Former captain of the Black Stars, Stephen Appiah, has mentioned the role of the media in the pursuit of an amicable solution to the feud between the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS).
The media, touted as the ‘third force’ of Ghana football have stoked the flames of the feud between the two bodies with sections of it taking sides at times.
The football icon has described the bad precedent of media houses taking sides as “disturbing” especially considering how the Black Stars are engaged in a qualification battle for the 2018 World Cup to be staged in Russia.
He said: ” We cannot attribute Black Stars’ failure to secure all three points against Uganda due to the wranglings surrounding the team. It’s mandatory for the stakeholders, including the media to play their role in resolving the issue.”
He also expressed his belief in the players to make the country’s fourth appearance at the end of the qualifiers.
Ghana will take on the Pharaohs of Egypt in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on November 13 at the Borg El Arab Stadium, outside of Alexandria, Egypt.
Source: sportscrusader.com
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This is what baffles my mind when people who are supposed to know better are talking like serial callers. We live in a nation where Grass root Football is totally collapsed. The FA/Government doesn't care about developing talents. The league is nothing to write home about. We couldn't even get sponsorship to begin with. look at how curuption is the other of the day in our league centres. We have the FA who is fighting with the Sports Ministry. Yet we blame Avram for everything? We can't be serious. I heard Kwaku Yeboah asking coach Sarpong if Avram Grant been organising training for local coaches as part of what the FA contracted him to do. And he said no! Must this be organised by Avram or must the FA have programme for the year where it will be mandatory for the coach to do that? In any serious community; Job Descriptions are given; Targets are Set and Plans are laid to achieve the Targets. Check with with all the Advanced FAs and you will testify to what I'm talking about. It sad to hear some of this so called Sports Presenters and how they analyse and criticise. I hope they will sit one day and listen to how F00OLISH they sound with their arguments and submissions. Instead of channelling the opportunity to call for accountability and grass root development of the game with all the money people have been squandering, they just talk about the coach this, the coach that! How can you build a better house without a good foundation? I remember all the various radio presenters calling for Avram Grant to stay in Ghana, what must he stay to monitor? Any games ongoing in Ghana? How many local players are in the national team? The local league is collapsed but we don't hold anybody accountable. Where are the Cost Leagues? All lands are sold for stores and properties. SAD for Ghana!!