Ghana\u2019s poor showing at the 2014 World Cup tournament and the scandals generated has been described as a reflection of the\u00a0current state of the nation, former\u00a0Chief Operations Officer of UT Group, Captain Rtd. Budu Koomson has said.<\/p>\n
According to him, at the last World Cup, \u201cGhana was the darling of Africa, Ghana was the destination, Ghana was the exception\u2026but in a space of two three years, we have become the butt of all jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Questioning how the situation deteriorated to this point, he said \u201c how did we get here? How did we get here? We got here by choice; not by accident!\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the current situation exists because of \u201cthe choices we have made and continue to make.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s participation in the World Cup was riddled with scandals which received worldwide attention.<\/p>\n
Player agitation over the payment of appearance fees caused the government to airlift $3million cash to the players of the senior national team in Brazil.<\/p>\n
Two players; Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari were booted out of the Black Stars camp by Coach Kwesi Appiah for misbehaving.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, the team was eliminated from the competition after failing to make it out of the group stages.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s woes deepened with reports \u00a0that 200 out of the 600 the supporters sent to Brazil by government<\/span> were now seeking asylum in Brazil.<\/p>\n Capt. Budu Koomson told Citi News<\/strong> the situation \u201chas gotten to an embarrassing point.\u201d<\/p>\n He opined that instead of criticizing the Black Stars for their abysmal performance in Brazil, \u201cwe should find out how they were managed\u2026<\/span>we always blame the wrong people and the perpetrators of the crime and mediocrity rather go free.\u201d<\/p>\n According to him, the damage on Ghana\u2019s image on the international scene can only be repaired if citizens stand up to demand good governance from the government.<\/p>\n Budu Koomson accused the government of being \u201ctoo fast to grab the light for themselves without due consideration for the consequences\u201d adding that if the\u00a0government had been discerning enough not to have announced it was taking party supporters to Brazil, \u201cnobody will be after them now.\u201d<\/p>\n But Financial Analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford disagreed with Capt. Koomson\u2019s<\/span> assessment of the situation saying<\/span>, \u201cit is an individual thing, a personal thing that they have done and I don\u2019t think we should extend this to government<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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