Ghana would not qualify for World Cup under CK Akonnor - Ex-Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye

CK Akonnor

A former Youth and Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye believes the sacking of CK Akonnor as head coach of the Black Stars is good riddance stressing he would not be able to steer Ghana to the global showpiece.

Akonnor, together with his two assistants were sacked on Monday after Black Stars shaky start to the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

According to the lawmaker, Akonnor, who is a former Asante Kotoko gaffer and his technical team had been unconvincing with their output as technical handlers of the team.

Nii Lante reiterated that the Black Stars' performance declined under Akonnor and that firing him was a step in the right direction adding that Ghana’s 2022 World Cup dream would have been shattered had Akonnor continued as head coach of the team.

“I was not surprised to hear C.K. Akonnor fired. Just last week I was on air and said that if I were in charge, I would have asked the entire technical team to resign. Looking at their performance, there was no way we would have qualified for the world cup.”

Nii Lante Vanderpuye also said that the period for the search of a technical head for the Black Stars is short as more time is needed for such a major decision.

He holds that time and loads of considerations ought to be done to ensure that the next coach will deliver the World Cup bid and also steer the team in the right direction.

“We need to take our time and find a new coach. There need to be several considerations before making such a decision. We can even find an interim coach, someone with the needed expertise to help us make it to the World Cup, then we take our time to find a substantive coach," he added.