[ 2011-04-19 ]

Fred Pappoe

GFA vice-president Pappoe wants hands on deck to halt football slide
Ghana Football Association vice president Fred
Pappoe has called for all an inclusive effort to
halt the alarming slides of Ghana football.

The football powerhouse has experienced some
disappointing results in the last four months with
clubs and national teams involved.

Ghana’s two representatives in Caf inter-clubs
competitions were kicked out in the preliminary
qualifying rounds.

The Local Black Stars and the Black Queens both
failed to make it past the round stage of the CHAN
tournament and African Women’s Nations Cup
respectively.

A promising Ghana Under-23 team were handed a
shock exit from the London 2012 Olympic Games
qualifiers and only last Saturday the Black Queens
were also bundled out by Ethiopia.

Late last year, the national Under-17 failed to
qualify for the 2011 African Under-17
Championship.

The FA has received the flak for failing to do
little to help raise the standard of the local
game

But Pappoe, who doubles as Black Stars management
committee head, wants all hands on deck to reverse
the trend than point accusing fingers.

“I don’t believe in apportioning blames.
Lamenting over an existing problem will provide no
solution. We have all recognised that there are
massive challenges confronting football in the
country at the moment,” Pappoe told Accra-based
Asempa FM.

”Blaming an individual is not going to provide a
solution. All hands must be on deck to solve the
problem. We all have our part to play.”

Source - Ghanasoccer

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