As the popular dictum says; “Rome was not built in a day” so
it is with football and Spain has been
an explicit example of grooming talents from the academical through the
clubs then to the senior national team
the La Rojas of Spain.
It took some years to rebuild to have almost all the players
from both Barcelona and Real Madrid to showcase such spectrum of world class
sexy and romantic football that would glue every spectator to his seat barring
no additional time aside the stipulated minutes required in a normal game. This
step has yielded the country and the clubs some European trophies for some
years now.
Every country which participated in 2013 AFCON hosted in
South Africa did not purpose to be by-standers rather to strive hard to make
history as far as Africa football is concerned. If Ghana once again in the
repeat of 2012 Equatorial Guinea and Gabon AFCON has lost 3-1 to the Eagles of
Mali in the third and fourth place, must it call for Coach James Akwasi
Appiah’s sack?
For one reason football fellows would turn a blind eye to Mali’s defeat
as they still have not work up from the Burkina Fasos’ shocking
sleeping trauma.
Even though his predecessors more or less achieved the same,
he should be maintained to continue the rebuilding of the team to attain its
past glories and rightful place in the football arena.
Akwasi Appiah’s disappointments in his first Nations Cup
tourney as a head coach must not serve as chewing stick in the mouth of some
Ghanaians advocating and crucifying for his sack as the technical handler of
the team.
Yes, the graduate Black Stars player now a coach, James
Akwasi Appiah assured Ghanaians that his team comprised of some few old folks
with ten new players unacquainted to Nations’ Cup fiesta would break the 31
drought by winning the crown for the fifth time for mother Ghana but this must
not be used as a yard stick to crucify him.
The former ex Black Stars and Kumasi Asante Kotoko captain Coach
James Appiah was optimistic but lest we forget that they ways of men are not
equally of God and football has a reach a spectrum where regardless of form
guide surprises could spring up.
For instance, Cote d’lvoire had their fate and hope painted gloom
after been booted out in the quarter final when the lost 2-1 to the Super
Eagles of Nigeria who unfortunately lost to the stallion of Burkina Faso in the
grand finale played at the Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Again Ethiopia played a very attractive football before
existing from the group stages, however earned the accolade the ‘Barcelona of
Africa’.
For the sake of the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualification that
will continue next month, Coach James Akwasi Appiah should at the least be
given the benefit of the doubt to build upon the new generation of stars since
an immediate quest for a new coach could even make matters worse.
Ghana enjoyed a smooth ride from the group stages through to
the quarter-final until they met a well united force no nonsense stallions of
Burkina Faso in the semi finals and Mali in the third and fourth place whereby
the stars lost 3-1 convincingly to the Malians. It appeared that Burkina Faso
and Mali were too good for the Black stars in the just ended competition.
The fact Ghana lost the match to Burkina Faso due to
technical bankruptcy because Kwesi Appiah lacks substitution technique as a
coach, have really exposed the cracks or fragments within in the cement which
needs to be either cemented or patched.
When the nation was employing him were we aware of his
caliber? Kwesi Appiah in nothing at all
has added national pride as a local coach to the team. It is about we
stop blaming the coaches likewise the players when management have not
done their work.
In any way the FA must account for the budget they sent to
the tournament and the hearts of Ghanaians at risk.
As
an African, kudos to the Green Eagles of Nigeria for lifting the 29th
edition of AFCON 2013 as their trophy hosted in South Africa after
securing 1-0 victory over the stallions of Burkina Faso at the 90,000
capacity soccer city in Johannesburg.
In
reality Coach Stephen Keshi has done well for been the second man as a
player and a coach to win the AFCON title and for that matter upcoming
coaches and present ones must emulate him.
Ebenezer Zor
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