GFA driving â??agoro ballâ?? philosophy through coaching education â?? Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe

The head of Public Relations and Strategy at the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe, has revealed that the association is keen on inculcating the countrys Football DNA at the grassroots level.It can be recalled that President Kurt Okraku launched the National Football Philosophy on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.The comprehensive publication, titled Ghana's Football DNA, aims to identify the characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, values, and history of Ghanaian football, ultimately shaping the nation's football identity.According to Neil Armstrong, the Ghana FA is working hard to ensure the countrys football DNA which is often regarded as agoro ball is embraced by all Ghanaian coaches.To do this, he has indicated that the philosophy has been made part of the curriculum of coaching education offered by the technical directorate of the association.We are building on where we have gotten to. Thats why I talked about coaching education. In the first four years of Kurt, a concept called Football DNA was launched. It has to do with the philosophy of the game based on how we play our football. All the coaches being trained are being exposed to the agoro ball philosophy. We like our tricks and flicks, but the modern game is not about tricks and flicks. If you are doing that, you must do it with purpose and score goals.We dont seem to get a lot of strikers coming through, but as for midfielders, we have a lot. Because we know we have a heavy strength there, it becomes a very heavy part of the philosophy. We are blessed with very skilled and strong players. So, when a Ghanaian team is on the field of play, what do we expect to see? That is our football DNA, and that is being pushed hard at our coaching education level, Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe said.  Read Full Story