Nana Oduro Sarfo, a member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council (ExCo), has defended himself against accusations of disrespecting former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah.
Sarfo claims that his comments were misinterpreted by journalists, and that he did not intend to disrespect Appiah or any other former footballer.
Sarfo's comments were made in response to Appiah's criticisms of football management in Ghana, and Sarfo advised ex-players to undergo training and acquire the necessary knowledge to run football administration when they are in charge.
Sarfo expressed his disappointment at the media's coverage of his comments and emphasized that he did not say anything to disrespect Appiah, as they have a good relationship with the FA and have discussed affairs of the Black Stars.
” I’m extremely disappointed with the way journalists in the country have been able to misinterpret what I said. I didn’t say anything to disrespect Stephen Appiah. I haven’t even heard his interview, I just read a script of what he said during the interview he granted. My response to that was, such comments should not come from a person who has a good relationship with the FA like Stephen,” he told Joe Debrah on Wamputu Sports on Happy FM.
“The FA has had discussions with him on affairs of the Black Stars. Speaking on running the administration of football by ex-players, I just advised that they undergo training to acquire the necessary knowledge to run affairs when they are in charge. Are these comments disrespectful? these comments were wrongly reported” he added.
