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Kassin Mingle named U16 national team coach
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed experienced manager, Kassim Ocansey Mingle, as the Head Coach of the new national U16 team. This decision reflects Ghana’s strategic focus on taking its talented players through a structured system of continuous progressive development from one age category to the next.
Currently at the helm of Premier League side Nations FC, Kassim Ocansey Mingle is a very experienced Coach with a proven track record of talent development. With previous stints as Head coach of Bechem United, Mingle has established himself as a prominent figure in Ghanaian football, renowned for his ability to identify and nurture emerging talent.
Mingle’s appointment as the head coach of Ghana’s U16 team is a testament to his unwavering dedication to youth development and his adherence to the principles of the Ghana Football Philosophy.
The formation of this team aligns with the GFA’s vision of creating a robust youth pipeline that cultivates talent from a young age, laying the foundation for sustained success at the national level.
Assisting Mingle in his mission is the experienced Stephen Kyeremeh, whose invaluable insights and expertise will complement Mingle’s leadership. Joe Baah, a seasoned goalkeeping coach, will serve as the team’s dedicated goalkeepers’ coach, ensuring that every aspect of player development is meticulously attended to.
As the newly appointed Head Coach, Mingle is poised to guide Ghana’s brightest young talents through their formative years, instilling in them the values of discipline, teamwork, and perseverance. His approach emphasises not only on-field success but also the holistic development of each player, equipping them with the skills and mindset required to excel both on and off the pitch.
The formation of the U16 national team underlines Ghana’s forward-thinking approach to football development, a key feature of Ghana’s Football Philosophy. This philosophy prioritises the holistic development of players from a young age, emphasising not only technical proficiency but also the cultivation of strong character traits and values.
As the journey begins for Ghana’s U16 national team, there is no doubt that Kassim Ocansey Mingle’s leadership will play a pivotal role in shaping the destiny of these young footballers.
With a blend of experience, expertise, and a deep-seated passion for talent development, Mingle stands ready to inspire a new generation of footballing stars and propel Ghanaian football to even greater heights.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Richard Appiah, the footballer who killed two children and stored part of their bodies in a fridge at Abesim in the Bono Region in 2021 has been handed a lifetime sentence.
This was after a five member panel of judges at the Accra High Court returned a verdict of guilty against the convict.
Appiah, 32, also a draughtsman would spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of murder.
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BY MALIK SULLEMANA
