Ace sports journalist Patrick Osei Agyemang, alias Countryman Songo, has told the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, that his first major act as sports minister should be the termination of Otto Addo’s contract as head coach of the Black Stars.
Songo, who has never hidden his dislike for Otto Addo, maintains that he is not the right person to lead the Black Stars and that Kofi Adams must give him the sack.
He reasoned that the performance of the Black Stars so far speaks to poor performance under coach Otto Addo and that his continued presence is a threat to the progress of the Black Stars.
“The Black Stars have been destroyed. His first major job should be the dismissal of the coach. They should forget about the compensation and fire the coach. Ghana football is in a mess because of corruption,” he said.
Kofi Adams appears not to be a fan of Otto Addo, as he has said that the numbers from the Black Stars’ matches played under Otto Addo do not support his continued stay as head coach.
He also questioned the rationale behind making changes to the backroom staff while maintaining the head coach.
“The data is very poor—terrible. If we were looking at just the data, there’s no way this decision would have been made. That’s why the GFA chose to remove the entire backroom staff. It was surprising, however, that the head coach was retained while the rest were let go. Looking at the numbers alone, it’s a clear no,” he told Metro TV.
However, Adams acknowledged that there might be underlying reasons for the GFA’s decision and stated that the ministry will engage with the FA to assess the rationale behind it.
“Something must have influenced that decision, perhaps financial considerations or enhancements to the technical team. An engagement with the GFA will help clarify what led to this choice.”
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