Lawyer Ace Ankomah who is a senior partner of a reputable law firm in ghana Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, withdraws from GFA committee.
Initially appointed as the vice chairman of the committee by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday, January 25, Ankomah was set to work alongside committee chairperson Vice President Mark Addo. Other members include Professor Joseph Kwame Mintah, Director of Coaching Education at the GFA; Opoku Nti, Ghanaian football legend; and William Caesar Kartey, Chief Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
The committee’s primary responsibility was to recommend a new coach to the GFA’s Executive Council following the termination of Chris Hughton’s role as the Black Stars coach on January 23, 2024, following the team’s underwhelming performance at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.
However, sports journalist Saddick Adams revealed that the legal luminary, Ace Ankomah, has declined the committee appointment.
In a post X, Adams revealed that, “I’m informed that Lawyer Ace Ankomah has declined to serve on the Committee to search for a new Black Stars coach. I have personally called on the President of Ghana to dissolve that Committee, halt the search, and instruct his minister and the GFA to first, render an apology to the people of Ghana.