What has been said about Samuel Boadu as rival management member comment put Cecil Jones Attuquayefio in comparison
Former management member of Asante Kotoko Nana Kwame Dankwah has made a staggering revelation that the current coach of Hearts Of Oak Samuel Boadu is the best tactician ever to be hired by the Accra based side.
Samuel Boadu, the former Medeama SC gaffer replaced Serbian trainer Kosta Papic who left the Hearts team after three months in charge. He signed a three and a half year deal with the Phobians.
Ever Since he took charge as coach of Hearts, he is responsible for five wins of the club’s 8 matches. Out of the 8 matches, he has won five, lost two and drawn one.
He lost against Dreams FC and Ashgold FC, drew with Karela FC and won against Inter Allies FC, King Faisal, Bechem United and Aduana Stars.
Reacting to the performance of the coach as a panelist on Hot Focal Sports show -hosted by Stonchist D’Blakk Soulja on Accra-based Hot 93.9FM, Nana Kwame Dankwah revealed that Samuel Badu is the best coach to ever coach Accra Hearts Of Oak:
“Samuel Boadu’s performance is exceptional…the kind of performance he is putting up for Hearts of oak has never happened in the history of the club…he must remain as the coach of Hearts for 26 years”. Nana Kwame Dankwah, who is also the head of sports at Hot 93.9FM told Stonchist D’Blakk Soulja.
This comment has surprised many Hearts fans although they are yet to take any action against the cause. This is against the backdrop that Cecil Jones Attuquayefio who guided the Phobians to Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup glories in early 2000s.
He went unbeaten in winning the African’s first tie inter club competition before beating their local rivals Asante Kotoko for the Confederations Cup in 2004.
The former Ghana coach died in an Accra hospital in 2015, triggering tributes from Ghana’s leading football figures, including then Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan.
Attuquayefio represented Ghana as a player and won the Nations Cup with the Black Stars in 1965 but it was during a distinguished coaching career that he made his mark.
Attuquayefio was assistant coach as Ghana won Africa’s first Olympic medal in 1992, when the Black Meteors took bronze, while he also coached the Black Starlets to third place in the 1999 Fifa Under-17 World Cup.
On Twitter, Gyan wrote ‘a legend goes home’ and went on to praise the coach’s role in the early stages of his career.
“Sad day…. my great coach and inspirer… he handed me my first chance… Rest in Peace Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio,” tweeted Gyan via BBC who played under the coach at Liberty Professionals in 2003.
The Ghana FA (GFA) also paid tribute to a man who served as a vice-president of the organisation in the 1980s and 1990s.
“Attuquayefio’s contribution to football in our country touched the lives of many people not only in Ghana but also in many countries in Africa,” read a statement signed by GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi.
“The GFA is immensely hurt by the loss of such a talented footballer, coach and administrator who shaped the lives and careers of many Ghanaian footballers.”
Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah also made his tribute, writing that Ghana has lost one of its leading thinkers about the game.
“One of the Brains in Ghana Football left us. Rest In Peace Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio. Yes Sir. #legend”
