Veteran Sports Journalist, Osei Owusu Bempah, has opined the Black Stars camp in Qatar being flooded with a lot of people who had “no business being there” may have been a source of distraction for the players during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Ghana Black Stars were crashed out of the ongoing tournament in the Arab country of Qatar when the Stars failed to beat Uruguay last Friday.
The team gathered 3 points out of a possible 9 after winning against South Korea but they will go on to score 5 goals and concede 7 goals in the end.
However, video footage that emerged on the internet showed the team’s camp in Qatar was visibly accessible to some personalities, including politicians, journalists and supporters.
These scenes could have occasioned distraction in camp, says Owusu Bempah.
Speaking on LUV FM’s sports talk show, Kick Off, the ace football analyst and administrator, condemned the unbridled access to Ghana’s camp during the global showpiece in Qatar.
“One thing that surprised me was the seeming chaotic nature of the Black Stars camp.
“I think there were so many people there in camp who necessarily had no business being there.
“Suddenly, the team qualifies for a World Cup and almost every member of parliament is in Qatar.
“It was so annoying, some of the characters that I saw in the Black Stars camp, I was shocked to the extent that when games were going on, there were people who were on benches, talking with players.
“I was surprised to see some of these people over there, obviously, it will affect players,” he said.
Latest Stories
-
Málaga evacuates thousands as Spain issues more flood alerts
1 hour -
Marco Rubio nominated to head US State Department
1 hour -
Fix minimum price for raw cashew nuts before Dec. 7 – Farmers to government
1 hour -
Mpox vaccination shortage delays Kinshasa’s campaign, Congo organiser says
2 hours -
South African communications minister say smartphone tax talks ‘encouraging’
2 hours -
Why is Elon Musk becoming Donald Trump’s efficiency tsar?
2 hours -
Reprint ballot papers without Akua Donkor’s image – Kofi Akpaloo to EC
2 hours -
My biggest fear for 2024 election is disinformation – Serebour Quaicoe
2 hours -
Biden and Trump promise smooth transition in White House meeting
2 hours -
COP29 reaches agreement on international carbon market standards
2 hours -
Trump has full control of Washington – but he won’t always get his way
2 hours -
Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, UN says
3 hours -
Election 2024: We’re targeting 32% of votes in Ashanti Region – NDC
4 hours -
Mahama pledges to build another National Theatre in A/R to boost creative arts
4 hours -
Free dialysis under NHIS not politically motivated – Dr Dacosta Aboagye
4 hours