Stephen Appiah and Sammy Kuffour reject Black Stars Management Committee appointment

Stephen Appiah and Samuel Osei Kuffour have both rejected appointments to serve on the Black Stars management committee as members.

According to reports, the former Ghana internationals were approached by the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) but both have rejected the offer, citing lack of trust.

All committees for national teams have been dissolved by the Executive Council of the Football Association.

With the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) coming up in January in Ivory Coast, the country’s football governing body is working to put together a committee to manage the senior national team.

The pair having served in various capacities in the Black Stars, believe managers of football in the country have consistently rejected their input, the reason for rejecting the appointments.

Appiah, who led Ghana to two FIFA World Cups – the country’s maiden qualification to the Mundial in Germany in 2006, and in 2010 when the tournament was staged in Africa for the first time, was appointed a member of the reconstituted Management Committee of the Black Stars in February 2022, after the team’s horrendous showing in Cameroon during the AFCON.

He also served as a member of the Black Stars backroom staff under former Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah.

Bayern Munich legend, Osei Kuffour also once served as a management committee member of the Black Stars.

Appiah and Kuffour played together for the senior national team and were key players. They last played together at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Having recorded a win against Madagascar and a defeat against Comoros in the first two games of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Black Stars will turn their attention to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be staged in the Ivory Coast.

Ghana has been housed in Group B alongside Egypt, Cape Verde, and Mozambique.