{"id":293853,"date":"2017-02-12T18:46:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T18:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=293853"},"modified":"2017-02-12T18:46:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T18:46:59","slug":"sam-arday-former-ghana-coach-dies-aged-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=293853","title":{"rendered":"Sam Arday: Former Ghana coach dies aged 71"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Black Stars coach, Sam Arday has died aged 71. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Arday was one of the most successful coaches at any age level for Ghana, guiding the under-17 team, the Black Starlets, to the 1995 FIFA U-17 World title and the African Under-17 Championship in Mali that same year.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sam Arday also led Ghana’s\u00a0Olympic Team to a Bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, , the first such accolade for any African team.<\/p>\n

Prior to that\u00a0he achieved some success with the Black Satellites at the\u00a01991 Africa Youth Championship in Egypt, finishing third.<\/p>\n

He also had spells in charge of the senior national team, taking charge for a year from 1996 to 1997, and in 2004.<\/p>\n

Fondly known as ‘multi-system’, Arday was remembered by fans on the game on social media.<\/p>\n

President Akufo Addo in \u00a0tweet on Sunday, described Arday as “one of the most brilliant coaches Ghana has produced.”<\/p>\n

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Saddened by the news of the death of Sam Arday. Undoubtedly, one of the most brilliant coaches Ghana has produced. (1\/2)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) February 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n