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27th November 2025 10:15:15 AM
5 mins readBy: Abigail Ampofo

A former head coach of Eleven Wonders, Nii Odartey Lamptey, has confirmed the immediate past coach’s claims about the poor and unfair treatment meted out to players by the Ghana Premier League club.
Earlier, the immediate past coach of Eleven Wonders, J.E. Sarpong, quit the club ahead of Matchday 11, just 20 days after he took over from Nii Odartey Lamptey as head coach on November 2, following a three-game winless streak. Wonders remain the only winless team in the Ghana Premier League and sit at the bottom of the table.
Affirming J.E.Sarpong’s claims, Mr Odartey Lamptey mentioned that after months of quitting the club, some he still take care of some of the Eleven Wonders players.
Speaking during an interview on Asempa FM’s Ultimate Sports Show, he revealed that some players reach out to him almost every day due to how he used to treat and relate with them.
“Eleven Wonders players talk to me every day because of what I was doing for them before I left. I am still doing that. It is sad, but what can you do?” he said.
He added that he does not blame Ghana FA President Kurt Okraku or the Executive Council for the club’s struggles.
“You look at what they are going through, and they still have to go and play games. I will never blame Kurt Okraku and the Executive Council of the GFA for what is happening at the club. I have a lot of evidence of what is happening at the club, but I am happy that J.E. Sarpong is out talking about what is happening at the club,” he mentioned.
He continued, “I am no longer the head coach of the club, but some of the players come to my house to eat, and I give them transportation as well. I feel very emotional about what has happened.”
Nii Odartey Lamptey coached Eleven Wonders from the start of the 2025/26 season around August until October 30; however, following a poor run of form, poor player treatment and other administrative lapses, he quit. During his stint as coach, Eleven Wonders didn’t want any of the nine matches which were overseen by Odartey.
Eleven Wonders, who remain at the bottom of the league with just three points, will be looking for their first win of the season when they host Dreams FC in their Matchday 12 clash this weekend.
Meanwhile, the immediate past coach, during a media engagement made other claims about the club’s state and the challenges they are currently facing.
Admitting that his performance risks a relegation status for the club, he said he didn’t want to be linked to it when the’unfortunate’happens hence his early exit.
However, he named some other factors that have contributed to his exit, citing the poor treatment of players, which he believes has had a huge impact on their performance.
"Personally, I did not want a situation where it would be said that I was the one in charge when the team got relegated from the Premier League, so I had to decide to leave. Players are not paid well and are not fed well. Sometimes, the players can go three days without eating". J. E. Sarpong made these remarks on November 24, 2025, during an interview on Asempa FM.
He also lamented the poor transportation system of the club, revealing that, “They have a poor transportation plan. The players are sometimes forced to use public transport, 'trotro', which is not good for the players. The challenges of the club are down to administrative lapses, and so you cannot entirely blame the players for the current situation.
His resignation is described as the shortest ever tenure for a Premier League coach in Ghana, and in Eleven Wonders’ history is the shortest managerial spell the club has ever recorded. Previous coaches, even when results were poor, typically lasted several months before leaving or being dismissed.
In a related development, Juventus parted ways with their coach, Igor Tudor, just seven months into their deal. Their deal, which was expected to expire in June 2028, was abruptly truncated on Monday, October 27, after their eight-game winless streak.
The club announced Tudor’s dismissal after they played Lazio on Sunday, October 26. This left them eighth on the Serie A table.
“The club thanks Igor Tudor and his entire staff for their professionalism and dedication over the past few months and wishes them all the best for their future careers,” Juventus announced in a social media post.
Juventus added that Massimiliano Brambilla will take charge of the side for their Serie A fixture against Udinese on Wednesday (17:30 GMT).
“Massimo Brambilla will take temporary charge of the first team”, they continued.
The Old Lady is six points behind league leaders Napoli, and has failed to win in their last five league matches. Juventus are 25th in the Champions League group stage table, having lost once and drawn twice in their opening three matches.
This comes barely a week after This comes after the club parted ways with Ange Postecoglou, who lasted just 39 days when his contract was expected to expire in June next year.
Following the club’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League, the hierarchy bid him farewell just seventeen minutes after.
Taking his place, the club announced a former player, Dyche as the new boss in a formal statement shared on their website by their communications department. They mentioned him to be the one to take charge of their match against FC Porto on Thursday, with a contract that runs until 2027.
“Nottingham Forest is delighted to confirm the appointment of Sean Dyche as the Club’s new Head Coach, following a thorough recruitment process led by Global Head of Football, Edu Gaspar, and Global Technical Director, George Syrianos. The former Forest youth player joins the Club on a contract running until the summer of 2027 and will take charge of his first match on Thursday night as The Reds take on FC Porto in the Europa League.
He will be working with former teammates Ian Woan and Steve Ston.
“ Dyche will be joined by his experienced coaching team of Ian Woan and Steve Stone, both former Nottingham Forest players who together made more than 400 appearances for the Reds during the 1990s”, the statement read.
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