Jonathan Ayew

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14 Oct 2029
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157 Edition

The WAFA Post

30 Jul 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market30 Jul 2029

Andrew Owusu hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what WAFA can pretend not to have heard.

The dugout30 Jul 2029

Abdul Kyereh frozen out at WAFA

This is not rotation. Abdul Kyereh has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at WAFA is pretending otherwise.

Squad30 Jul 2029

Thomas Atiemo 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 WAFA this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad30 Jul 2029

Words at WAFA training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nana Amoah 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.

The dugout30 Jul 2029

No hiding place for Afriyie Paintsil

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Afriyie Paintsil, and the manager let it.

The dugout30 Jul 2029

Amos Baba is still paying for one afternoon at WAFA

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

In brief

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The WAFA Post

16 Jul 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market16 Jul 2029

Bernard Acquah has said yes to Heart of Lions

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. WAFA have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Market16 Jul 2029

Salim Uzair Baafada asks to leave WAFA

“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.

Squad16 Jul 2029

A falling-out at WAFA

Nana Amoah and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets16 Jul 2029

Door shut on Felix Boateng

WAFA asked and Ashanti Gold said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

The dugout16 Jul 2029

No hiding place for Jonathan Ayew

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonathan Ayew, and the manager let it.

Market16 Jul 2029

Talks stall between WAFA and Mohammed Wakaso

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

The dugout16 Jul 2029

Emmanuel Afful 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 Emmanuel Afful trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market16 Jul 2029

Still no signature from Francis Amoah

1 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what WAFA could get for him.

Squad16 Jul 2029

Good reports on Abdul Yakubu

The word out of the training ground is that he has been the sharpest man there all week. It is the quietest story a paper carries and it usually runs the week before somebody's run in the side begins.

In brief

139 Edition

The WAFA Post

26 Mar 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market26 Mar 2029

Felix Wakaso hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what WAFA can pretend not to have heard.

The dugout26 Mar 2029

Jonathan Ayew: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” WAFA have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad26 Mar 2029

A falling-out at WAFA

Thomas Atiemo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad26 Mar 2029

Osman Nuhu signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Osman Nuhu and WAFA agree another 4 years.

Squad26 Mar 2029

Nana Amoah 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.

Match24 Mar 2029

WAFA come up short against Berekum Chelsea

Berekum Chelsea left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

The dugout26 Mar 2029

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Nana Schlupp left the room before anybody could ask which.

The dugout26 Mar 2029

No hiding place for Francis Amoah

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Francis Amoah, and the manager let it.

The dugout26 Mar 2029

Thomas Atiemo asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

113 Edition

The WAFA Post

25 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match23 Sep 2028

No end in sight to WAFA's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at WAFA has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad25 Sep 2028

Nana Amoah 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 WAFA this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match23 Sep 2028

3 matches without a goal for WAFA

The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.

Market25 Sep 2028

One of our own: Isaac Annan joins the WAFA first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Isaac Annan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market25 Sep 2028

One of our own: Jonathan Ayew joins the WAFA first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jonathan Ayew is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market25 Sep 2028

Emmanuel Partey steps up from the WAFA academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Emmanuel Partey 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.

Market25 Sep 2028

Baba Adjei steps up from the WAFA academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Baba Adjei 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.

Match23 Sep 2028

A bad afternoon for WAFA against BA All Stars

0‑1 to BA All Stars, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

The dugout25 Sep 2028

Nana Schlupp faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Nana Schlupp after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

In brief