{"id":26122,"date":"2020-06-12T08:57:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=26122"},"modified":"2020-06-12T08:57:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:57:47","slug":"wont-ban-jama-black-stars-ck-akonnor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wont-ban-jama-black-stars-ck-akonnor\/","title":{"rendered":"I won\u2019t ban \u2018jama\u2019 in Black Stars &#8211; CK Akonnor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I won\u2019t ban \u2018jama\u2019 in Black Stars &#8211; CK Akonnor<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Despite being widely acknowledged to be a strict tactician, Black Stars head coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor has no immediate plans to ban \u2018jama\u2019 sessions by the squad.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe Black Stars are famous for their entertaining \u2018jama\u2019 sessions, where they sing and dance prior to their games, especially in major tournaments like the AFCON and the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>While many have argued that the \u2018jama\u2019 before the matches helps ease any nerves the players might have before big matches, others suggest that it results in players not focusing before games and even tiring themselves out.<\/p>\n<p>With Akonnor\u2019s \u2018no-nonsense\u2019 reputation, there have been discussions as to whether he will allow these sessions to continue.<\/p>\n<p>However, Akonnor said he cannot see himself cancelling something that has become a staple of the side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. no no. It\u2019s part of us,\u201d he said emphatically<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe Black Stars head coach, however, added that he expects periods of concentration from his players prior to their matches.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that it was important for players to motivate themselves for matches before they enter the dressing rooms and before they walk onto the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, he insisted that in the dressing room, it was important for the players to focus on the task ahead of them.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou can\u2019t be singing all the way to the pitch. When you sing a little, you relax a little,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Akonnor said on\u00a0<strong>Citi TV<\/strong>\u2018s pidgin sports show\u00a0<em><strong>Football Made in Ghana.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFootball requires concentration. We could be joking an hour prior to the game but after that, you need to concentrate on the game. You can\u2019t be joking all the time otherwise, you\u2019ll be joking when you get on the field\u201d<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<em>culled from CitiSports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I won\u2019t ban \u2018jama\u2019 in Black Stars &#8211; CK Akonnor Despite being widely acknowledged to be a strict tactician, Black Stars head coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor has no immediate plans to ban \u2018jama\u2019 sessions by the squad. The Black Stars are famous for their entertaining \u2018jama\u2019 sessions, where they sing and dance prior to their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8417,859],"tags":[1582,7717,3638,7777],"class_list":{"0":"post-26122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-african-football","8":"category-featured","9":"category-ghana-premier-league","10":"tag-black-stars","11":"tag-ck-akonnor","12":"tag-ghana-black-stars","13":"tag-ghana-football"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/CK-Akonnor.jpg?fit=865%2C603&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-6Nk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29260,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ck-akonnor-responds-mohammed-salisus-comment-playing-ghana\/","url_meta":{"origin":26122,"position":0},"title":"CK Akonnor responds to Mohammed Salisu&#8217;s comment on playing for Ghana","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"May 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana Black Stars coach CK Akonnor reacted to Mohammed Salisu's comments on not being ready to play for Ghana at the moment. 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