Ex-deputy Sports Minister- Black Stars woes is due to over-politicization of football

Former deputy Minister for Youth and Sports under ex-President Mahama’s administration, Joseph Yamin says until the nation refrain from allowing politics to infiltrate Ghana’s football, the various national team would continue to struggle.

Yamin made this comment in the wake of Ghana’s 1-1 draw against Congo on Friday In Kumasi that has put the Black Stars quest to qualify for a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup in danger.

“The over-politicization of our football is the reason why the Black Stars are not performing,” Yamin said on Happy FM.

“It is not that we have bad players but we are in a situation that the entire nation are not behind the Black Stars and until we refrain away from that behaviour the Black Stars will continue to suffer.”

The former Minister added by citing an example that Agymang Badu’s statement that the Black Stars were goimng to wkin the 2017 AFCON cost the nation during the continental showpiece.

“The entire nation wasn’t behind the team prior to the AFCON 2017 simply because of a statement Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu made, which he said the team is going to win the AFCON 2017 trophy for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

" A lot of people said Agyemang-Badu has been with the team when John Mahama was the president and there was no statement from the players that they are going to win any cup for John Mahama. That statement from Agyemang-Badu didn’t go down well with a lot of Ghanaians so when Ghana was playing if they lose a game you will rather see Ghanaians jubilating,” Yamin added.