Chief Executive Officer of Bibiani GoldStars, John Kwesi Adu, has issued an apology to former head coach Frimpong Manso, clarifying that remarks attributed to him following Manso’s dismissal were taken out of context.
Manso, who guided the Miners to their historic Ghana Premier League title in the 2024/25 season, was sacked after the team’s 2-0 defeat to Algerian side JS Kabylie in the first leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round last week.
In the aftermath, Adu was widely reported to have compared the coach’s dismissal to the fate of high-profile managers, saying: “Even Jose Mourinho was sacked, so how much more Frimpong Manso?”
But speaking to Luv FM, the GoldStars CEO distanced himself from those words, stressing that he never made such “unhealthy comments” and regretted the impression created.
“I granted an interview, and I’ve seen a lot of paraphrases, misquoting me and some statements that I will never make,” Adu said.
“Let me take this short moment and apologise to the coach, because I’ve seen that people are saying certain things that I’ve never said anywhere.”
He further praised Manso for his role in the club’s history, noting: “He [Frimpong Manso] has made his monumental statement with Bibiani, because he has been the first coach to win us a title. Let him move on; then you are still asking unhealthy questions.”
Adu clarified that his reference to managers like Mourinho was only to highlight the global nature of football dismissals, not to belittle Manso’s achievements.
“I explained that let’s go back to the world. There have been coaches who have come with clubs and have left, some even won trophies. Then I just said that this shouldn’t be a radio banter, because Jose Mourinho and even the coach who won Chelsea the Champions League were sacked. I just said that in passing. Before I realised I was being misquoted, it’s unfair,” he added.
