2 million for two years when we qualified for the 2022 World Cup. Mara, Tecno Mobile, Puma, Flora Tissue, Zeepay, Chery Cars is part of Tanink Ghana Limited etc are some sponsors that came on board to sponsor the Black Stars during the World Cup in Qatar.
NATIONAL TEAM COACHES SALARY CHALLENGE:
All national team coaches must be provided with contract and be paid just as the Black Stars’ coach to cure the issues of bribery heavily associated with the management of the other national teams.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT:
Government to lead stakeholder engagements involving football clubs, fans, players, journalists, and civil society institutions to chart the way forward
REDUCTION OF TAX ON FOOTBALL-RELATED EVENTS:
Parliament to as a matter of urgency, consider reducing the 17 percent tax on football events to 3 percent as done for the creative arts.
