GRi Sports Ghana 13 - 03 - 2001

Soccer- Attuquayefio contemplating backing out of job

Soccer- Attuquayefio contemplating backing out of job

Accra (Greater Accra) 13 March 2001

Black Stars Head Coach, "Sir" Cecil Jones Attuquayefio has not received a dime including a monthly salary of 5,000 dollars since taking over from Italian Giussepe Dossena last December and is contemplating quitting the national job after encountering a host of frustrations.

Investigations by the GNA Sports revealed that even though the Ghana Football Association (GFA) was directed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, then headed by E. T. Mensah, to sign the agreement the GFA is yet to do so.

He was only given an appointment letter to start work but the actual contract documents were never signed.

Investigations revealed that until the Ghana-Sudan encounter where he was given fuel coupons for his rounds, the coach had relied on his personal vehicle and fuel for his daily assignments.

Under these trying circumstances, including having to work hard to secure a face saving goalless game with the Super Eagles of Nigeria after losing three matches on the trot, coach Attuquayefio is considering throwing in the towel citing lack of support from the FA.

Sources said when the coach released his final list of 22 locally based players against Nigeria; he attached a footnote stating his reasons for the decision but strangely enough, the GFA published the list excluding the explanation.

Prior to the match, Attuquayefio expressed his frustration in an interview with an Accra FM station that he was being denied access to at recent clip of matches involving the Super Eagles by the GFA in order for him to better strategize for the match.

The investigation also revealed that while the team was in Swedru preparing for Sunday's match, none of the GFA officials visited the camp to have a word with the boys, as has been the practice.

It said however that Mr Yaw La-Danso, a new GFA member was seen at the Winneba training grounds the Thursday before the match.

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