Baba Afful

Central Defender - WAFA
24 Jan 2027
Sunday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 14 Transfers Relations Events 23 Awards Matches History

Events

23

  1. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind

  2. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  3. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  4. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Blocked by better players in same position
    Who
    Addo Thomas

  5. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  6. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  7. Out on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  8. Squad status changed

  9. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  10. Protected from a rushed comeback by the medical staff

    Serious
    Cause
    The medical team are not yet ready to clear him for full minutes.

  11. Left out as Gladson Adjei was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Gladson Adjei was preferred — lower injury-risk profile.
    Cause
    He is being eased back from injury.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  12. He has come to believe: Injuries have defined his career

    Mind

  13. He has said it out loud: To be treated like part of the club

    Mind

  14. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  15. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  16. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  17. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  18. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $129.4K/y

  19. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $129.4K/y

  20. He has started to want: To be treated like part of the club

    Mind

  21. He has started to want: Better players around him

    Mind

  22. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  23. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.