Marked for Samuel Baba
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match19 Sep 2026
Chastening afternoon for BA All Stars
A 2‑6 beating by WAFA was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad21 Sep 2026
A one-man rearguard from Joseph Afful
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
A goal and an assist for Kwadwo Baba — 7.78
Involvement in 2 goals, from a player who spent the ninety minutes doing the thing a manager actually wants: being where the ball was going to end up. 7.78 beside his name.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Felix Inusah was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match19 Sep 2026
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 8 goals between BA All Stars and WAFA, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad21 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Musa Sulaiman
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom21 Sep 2026
Nobody left the BA All Stars dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Kwame Essien 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.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
A mark of 5.57 tells the story without any need for embellishment. He will want the tape of this one quietly lost.
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Crisis
Market14 Sep 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
A brace, and Samuel Baba takes the afternoon — 8.19
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Samuel Baba provided it, and the 8.19 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Match12 Sep 2026
6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about BA All Stars and Hearts of Oak in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Match12 Sep 2026
Beaten 2‑4, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad14 Sep 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at BA All Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Samuel Baba has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at BA All Stars training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nana Ofori is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad14 Sep 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Felix Acquah, and the manager let it.
Squad14 Sep 2026
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
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Crisis
Match5 Sep 2026
0‑10 to Hasaacas, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Market7 Sep 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what BA All Stars can pretend not to have heard.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A one-man rearguard from Joseph Afful
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The terraces7 Sep 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 26 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Felix Inusah was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match5 Sep 2026
Nobody could stop scoring
10 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about BA All Stars and Hasaacas in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market7 Sep 2026
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bernard Appiah is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Sep 2026
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kwadwo Sulemana has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
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Steady
Market24 Aug 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at BA All Stars, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad24 Aug 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Samuel Baba, and the manager let it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Nana Ofori 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at BA All Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market24 Aug 2026
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at BA All Stars has been clear about where Afriyie Sulemana stands, which is more than many ever get.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Supporters make their feelings known about Kwadwo Baba
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. BA All Stars would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
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Steady
Squad10 Aug 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Samuel Baba commits to BA All Stars for another 4 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
Business is business: Yaw Ofori goes
Hasaacas paid $57.0K and BA All Stars took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Patrick Acquah 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.
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Steady
Squad3 Aug 2026
Felix Inusah was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
The phone has started ringing about Abdul Adjei again, and this time the name on the line is Wa All Stars. BA All Stars are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at BA All Stars training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kwadwo Boateng is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.