Ghanaian journalist Bright Kankam Boadu admitted that he had to issue an apology after making a derogatory remark about Black Stars goalkeeper Richard Kingson’s trainer.
Kankam explained that he had made the comment during the team’s training session in the USA in October.
Recognizing the disrespect in his statement, he felt compelled to apologize.
“I’ve seen people only complaining about the coach but what about those on the bench? We have to sack all of them. What is Olele (Kingston) doing? Our goalkeeper is good enough.”
He proceeded to recount the situation that had prompted his disrespectful remark during the training session.
“I said something that made me apologise. Right there, I said, ‘I’m sorry’. They were training and we went to watch them. We were very close to them. So he shoots and the goalkeeper saves, then the goalkeeper shoots for Olele to save.
“The goalkeeper saved one of Olele’s shots and Olele said, ‘No, no, move your body.’ Then I said, ‘Look at what he is doing.’ It didn’t come out well and it wasn’t right so I said, ‘I’m sorry’ and they took me out.”
During the October break, Ghana suffered defeats to Mexico and the USA, conceding a total of 6 goals in those matches.