The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalization Committee (NC) to decide the future of Black Stars head coach James Kwesi Appiah following calls that he should be sacked.
The indigenous coach led the national team to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Egypt but failed to deliver the target given to him in his contract to lift the trophy.
Following the disappointing campaign that saw the Black Stars being eliminated at the round of 16 stage by the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, a larger part of the population has called on authorities to relieve him from his post just as indicated in his contract.
Whiles the uncertainty over his future continues to grow, Majority leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has cited that the Normalization Committee should come out with a definitive pronouncement on the fate of the coach.
“The Coach Kwesi Appiah got appointed in April 27 and the terms and conditions of his engagements were made known to him. He signed to the terms and conditions that he was to deliver the AFCON 2019”.
“Mr. Speaker, as far as I am concerned a definitive pronouncement will have to be made. Whether to continue so that he will be assured. If he is not going to be continued then he will know that maybe as part of the terms of engagements, if he didn’t deliver he will be ousted”.
“So the Minister and indeed the outfit that is in charge for the Black Stars should come with a definitive pronouncement on the coach and not leave him in limbo. If he is to be continued a decision will have to be taken and it will have to be made known to him. If he is to be discontinued, he must be told”, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs shared.
Meanwhile, reports suggest that Kwesi Appiah has not been sacked because he will have to be paid a huge compensation when he is relieved from his post before the expiry of his contract in December 2019.