Ameenu Shardow, the newly appointed team manager of the Black Stars, has defended Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku against accusations of cronyism in appointments.
Shardow, who previously served as the administrative manager of Dreams FC, acknowledged criticisms that Okraku has appointed friends and cronies since taking office in 2019.
However, he stressed that the competence of appointees should be the primary consideration.
Speaking on Untoldstories TV GH, Shardow said that he had worked with Okraku for many years and believed that the GFA President had appointed individuals based on their abilities to perform their roles effectively.
He also noted that although he had been appointed as team manager, there may be other competent individuals who could have been considered for the position.
"I won't fault people for criticising because it's normal. But the only thing I will look out for is the person you are talking about is he competent enough to do the job or not.
"If he or she can do it well fine but if he can't do it then they have solid ground to criticise. I have worked with Kurt for so many years at Dreams FC and he knew my capabilities but in all these sometimes you need the grace of God and favour from men to achieve great things in this life because trust me I might not be the only competent person to do that job," he added