The Great Olympics Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Francis Okoli would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Francis Okoli is living that version at Great Olympics, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Great Olympics
Eric Oteng and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Great Olympics training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Richmond Lamptey 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Afful joins the Great Olympics first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Afful is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thomas Baba joins the Great Olympics first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Baba is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Albert Boakye steps up from the Great Olympics academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Albert Boakye 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Isaac Adjei joins the Great Olympics first team
- Squad Richmond Lamptey is a square peg at Great Olympics