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With hard work and diligence we will succeed - Black Stars coach C.K Akonnor

Sports News of Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Source: ghanaguardian.com
Black Stars coach CK AkonnorBlack Stars coach CK Akonnor
New coach of the Black Stars C.K Akonnor has asked for the support of every Ghanaian in order to steer the team to success.
In a first ever interview since being appointed as replacement for his former boss Kwasi Appiah, C.K says as a former player he knows the rudiments and requirements of the job.
He was however thankful for the confidence reposed in him to handle undoubtedly one of the biggest jobs on the land.
The new trainer says with hard work and diligence they will triumph and help bring back the love and ignite passion.
In a video posted on the twitter handle of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the gaffer said: “I thank you all for the confidence you have posed in me to head this position. As a formal player myself, I understand the demands that come with the job and I ask for your support as I commence this journey”, the gaffer shared.
He continued, “The GFA has given us directives and objectives and I believe with hard work and diligence we will succeed. Let’s all come together, ignite the passion and love for the game, and let’s bring back the love for the Stars”.
         

Falvey, Twins insist confidence in starting rotation surrounded by questions

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins set a major-league record for home runs last season. They created a bigger buzz with their recent signing of star third baseman Josh Donaldson to a $92 million, four-year contract — the richest in club history for a free agent.
Still, the defending AL Central champions carry with them a pressing question. Is their starting pitching going to be strong enough to not only help them get back to the postseason but play deeper into October this time?
With spring training less than three weeks away, diminishing the likelihood of another acquisition, the Twins have publicly expressed confidence in their rotation for 2020.
“As it stands right now, I feel really good about the group we have and the ability to build around that,” president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said. He added: “We never say never to anything, but we feel like we have a lot of good guys in the mix.”
Twins starters in 2019 ranked 11th in the majors in ERA (4.11) and sixth in innings (889 2/3), with pitching coach Wes Johnson making a strong impact in his first year with the team. All-Star José Berríos, perhaps the next player in line for a long-term contract, is back to lead the quintet after a career-best season. Jake Odorizzi, coming off his first All-Star selection, returned on a one-year deal.
The Twins need more than those two, though, if they’re going to do better than the Division Series sweep they were handed by the New York Yankees. When right-hander Michael Pineda was suspended for 60 games and the postseason for using a banned diuretic, the Twins ended up sending rookie Randy Dobnak to the mound at Yankee Stadium for Game 2 of that series.
Kyle Gibson, whose health contributed to a late slump that left him out of the playoff rotation, became a free agent and signed with Texas. Martín Pérez did, too, and went to Boston.
The Twins picked up a pair of veteran replacements in Homer Bailey and Rich Hill. The 33-year-old Bailey went a combined 13-9 with a 4.57 ERA for Kansas City and Oakland in 2019. Hill, who will turn 40 in March, is recovering from elbow surgery and on track to start a rehabilitation assignment in June. His season with the Los Angeles Dodgers was cut short by a forearm injury.
The absence of Pineda and Hill at the beginning of the season will require more than one of those rookies pressed into duty last year to continue to progress, whether Dobnak, Devin Smeltzer, Lewis Thorpe or Sean Poppen.
“The lifeblood of a sustainable winner or a championship organization is to have some young players get better and find a way to impact you,” Falvey said, adding: “So we’re going to count on those guys to get it done for us.”
Said Johnson: “These guys have been in the fire, in meaningful games down the stretch.”
If the rotation can stay stable through the first five weeks or so, the Twins ought to be in decent shape. Pineda’s suspension will end after 39 games, sometime in mid-May. Hill is expected to be ready around the All-Star break.
“So there’s cavalry coming, and that’s in addition to some of our prospects who’ve started matriculating through the minor leagues,” general manager Thad Levine said Friday at the team’s annual fan festival. “Then in the meantime, we saw some guys get to the big leagues last year in Thorpe, Dobnak, Poppen, Smeltzer, who we feel very confident can hold down the fort until those guys are ready. There will be some injuries along the way, so we’ll figure it out.”

I understand the demand that comes with the job - Black Stars coach CK Akonnor

Sports News of Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Source: ghanaguardian.com
Head coach of Black Stars, CK AkonnorHead coach of Black Stars, CK Akonnor
Head coach of Black Stars, CK Akonnor has stated that he fully understand the demand that come with the Ghana top job.
According to the 45-year old trainer, the lessons he has learned as a former captain of the team would be of good use to him in his quest to win silverware.
The former Wolfsburg captain, joined the team briefly as assistant coach last year for the double-header against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe but was shortly after given the job on a full time basis.
''I thank you all for the confidence reposed in me to head this position. As a former player myself, I understand the demands that come with the job and I ask for your support as I commence this journey,'' Akonnor said in his first interview released by the Ghana Football Association.
''The GFA has given us directives and objectives and I believe with hard work and diligence, we would succeed.
''Let's all come together, ignite the passion and love for the game. Let's bring back the love for the stars", he added.
Akonnor picked up his coaching badges in Germany and was offered his first job as head coach of then top-flight side Eleven Wise.
He was sacked and later employed by Hearts of Oak before joining Dreams FC who later released him to rescue relegation-threatened AshantiGold.
Akonnor's last club job was with Asante Kotoko where he lead them during the Group stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.

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