The Ghana FA says Sulley
Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng will not return to the Black Stars squad
unless they apologise for their misconduct that led to their indefinite
bans.
The GFA insists there will be conditions on the return of the two players
to the squad after new coach Avram Grant declared that the door is open
for the Europe-based duo to return.
Some Black Stars fans were angry over Grant’s declaration that the two players
will return without stating that there will be conditions attached to
their possible return to the Black Stars.
But the Ghana FA spokesman, Ibrahim Sannie Daara, has backed the new
coach’s declaration insisting that his quest for discipline as a key
factor for call-ups is an indication that the two players must apologise
before they are considered.
“Coach Avram Grant has not said anything different from what pertains.
The fact that he said the door is open for them (Muntari and Boateng)
doesn't mean they will be considered for selection automatically, Sannie
Daara told Muntea FM.
“The coach said one of the key conditions for call-ups is discipline.
This means the players must abide by the demands for apology before they
are considered.
“It is still on the files that the (two) players are suspended
indefinitely so for them to be considered, that suspension must be
overturned.
“It is the reason why the coach said discipline will be a key factor in
call-ups so the two players must do the right thing before they are
considered.”
The two players are currently serving an indefinite ban from the side,
after being dismissed from Ghana’s World Cup squad in June for
disciplinary problems.
Muntari was punished for allegedly assaulting a member of the Ghana Football
Association during a row over bonuses.
Boateng paid the price for what the GFA called gross acts of
insubordination towards then-coach Kwesi Appiah.
Grant said inasmuch as he is willing to work with the Schalke and Milan
players, who were sent home at the World Cup for various acts of
indiscipline during the tenure of Kwesi Appiah, the two must prove their
willingness to return.
According to him, every Ghanaian has a chance to be called into the Black
Stars once the player can prove “quality, good mentality and willingness
to sacrifice for the nation.
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