The Liberty Professionals Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
The knee: David Essien out for 20 days
20 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Liberty Professionals lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Emmanuel Addo signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Emmanuel Addo commits to Liberty Professionals for another 3 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Isaac Mintah
Liberty Professionals asked and Asante Kotoko said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Afriyie Gyan falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Emmanuel Addo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Emmanuel Addo, and the manager let it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
A loan move for Bernard Somuah is in the works
Liberty Professionals have made the call to Asante Kotoko. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
In brief
- Squad Words exchanged at Liberty Professionals
- The dugout Baba Wakaso asks for a word with the manager
- Market Daniel Asante leaves on loan
- Market a squad player goes out on loan