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Former Black Stars head coach's dismissal has been a major issue for discussion as many have described the way he was sacked as disrespectful on the party of the GFA. Kwasi Appiah was sacked last Friday hours after leading the Stars to beat the Hawks of Togo in a Nations Cup qualifier. Although many have described his dismissal as shocking, a seasoned freelance sports journalist says attempts by the FA to dismiss the former Black Stars captain from his post started right after the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. According to Christopher Opoku, the FA had no �confidence� in Kwasi Appiah when he was handed the Stars job but hired him simply to appease the fans who were clamouring for a local coach to lead the four-time African champions. Speaking on Peace FM's flagship show Kokrokoo, he said that, �The GFA wanted to sack him [Kwasi Appiah] after the 2013 AFCON but they were just considering him.� The freelance Sports Journalist added that it would have rational if the decision to sack the coach was based on the fact that he failed to achieve his targets. But with Kwesi Appiah having aided the Black Stars to amass four out of a possible six points and the team lying joint-first on the log (Group E, AFCON 2015 Qualifiers), the reason adduced by the GFA does not make logical sense. �Kwesi Nyantakyi and every single member of the Black Stars management committee must resign if that is the case,� Christopher Opoku indicated. Listen to Christopher�s revelation on Kokrookoo in the audio above.