Seasoned journalist Ntim jumps to Ghana coach's defence; he should be retained

Posted On Friday, 8th February 2013

Underfire Ghana coach Akwasi Appiah

Seasoned journalist Kwadwo Ntim Charles says under fire Ghana coach Akwasi Appiah should be maintained despite failure to reach the 2013 Nations Cup final.

They are already calls being made to have the ex Black Stars captain sacked for his inability to lead Ghana to the finals of the 2013 Africa cup of Nations.

Ghana was surprisingly dumped out at the semi-final staged by Burkina Faso 3-2 on penalties.

This was after the Black Stars threw away a slim 0ne goal lead in the game played in Nelspruit on Wednesday.

And even before the Black Stars take to the field against Mali on Saturday in the contest for third place, some notable Ghanaians are calling for the head of coach Appiah.

Former Member of Parliament for Adenta, Kwadwo Adu Asare is the latest reported to have called for the sacking of the Black Stars coach.

But seasoned journalist Kwadwo Ntim (Micky Charles), a football administrator himself says these calls are totally misplaced.

“It is way too early to talk about sacking coach Akwasi Appiah and I will urge sober heads to prevail,” he said.

“A quick history check will reveal the Black Stars have scored more goals going into the semi-finals under Kwasi (Appiah) in the last 20 years.

“We are all disappointed in the results but must also draw some positives from our failure to reach the finals.

“We should critically analyze our failure rather than immediately make calls to have the coach sacked.”

The former Chief Executive of second tier BA Stars and a member of the Ghana U23 Management Committee also shared an opinion on the heated debate of coach Appiah’s substitution in the loss to Burkina Faso.

“A lot of things go into substitutions,” he said.

“People have made an issue over the one with Wakaso (Mubarak) but we don’t know whether the player was even injured or asked to be substituted for one reason or the other.

“I don’t think any coach makes changes with the intention of weakening its team, rather it is to strengthen it.

“So I believe we wait until the full facts are brought to bear before we take a position which will be well informed.”

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READERS COMMENTS

gentle john says:

February 8, 2013 at 11:38 pm

No way,this former Blacks Stars players and some sport presenters are saying Kwesi Appiah should not be sacked,is it because he is a local coach? they know he is not good but they afraid to say it open because people will say they are jealous of him,anybody who will say GFA should give Kwesi Appiah another chance don’t want anything good for Ghana football,i said it but people did not listen to me,they think since we are wining by the help of referees the team is good,i said it from day 1 that this coach is the worst Black Stars coach i have ever seen in many years,CAF wanted Ghana to go to finals at all so they started stealing for us from our second match,i was very sad last Wednesday not because we did not go to the finals but i was sad because Black Stars were playing like a primary school football team,he must kick out now before he totally destroy the Black Stars.

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benjamin nana says:

February 9, 2013 at 1:00 am

it serves us well,which presenter in kumasi manages Jerry Akaminko and a friend to James Akwasi Appiah,we should stop the hypocrisy this man came and said he wanted players who enjoy first team action in their respective clubs,can u tell me Derick boateng is beta than Awal Mohammed when they going gets tough u tried him on three games and he was pale shadow of himself in terms of performance.the man shown time and time again that he is not a good student of the game.are we looking for a good coach or Ghanaian coach.people are just using the team for business purposes. Asamoah GYan as captain if player can tell us that he being castigated by fans for missing penalty and embark on a years leave and be back to be given the captains armband are we serious as a country.lets wise up and do the right things or else even the semi-final will elude us in 2015.

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swiss says:

February 9, 2013 at 1:39 am

Kwasi Appiah is simply not good enough to handle black stars. He has being assistant coach for the past four decades and that only gives him the opportunity to know how to use them, but instead he is technically brain dead. And we need dedicated players who would pour out their heart to black stars not lazy players like
“Asmoah Gyan”. Black star is rubbish period…… They can’t even beat Burkina. Is a big disgrace to Ghanaians…….

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Idea says:

February 9, 2013 at 2:04 am

I support you Gentle JOHN, This is the worst Coach in the history of Ghana Football, FUCK HIM.. He should be sacked, how can you go to tournament with only 1 right back and a left back that you can’t use, this worst Black Star team ever.. FUCK AKWASI APPIAH.. BASTARD

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anokwale says:

February 9, 2013 at 2:20 am

Ghanaians did not attack Leroy in 2008. Continue to worship Europeans. They will take big salaries and leave. In 2008 we hosted with a strong team and Leroy could not win but you are are not attacking him. Think well my people. Break your chains.

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selfmade says:

February 9, 2013 at 5:20 am

Massa, gye3 nkwas3s3m no kika n go find some gari and beans to eat!!! Seasonal what????? And what’s the meaning of that bullshit word!!! He could be multiple seasonal shit but we don’t give a fuck about his fucking opinion and he better keep to himself or better still go and tell it to his fucking girlfriend motherfucker!!! We mourning and u come here with your stupid bullshit!!! Afumu cocoase seasonal journalist my foot!!! Viva the revolutiociooooooooo!!!!

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mukmin says:

February 9, 2013 at 5:36 am

Appiah should be fired and the team handed over to coach Tetteh or a good foreign coach.Appiah’s results and coach has been everything from bizarre, inconsistent to flat out erratic. Tetteh has proven himself to be a good coach and has the silverware to show for it winning continental and a world cup to u20 level. Appiah is just clueless and I don’t think he’s competent enough nor is he going to get better u either have it or u don’t. We all saw how bizarre his substitution was in the semifinals. Just because u played football as a pro doesn’t mean you’ll make a good coach ie Maradona. We risk a chance of not qualifying for world cup if he is retained. Gyan is finished by the way he can score against Niger but if he plays against tougher opposition he’s woeful.

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TRIBAL COACH says:

February 9, 2013 at 1:39 pm

KEEP AA AND WAVE GOOD BYE TO THE WORLD CUP.BUT TRUST ME I KNOW THE GFA WILL KEEP THIS CLUELESS,USELESS COACH JUST BECAUSE HE IS A KUMASI COACH.
BYE BYE GHANA, NO WORLD CUP NEXT YEAR.

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