The Wa All Stars Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Wa All Stars say no — this time
The offer from New Edubiase United for Samuel Mensah was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No thanks: David Chinagorom rejects the move
Wa All Stars had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Abia Warriors, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Samuel Mensah in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Wa All Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Andre Partey gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Gladson Partey signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Gladson Partey commits to Wa All Stars for another 3 years.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Wa All Stars
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nana Ofori was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Samuel Mensah wants to know why he earns less
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Wa All Stars have no good answer.
Market17 Aug 2026
The shop window has Abdul Paintsil in it
Wa All Stars have let the market know Abdul Paintsil can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Gladson Partey knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Gladson Partey trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Market Abdul Paintsil's agent talks up a move
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Mohammed Mohammed
- Market Nana Asamoah goes looking for football