Lawyer Ace Ankomah (Esq.) has reportedly withdrawn from the five-member committee responsible for finding the next coach for the Black Stars.
Initially appointed as the vice chairman of the committee, with GFA Vice President Mark Addo as the chairperson, Ace Ankomah (Esq.) decided to step back from his role.
The committee comprises the Director of Coaching Education at the GFA, Professor Joseph Kwame Mintah, Ghana football legend Opoku Nti, and William Caesar Kartey, Chief Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
The establishment of this committee followed the dismissal of Chris Hughton as the Black Stars coach on January 23, 2024.
As per sports journalist Saddick Adams, the law lecturer has declined the invitation to serve on the committee. In a post on X, Adams stated, “I’m informed that Lawyer Ace Ankomah has declined to serve on the committee to search for a new Black Stars coach.”
“I have personally called on the President of Ghana to dissolve that committee, halt the search and instruct his minister and the GFA to first render an apology to the people of Ghana.
“Submit technical and management reports and their budget and investigate the causes of the disaster in Abidjan.
“Good that Lawyer Ace has been honourable enough to decline. The other members must decline their interest.
“The chairman of that committee himself is not fit for purpose. Aluta Continua.”