[ 2016-11-10 ]

Coach Afranie

Seven highlights of veteran coach E.K Afraine
Ghana football received another shocking news when
one of the finest tactical brains passed on to.
"Coachene" E.K Afraine died in a fatal accident
en route to be transferred to the Komfo Anokye
Teaching Hospital from Accra where he was being
treated of mild stroke.

In the space of a year, C.K Gyamfi, Cecil Jones
Attuquayefio, Fred Osam Duodu and now Afranie have
passed on. Ironically, the then FA President of
his finest moment in 2001, Ben Koufie also passed
on in July 2016

Here are six highlights of Afraine's career as
coach.

. Afraine qualified four different Ghanaian
national teams to the World Cup - the Black
Starlets in 1991, 1997, 2001 with the Black
Satellites where he won silver, and the Black
Queens in 1999.

. The key components of his 2001 silver winning
squad at the U-20 World Cup moved on to help Ghana
qualify for its first World Cup in 2006. Notable
players include; Michael Essien, John Mensah, John
Paintsil, Derek Boateng, Sulley Muntari, Addoquaye
Pappoe and Razak Pimpong.

· He was assistant coach of the Black Stars team
that won 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, serving as
number two to recently Coach Osam Duodu.

· Coach Afranie led Ghana’s campaign at the
1984 AFCON. The team exited the competition in the
first round.

· Afranie also coached Hearts of Oak and
supervised the Phobians to lift their 12th Premier
League title in the 1996/97 season but was sacked
prior to the start of the 1997/98 season.

· The veteran coach handled Asante Kotoko,
supervising one of the most disappointing result
in the club’s history – 4-0 against Al Ahly in
CAF Champions League in 2006.

· He guided Sporting Mirren to relegation in
2008/09 season before taking over the top job of
then newly promoted New Edubiase United

Source - Joyfm

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