Feeble Ghana global defender Richard Kissi Boateng has expressed his disappointment and reveal over Ghana’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
In an interview with Pan-Africa Football, Kissi Boateng emphasised the significance of football in Ghana, pointing out that it is miles a unifying power that brings the nation collectively.
“It is far a fallacious signal for the nation not to qualify for this match [AFCON] because that’s what brings the nation collectively.”
He highlighted that despite Ghana’s various non secular and tribal panorama, football has repeatedly been a fundamental language that unites the populace. The crew’s absence from AFCON, he believes, exerts rigidity on society and the football swap.
Kissi Boateng urged the Ghana Football Affiliation (GFA) to take decisive action to address the subject. “On myth of you furthermore would possibly per chance can see that we are failing and so they [GFA] must cease one thing.”
Ghana’s unsuccessful qualification campaign ended with a 1-1 plot in opposition to Angola, marking their first absence from the tournament since 2004.
In response, the GFA has initiated restructuring efforts all the plot thru the technical crew, appointing damaged-down German coach Winfried Schäfer as a technical consultant to beef up head coach Otto Addo.
