The president of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Black Stars’ poor start to the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. In a viral video on social media, the GFA boss vented his anger on the players for their poor performance in the game with Niger. The Black Stars lost their opening game to Angola in Kumasi before sharing the spoils with Niger in their second game in Group F.
The GFA boss mentioned some of the players in the Niger squad will not even make his team yet managed to secure a crucial draw with the Black Stars. He further cited lack of desire and passion from the players when on the field of play. In a meeting with the players at the base, Okraku furiously reacted to the draw against Niger, stating players not interested in giving their best will be shown the door
Ghana will face Sudan in a two-legged game in October, hoping to secure the maximum points and enhance their qualification chances.
“Let me roll the time back: A few weeks ago we played against Niger. How did you guys feel when you went back home to your bases? Were you happy? Niger!” he said, as spotted on social media. “Come on guys, you drew 1-1 against Niger, that was the scoreline. Four or five players who play in the Niger team, sorry, cannot play in my team but Ghana played 1-1 with Niger. What did we see, we saw a Black Stars team without passion, energy and desire to play,” he said.
Ghana will face Sudan in a crucial encounter tomorrow with the hope of securing the maximum points and enhance their qualification chances. .
