The new Black Stars management committee is taking responsibility. "- Perry Okudzeto

Sports News from Friday, March 22, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-03-22

Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Perry Okudzeto, believes that the new five-member management committee for the Black Stars will take responsibility for the funds and resources allocated to the team.

The standardization committee announced the creation of the new committee on March 15 and said that Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong would chair it with deputy minister of youth and sports, Perry Okudzeto, as deputy minister. Ibrahim Sunday, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye and Ms. Abena Osei Asare were the other members of the committee.

Mr. Okudzeto spoke with Umaru Sanda Amadu on March 21st on Pointblank and said that with GNPC, the main sponsor of the Black Stars, with a member of the committee, there would be a better accountability for what society give to his team.

"In the past, the GNPC gave money to the GFA and the badociation managed the team at any competition.

In this period of reform of our football, the committee has been set up to better manage the national team towards Africa. "

Mr. Okudzeto then answered questions from observers who were of the opinion that only members of the NPP had been appointed to the committee.

"The national teams belong to the government and the government finances and manages them. Appointments of national teams are not made on the party line.

What matters is that Ghana has decided to become CAN and what the Ministry of Sport and the government have done is to look for people who have the talent and skills in various sectors to help team. "

The Black Stars will face Kenya in their final AFCON 2019 qualifying match on March 23 in Accra, with first place in Group F to win. The first place will ensure that the team is ranked for the draw of the CAN.