Komla Woyome, the Member of Parliament for South Tongu, has attributed the shocking exit of the Black Meteors from the ongoing AFCON U-23 tournament to a focus on financial matters.
After failing to qualify for the Olympics Games, Ghana’s Black Meteors returned to Ghana on Monday, July 5. The team, led by coach Ibrahim Tanko, began their Group A campaign with a 3-2 victory over Congo on Sunday, June 25.
However, they suffered a devastating 5-1 defeat to hosts Morocco on Tuesday, June 27, and ended with a disappointing 1-1 draw on Friday, June 30.
According to the lawmaker, who was present in Morocco along with Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Evans Brobbey and Evans Antwi, a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee of Youth, Sports & Culture, the players’ lack of commitment and enthusiasm, as well as a focus on money, contributed to their failure.
“Black Meteors players were after money and not committed. The technical team led by the head coach (Ibrahim Tanko) were a bit lazy in executing their professional work,” he told Onua FM.
Following their return to Ghana, the Ghana Football Association dissolved the entire technical and management team in response to the team’s underwhelming performance.
