Head of Sports at Despite Media, Dan Kwaku Yeboah, has criticized the recent appointment of a new technical team for the Black Stars despite ongoing issues within Ghanaian football.
He attributes this decision to what he perceives as a lack of effective leadership within the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association.
According to Yeboah, if there were competent leaders in football management, they would have halted the appointment of Otto Addo and his team given the current challenges in the sport.
He expressed disappointment that neither the Ministry nor the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports demanded reports from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations before approving the FA’s decision.
Yeboah likened the situation to a doctor prescribing medication without first diagnosing the patient’s specific ailment. Due to what he sees as a lack of thorough investigation into the coaching team’s appointment, Yeboah doubts that the Black Stars’ fortunes will improve under the new leadership.
“It’s an indication that there is no elder at home. It shows that when it comes to the running of football in our country, no one cares. You can’t send a patient to a hospital and prescribe medications for him when there has been no diagnosis.
“It has never happened in the history of this country that after a tournament, we proceed to appoint new coaches without the reports of the previous technical, playing and medical teams. If the sports minister and parliament were in control, he would have demanded all these reports before allowing the FA to appoint a new coach,” he said.
Turning his focus to Otto Addo, the ace sports journalist wondered why the former Black Stars winger, who claimed to have his future secured with German Bundesliga side, Borussia Dortmund, has turned around to accept the role after exiting the position in December 2022.
“It’s about time Ghanaians stop following the
. Otto Addo told us he and his family don’t see their future in Ghana so why the sudden U-turn. Do they now see their future in Ghana? What has changed in less than three months? Does Otto Addo meet the criteria set by the GFA?” he quizzed.
The Ghana Football Association officially announced Otto Addo’s reappointment as the coach of the Black Stars on March 15, 2024.
Addo will start his second term with the team by facing Nigeria on March 22, followed by a match against Uganda four days later. Joseph Laumann and John Paintsil will assist him, with Fatawu Dauda serving as the goalkeepers’ coach.