Black Stars camp to be shut out to media

The Black Stars camp will be administered with limited access to the public and the media, Ghana FA boss Kwasi Nyantakyi has revealed.

The Ghana FA believes part of the cropping problems following the Black Stars’ failed campaign at the 2012 Nations Cup is due to the open camp system it has been operating.

Several false reports of gambling in the Ghana camp erupted during the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea where Ghanaian media personnel enjoyed unlimited access to the team while in Nguouni.

The GFA capo now says such privileges will be withdrawn in future national team engagements.

“People should bear with us if access to the team is restricted,” he said.

“You just can’t walk into the camp and expect to get any information you want.

“I think this privilege was very much abused in Gabon and that is one of the cause of these cropping problems.”

The Ghana FA provided Ghanaian journalists with internet facility at their Ngouni base which means most of them spent their day in the Black Stars camp with the players.

Journalists were also provided with food as part of the effort to make their stay comfortable during the tournament.