Motivation

Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil has opened up about his disappointment after being left out of Ghana’s squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.Speaking to VamosNetwork, the Los Angeles Galaxy star admitted that missing the tournament was one of the toughest moments of his career and revealed that former Black Stars head coach Otto Addo offered little explanation for the decision.“I was disappointed to miss the 2022 World Cup,” Paintsil said. “The coach told me there was no reason — only that I don’t defend. There was no tangible explanation.”Paintsil’s exclusion surprised many given his strong form at the time. Two years later, the 2024 MLS champion is using that setback as motivation to shine for both club and country.With Carlos Queiroz now in charge of the national team and Ghana preparing for the 2026 World Cup, Paintsil hopes to finally get his chance on football’s biggest stage.“I’m just focused on proving myself again. I want to play for Ghanaians and make them proud,” he added.

Ghana FA president Kurt Okraku has visited the Black Maidens to motivate the team ahead of their second leg clash against Togo in the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.His visit comes after Ghana secured a 2-0 away victory in the first leg at the Stade de Kegue, with Priscilla Mensah scoring both goals to put the Maidens in a strong position. Big Boost! 🤩Our Prez @kurtokraku visited to motivate us ahead of the second leg vs Togo U17.Thank you Mr President and with this visit, we’re Focus and determined to get the job done. ⁰#BlackMaidens, Win! 🇬🇭#ShineBlackMaidens✨#FIFAU17WCQ pic.twitter.com/G21f2F0mDk— Ghana Women National Teams 🇬🇭 (@GhanaWNT) April 15, 2026Ghana delivered a composed performance, taking the lead in the 16th minute through Mensah after a well-worked move. The team maintained control for much of the match, limiting Togo’s attacking threat and dictating the tempo.Okraku used the visit to encourage the players to remain focused and complete the job in the return leg.The second leg is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Accra Sports Stadium, with kickoff set for 3:30pm.The Black Maidens will be aiming to build on their first-leg...

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Gary is joined by Dr. Jonathan Fader, a Sport & Clinical Psychologist with 11 years experience in some world class sports environments such as New York Giants and New York Mets. He has just released a new book called 'Coaching Athletes to Be Their Best: Motivational Interviewing in Sports.' Gary wants to challenge his own views on motivation and specifically how it applies to the current state of the game with variables like pay-to-play, scholarships, parent influence, commitment levels, and how they impact our coaching and cultures. November’s Modern Soccer Coach webinar will be on Wednesday November 20 and the topic will be ‘Set Pieces’ We will have a couple of special guests and discuss: - Attacking set pieces - Defensive set pieces - Effective ways to train them - How to scout them in opposition - Zonal v man marking and lots more… The webinar will be FREE to all members of the Modern Soccer Coach Community Platform… you also get access to ALL THE CONTENT on there…a range of webinars, 250+ exercises and weekly content,… go online and take a look… www.modernsoccercoach.com/community