Fiifi Anaman tells the tall tale of Steve Dotse, a brave firefighter and prizefighter, whose meteoric rise in the latter meant he was next in line to become Ghanaian boxing royalty on the global stage…until the dark side of the sport all but consumed his legacy. Prologue Daniel Ayiteyfio was in…

Fiifi Anaman tells the story of the legendary player who many believe is the greatest goal scorer Ghana has ever seen. Note: This profile is a sequel (or a spin-off of sorts, if you will) to my last piece: Ghana. Baba Yara. Football. The Old Man He knew he was on his way…

Fiifi Anaman tells the tragic tale of Baba Yara, the man who many believe was the greatest Ghanaian footballer of all-time. August 14, 1963 — The arrival The massive crowd at the Accra Airport, from all walks of life, excited and expectant, had to be cleared off the tarmac. They had risked trespassing on to the…

The 2022 World Cup final not only proved to be the best ever, it also proved to be a handing over ceremony Match 64. The greatest football match of them all. The World Cup final is the single most viewed, most followed sporting event in the world. The Russia 2018…

Is it not beautiful to say “We did it on our own and with our own.” ? Fiifi Anaman writes. Here’s a trick question: What do the four semi-finalists at this year’s FIFA World Cup have in common? Any guesses? It can’t be the number of match wins, as all…

Fiifi Anaman tells a fascinating tale that strangely links an American president who got shot, a Ghanaian footballer whose shot tore a goal net, and a Ghanaian journalist who mourned the former remotely and witnessed the latter in close proximity. — After Stanley Matthews’ fine form had fired up the 50s, and George Best’s silky skills had served the 60s, another famous British footballer emerged in the 70s.

Chris Briandt — does the name ring a bell to you as a Ghanaian football fan? Of course it doesn’t. But it should — and here’s Fiifi Anaman to tell you why At the Accra Airport sometime in March 1958, Chris Briandt waited for his flight to Germany. He was…

James Kwasi Appiah’s contract as Ghana coach expired last month, and given the GFA’s dissolution of the Black Stars’ technical team last week, as well as his thank you note (pic above), it is safe to say that the divorce is complete. The 60 year old had two stints (2012-2014…

In the year of the Ghana Black Stars’ 60th anniversary, Fiifi Anaman examines the origins of Ghana football’s crown jewel, as well as the men, philosophies and circumstances that fuelled its initial rise not only to the apex of African football, but to global prominence — “Our coach once taught us a skill at training…” This is Dogo Moro speaking, recalling an event from 1958: a Ghana national football team training session. It’s been over 60 years, but the man who Ghana’s foremost newspaper, Daily Graphic, once hailed as the country’s “greatest center half”, still remembers.