The Ashanti Gold Sentinel
Squad12 Jun 2034
Bismark Asante damages knee ligaments — 97 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 97 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market12 Jun 2034
Ashanti Gold say no — this time
The offer from Aduana Stars for Andre Atiemo 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.
Squad12 Jun 2034
Ayman Sellouf 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 Ashanti Gold this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market12 Jun 2034
The Hensen Anponsa conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Wa All Stars will make the call about Hensen Anponsa this week. Ashanti Gold have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
Squad12 Jun 2034
The manager has not finished forgetting Ayman Sellouf's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Squad12 Jun 2034
When it matters, Emmanuel Ntim plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
In brief
- Market The Rashid Abubakar story refuses to die
- Market Jonathan Baba leaves for nothing
- Boardroom Ashanti Gold board back the manager