[ 2014-10-05 ]

Former Black Stars midfielder Laryea Kingston

GFA selects players for coaches – Laryea Kingston
Former Black Stars midfielder Laryea Kingston has
accused the President of the Ghana Football
Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi and members of
the Black Stars Management team, of taking monies
from players for national team call ups.

Laryea Kingston was commenting on Ghana’s poor
showing at the world cup in Brazil and reasons why
the Black Stars have not won any major trophy on
the continent in an interview on TV3,

“The management have their interest in the team
because they have their own players they want to
call into the team. Nyantakyi will say this player
or that one is my player so you need to call him
into the team to play at least one game,” he
revealed.
He explained that such exposure raises the profile
and value of the player for onward transfer to
bigger leagues outside the continent.
He insisted, “it is not an allegation it is the
truth, its something I know, every call up into
the national team for tournament, the management
committee members they say I am bringing my three
players, the national team coach only has about
five players to work with.”

But Kingston who played in the Black Stars for
about 5 years argued that if Ghana wants to win
any major trophy, a strong-willed coach with a
clear philosophy should be appointed and be
allowed to keep a consistent team for a period.
The immediate past Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah
has on several occasions been accused of not fully
having control over the selection of players for
either friendly matches or tournaments.

The GFA has on several occasions been accused of
influencing player selection for coaches but has
consistently denied the claims, insisting the
coaches are on their own.

During the world cup, there were also reports that
Kwesi Appiah was forced by some management team
members and players to drop goalkeeper Adam
Kwarasey for Fatau Dauda.
Laryea Kingston, who was a former Vitesse and
Hearts of Midlothian player also backed the
Stars’ decision to demand their $100,000 dollars
before their last group game against Portugal.

The delay in payment of the players’ appearance
fee according to former coach Kwesi Appiah hugely
contributed to their abysmal performance at the
world cup.
Kingston added that the “players deserved
whatever they agreed on before they went to the
tournament. They [players] don’t trust the
management. But i agree that they held the country
to ransom.”

Source - Citifmonline

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