Ghana Vs Sudan: Countryman Songo Blasts Kurt Okraku For Screaming At Black Stars Players, Video

Ghana Vs Sudan: Countryman Songo Blasts Kurt Okraku For Screaming At Black Stars Players, Video

  • A video of Countryman Songo reacting to Kurt Okraku's outburst about the Black Stars is trending online
  • The outspoken presenter chided the GFA president for screaming at Ghanaian national players in a meeting
  • Many Ghanaians who reacted to the video agreed with Songo on his viewpoints about the matter

Ghanaian sports presenter Patrick Osei Agyemang, aka Countryman Songo, has taken exception to Kurt Okraku's recent outburst towards players of the senior national team, the Black Stars.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on X (Twitter), the outspoken media personality lashed out at the GFA boss over his actions, which has since generated a lot of talk online.

Countryman Songo expresses unhappiness over the rant by GFA boss Kurt Okraku during a meeting with Black Stars players.
Countryman Songo expresses unhappiness over the rant by GFA boss Kurt Okraku during a meeting with Black Stars players. Photo credit: @countrymansongo/X @Blackstars/X
Source: Twitter

Countryman Songo, in his view, explained that the move by Okraku to scream at the Black Stars players was not right, especially since he was not in charge of the team.

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"In the first place you are not coach and even the coach has no right to talk to the players in this manner. Your action clearly shows that you are frustrated."

Countryman Songo further opined that Ghana is not selecting the right players to represent the senior national team.

At the time of writing the report, the sports presenter's video had received over 30,000 likes and 24 comments.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaians agree with Countryman Songo

Social media users who took to the video's comments section agreed with Countryman Songo over his comments about the rant by Kurt Okraku.

@nanak17a stated:

"Well said..we need players who have passed thru the ranks."

@Kingsley_Dade indicated:

"Not even a team psychologist would do this."

@flexlexy2 added:

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"Songo u talk all bh the question is .....Daben?"

@ExcellenceReign wrote:

"Why can't this GFA be dissolved? They are the people causing the downfall of our national team."

Partey withdraws from Ghana squad

YEN.com.gh also reported that captain Thomas Partey and three others would not be available for Ghana's AFCON qualifiers against Sudan.

Joseph Paintsil, Osman Ibrahim, and Kingsley Schindler have all been excused from the team as they deal with respective injury concerns.

The Black Stars held their first training session on Monday, October 7, at the Accra Sports Stadium, ahead of the game today (October 10).

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over six years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL). He also worked as a content writer for Scooper News. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.