Laryea Kingston dropped a bombshell during the post-match presser after Ghana lost 1-2 to Burkina Faso in the semifinals of the 2024 WAFU Zone B Championship at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.
Kingston, 43, announced his decision to step down as head coach of the Black Starlets of Ghana following his side’s failure to qualify for the U-17 AFCON.
This has come as a shock to most Ghanaians, who felt the former Ghanaian international was doing an absolutely brilliant job with the under-17 side of Ghana, considering their performances on the pitch.
He stunned journalists in the press room at the end of the question-and-answer session with them.
“The investment I put in myself (as a coach) [is] all because I want to change something in Ghana football. For me, for these six, seven months, I have given my all; I’ve done my part. As a technical person, as a coach, I have done my part.”
“After we came back from Russia (pre-WAFU tournament), that’s when I decided that whether we win, we qualify, I’m moving on. So in this case, I’m resigning after this tournament as under-17 coach. I’ve made that decision already before the tournament started.”
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Michael Mensah Martey
