Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, George Afriyie, has criticised the timing of the announcement of the Black Stars’ new head coach, describing it as poorly judged following the death of Berekum Chelsea forward Dominic Frimpong.
Frimpong died after sustaining gunshot wounds during a violent armed robbery attack on the team’s bus while returning from a Ghana Premier League fixture against FC Samartex 1996 on Sunday, April 12.
However, the GFA on Monday, April 13, announced Carlos Queiroz as the new head coach of the Black Stars on a short-term deal, replacing Otto Addo.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ultimate Sports Show, Afriyie expressed disappointment in the GFA Executive Council, accusing it of lacking empathy and failing to adequately honour the late player.
He also extended his criticism to club administrators, arguing that more could have been done to observe a day of mourning in Frimpong’s memory.
“The GFA does not have empathy and sympathy. The entire Executive Council should bow their heads in shame for not setting aside even a single day to mourn Dominic Frimpong, and I also blame the club owners,” he stated.
According to him, football authorities could have delayed the announcement of the new Black Stars coach, insisting that the timing sent the wrong message.
“The best we could do for this young man who lost his life was just to devote yesterday to mourn. We can talk about the Black Stars coach on any day; couldn’t we have used just one day?” he added.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for the attackers as investigations continue.
