Ghana Football Association president, Kurt Okraku, has expressed his hope that the act of booing players at tournaments will become a thing of the past, following the ‘unfortunate’ incident at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
During the Black Stars’ 2-2 draw against Mozambique, which led to their elimination from the tournament, Ghanaian journalists expressed their frustration by booing the players when they were reluctant to observe their duties at the mixed zone.
“I share the pain of every Ghanaian on the back of our poor performance of our Black Stars at the AFCON. I also share in the pain of colleague journalists that their lifespan was cut short due to our early exit,” stated Kurt Okraku at the Meet the Press in Kumasi.
“But I do not share in the act of booing our players. As Journalists we have been trained to support and report on our national team, I pray and hope that this singular act will never be repeated.
“That act has now activated CAF in finding ways of imposing fines on Ghana. It was a bad one!! And like I said here the period between our exit and now has seen a lot of sober reflection. If we behave well, we know! If we don’t behave better we know!! Don’t let us put Ghana in a bad light.”
