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Reflecting on Ghana’s recent struggles, he argued that the Black Stars spent nearly three years under a coach who was “out of his depth,” leaving the team without a settled identity.
Ace sports broadcaster, Godfred Akoto believes Ghana’s recurring coaching problems are not simply about the coaches, it is the appointment process itself that is fundamentally flawed.
Reflecting on Ghana’s recent struggles, he argued that the Black Stars spent nearly three years under a coach who was “out of his depth,” leaving the team without a settled identity.
“I respect him as a person, but he was underqualified for the job,” Akoto said.
He believes the consequences were severe.
“We did not have a team.”
According to him, players were constantly rotated without building stable partnerships, making it almost impossible for the squad to develop chemistry before major competitions.
The result, he said, was Ghana’s failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations and low expectations heading into the World Cup.
Akoto described Carlos Queiroz’s arrival just weeks before the tournament as essentially a rescue mission.
“I saw it as a ‘don’t get embarrassed’ appointment.”
He praised the experienced Portuguese coach for restoring organisation and confidence to a team whose morale had collapsed after years of poor results.
“The biggest challenge wasn’t tactical. It was confidence.”
Even so, Akoto questioned why Ghana repeatedly finds itself making coaching decisions at the last minute instead of following a long-term plan.
To him, the issue goes beyond individual managers.
It is about a system that continues to appoint coaches reactively instead of strategically.
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