The Member of Parliament for Dormaa West Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region says the Ghana government politicized around the Black Stars team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament.
He accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of taking only members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) followers to Qatar to support the Black Stars team.
According to him, during his time in government, he didn’t only take National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters only to the world cup.
The former deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Vincent Oppong Asamoah says he’s very content with the Black Stars performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar.
“The government did not do well,they politicized everything when it comes to supporters they sent to Qatar.”
“I included people from all quarters during my time but theirs have been purely partisan which did not help in soliciting for support for the team”, he told Oyerepa FM.
A 2-0 win for Uruguay in their Group H decider with Ghana prevented the Black Stars from enacting any sort of revenge for their quarter-final loss at the 2010 World Cup, but this pulsating victory for La Celeste at the 2022 edition came with a heavy price.
South Korea’s 2-1 win over Portugal in the corresponding group stage decider saw them leapfrog both Uruguay and Ghana late on, meaning they’ll progress to the last 16, and send both of these sides home despite Uruguay’s victory.
The build-up to the match had been dominated by Luis Suarez’s handball right at the end of extra-time in their 2010 knockout match. Asamoah Gyan’s miss proved fatal for Ghana 12 years ago, but captain Andre Ayew, the only remaining player from the 2010 squad, couldn’t avenge.
