Personal Assistant to Minister of Youth and Sports, Kofi Asare Brako claims his earlier comments made against former Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah’s move to take the Ghana Football Association to FIFA has been taken out of context and retracted those comments.
Kofi Asare, popularly known as Abatey has called the former Black Stars Coach, James Kwesi Appiah ungrateful on his quest to stretch the GFA and the Sports Ministry before FIFA to claim his reportedly USD 185K arrears.
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The erstwhile Black Stars Coach whose contract expired on December 2019 is demanding his USD 185K salaries and bonuses accrued across six months. Appiah was on a $35,000 and a winning bonus unpaid sum of USD 10K.
James Kwesi Appiah has instructed his attorneys to serve the GFA notice of demand earlier April 2020 after being told to produce all documentations and properties belonging to the association in his possession. He has also in return warned against taking the matter to FIFA.
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Isaac Asiamah’s aide has referred to the former Black Stars coach as ungrateful should he decide to take the GFA to FIFA for his money.
But his most recent interview with Happy FM, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Youth and Sports stated that his comments were blown out of place and the move by the former coach will be a disgrace to the country.
“I will like to retract my comments if it has caused any inconvenience towards anybody. My comments on Kwesi Appiah’s issue has been taken out of context.
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“We have paid Kwesi Appiah consistently in his two spells with the Black Stars. He should have been patient with the Sports Ministry to off set his debts.
“He shouldn’t have come out to give that ultimatum to GFA that if they don’t pay by the deadline, he would take them to FIFA. This will be a disgrace to the country if the case is sent to FIFA that is why I made those comments.
“Kwesi Appiah should have said that or threatened us.He should have look at the things Ghana has done for him. If he take Ghana to FIFA he will be ungrateful”.
