Former Ghana striker, Prince Polley has ardently stated that the former captain of the Black Stars, Abedi Pele wasn’t a unifier as he couldn’t control players during his playing days.
Ghana's dream of winning their fifth African Cup were dashed after losing 11-10 on penalties against Ivory Coast.
Before the final, substantive captain Abedi Pele was suspended for the match against Ivory Coast and Tony Yeboah, who was assistant, was supposed to lead the team on the field.
But, a last-minute decision from coach Otto Pfister saw Anthony Baffoe who has not been with the team for long leading the team on the day.
This generated a heated argument in the country as many Ghanaians attributed Black Stars defeat in the final to the decision to hand leadership role on the day to Baffoe.
However, in an interview with Don Summer of Angel FM in Kumasi, Polley said, “What I keep saying is that, I’m proud to share the pitch with Abedi Pele but I think he couldn’t promote unity among us. I strongly believe that we could have won even a world cup with the squad at our folds if we were united”
“I think his (Abedi Pele) leadership style was not the best because of divisions among players”