The country’s former football chief insists C.K Akonnor was not having the requisite qualities to handle the Black Stars that was why he failed to live up to the expectations
Former Ghana Football Association president Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe says Charles Kwablah Akonnor was not mentally strong to handle the Black Stars.
The 47-year-old was sacked on Monday barely a little over one year in charge of the senior national team due to series of uninspiring performances.
Ghana won only four games out of the ten matches played under Akonnor and the defeat to South Africa in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier
“CK Akonnor overstayed. I think he is not a leader,” Tamakloe told Metro TV.
“If he tries to lead it fails. A coach must be tough so boys don’t toss him about.
“To work for the government seven months and salaries were unpaid, official car denied him, his residence given to another person, I would have resigned.
“I think he should have resigned from the position. He held on until they sacked him and I believe that was a wrong decision for him. You have to be mentally strong to hold big positions like a national team coach,” he added.
Following Akonnor’s departure, more than fifty coaches across the globe have officially applied for the vacant position. However, reports suggest that former Ghana coach Milovan Rajavic will likely be given the nod with a monthly salary of $45,000.
Ghana will face Zimbabwe in a double header of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers next month.