Kwesi Nyantakyi's 12-year reign as the president of the Ghana Football Association was so sensational that the country's football enjoyed much success
Kwesi Nyantakyi’s 12-year reign as the president of the Ghana Football Association was so sensational that the country’s football enjoyed much success. Ghana became a regular at the FIFA World Cup and AFCON. In youth Football, Ghana won the U20 World Cup in 2009.
Since his resignation in 2018, Ghana football has kept on retrogressing to the extent that the Black Stars will miss AFCON 2025.
Asamoah Gyan has revealed how things were smooth when Nyantakyi was the GFA boss but was sabotaged due to some people’s selfish interests.
“When Nyantakyi was the GFA president, look at where Ghana football was. Nyantakyi was never the kind of person who allowed internal bickering. He wouldn’t accept selfish agendas”, Gyan said
According to Gyan, Nyantakyi’s refusal to bow to the demands of a “yesa massa” culture made him a target for those who sought to manipulate the system for personal gain. If someone came to him with selfish reasons, he wouldn’t accept it. That’s why they wanted him out. Since his removal as GFA president, have you seen what has become of Ghana football?”
Nyantakyi was leading us somewhere. He became CAF Vice President; one of the strongest people in African football. But because he wouldn’t entertain their selfish interests, they sabotaged him. They found a way to remove him from his role. People didn’t agree with how Nyantakyi was leading, but the truth is he was doing well. Look at where Ghana football was under his leadership, and look at it now. It’s clear who the problem was,” Baby Jet added.
The former Black Stars skipper was livid when making the revelations. Ghana football has been in huge trouble since 2018 and nothing shows it is getting back to its former glory days.
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