Richard Kingson calls for patience in Ghana's goalkeeper search

Published on: 07 June 2017

Black Stars goalkeepers' trainer Richard Kingson has called for patience as the country continues the search for his long-term successor in goal.

Kingson's last game for Ghana came in 2011, and he has since watched on as Adam Kwarasey, Fatau Dauda and Razak Braimah have tried and failed to make the position their own.

In an interview with KweséESPN, the ex-Ghana international believes patience is needed to find the safest pair of hands for the national team.

"You see the desire for them to do something great for Ghana, but goalkeeping is a process and they need to go through that by making mistakes and learning from those mistakes. Through mistakes you can learn, through mistakes you become strong," he tells KweséESPN.

Kingson, Ghana's goalkeeper at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, and number one over a seven-year period and 90 caps, is now in head coach Kwesi Appiah's mentoring team, and says he is loving every bit of it.

"I am always honest and happy to serve my country Ghana. It is a real honour. As a coach I am here to help the young ones to develop and the experienced ones to get their normal time," Kingson adds. "It gives me a lot of joy. It is something that I enjoy doing. I have become used it. I like to do it more than to eat food."

 

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