I’M YET TO MEET CHIEF OF STAFF TO CONFIRM GOV’T ROLE IN KEEPING OTTO ADDO AS BLACK STARS COACH – Kofi Adams
Kofi Adams, the Minister-Designate for Sports, has stated that he is unaware of the government’s role in the decision to retain Otto Addo.
The Ghana Football Association declared earlier this week that it has reorganized the technical staff of the senior national squad, the Black Stars.
The choice involves the addition of a technical advisor and other assistant coaches to aid Otto Addo in fulfilling his responsibilities as coach.
While speaking on Sporty FM in Accra, Kofi Adams mentioned that he contacted the transition team to inquire if they had been consulted, but he did not receive a favorable response.
He mentioned that he would meet with the Chief of Staff to find out if he was consulted regarding the decision to overhaul the Black Stars technical team.
“At the time the executive council took that decision, the President had not announced my name as the Sports Minister-designate.
Following the announcement, I have had engagements with persons who were within the transitional team who were working in sports-related areas.
None of them has indicated to me of their involvement or or approach by the executive council in relation to whether the head coach must stay or not stay and who is being added or not added.
I have yet to speak to the chief of staff directly to find out because he was one of the first persons to be announced by His Excellency the President as an officer that if they were taking any such decision since we didn’t have Ministers-designate.
If they didn’t want to deal with the transition team at least the chief of staff was available. So I am yet to meet the chief of staff whether there was any engagement with him at all and what his answers were that is if they did have an engagement,” he said.
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