” I cannot be happy when our Black Stars have not performed. I share in the pain of the entire country, I share in the pain of everybody who follows the Ghanaian sport.
This is the time we need cool head to navigate the Black Stars to the levels that we desire. The journey to make Black Stars champions did not start two years ago. The journey started the last time the Black Stars won the AFCON.
The last time the Black Stars did not go beyond the group stage was in 2006, it was a year that the Black Stars qualified for the mundial. When there’s success, the team takes responsibility, when there’s defeat, the team takes responsibility.
We went out to represent Ghana and make Ghana proud. We went out with a clear plan to win the championship, it did not work. The team did not perform like we expected.
I said that coach Milovan has been the best thing Ghana has ever had when we talk about expatriate coaches. I’ve heard people say that beyond Ghana he didn’t achieve, that is true but it’s also true of many top coaches across the world.
It is also true that Milovan has had an unfortunate time with our Black Stars. Unfortunate in the sense that he’s never had even 4 days of uninterrupted training with the squad.
It is important that we all have cool head, go through the right process and make the decisions for Ghana football and we believe that we have the men to take those decisions that will eventually bring Ghana back to winning ways.
The minister of state responsible for sports wants the Black Stars to win, I want the Black Stars to win, I want to be an African champion so we will engage and discuss on all fronts and take decisions that will best in the interest of our country.
Fixing the Ghanaian football problem starts from the very foundation. It is the responsibility of everyone in EXCO around this time to have cool heads to ensure that we have the right decisions being taken for our dear Black Stars.
In terms of the players, these are the best intangible assets we have available to the technical team. Every player who made himself available and is of the highest quality found his way into the 28 man squad.
This is a group of dedicated players, they never spoke about money, they never discussed money. They wanted glory for our dear country but glory didn’t come. That’s why I keep saying we need to support these group of players”.
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GFA President, Kurt Okraku
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