Nana Oduro Sarfo, an Executive Council Member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has advised former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah, to pursue formal education if he intends to hold a leadership position in the country’s football administration.
Sarfo emphasized that being a football legend is not sufficient to hold a leadership position, and former footballers must acquire the necessary academic credentials to qualify for such roles.
In an interview with Onua FM, Sarfo pointed to Samuel Eto’o’s appointment as Cameroon’s FA President as an excellent example of how former footballers can successfully transition into administrative positions by pursuing further education.
“Samuel Eto’o is the FA president for Cameroon. He needed to go to school so he could better himself academically. He joined associations affiliated with their FA before making plans to contest,” Sarfo said.
Sarfo added that Appiah needs to obtain better academic knowledge and certificates to play a vital role or lead the GFA.
“If Stephen Appiah wants to play a key role or wants to lead the GFA, he needs to have better academic knowledge and certificates.”
These comments were made in response to Appiah’s recent statement, in which he suggested that there was a deliberate attempt to prevent former players from occupying administrative roles in Ghanaian football.
