{"id":26610,"date":"2020-08-04T02:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T02:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=26610"},"modified":"2020-08-04T02:00:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T02:00:15","slug":"kwesi-appiah-loses-interest-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kwesi-appiah-loses-interest-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwesi Appiah loses interest in Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Kwesi Appiah loses interest in Football<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Former Ghana coach, Kwasi Appiah, has cast doubts over his return to the field anytime soon despite consistent links to clubs around the world.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nKwesi Appiah since leaving his job with the Blackstars after his contract was not renewed by the Kurt Okraku led administration has been linked with clubs locally as well as top sides on the African terrain.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with a Kumasi-based radio station, Wontumi FM, when queried as to whether he will return to the field sooner than later, the ex-Black Stars gaffer disclosed that he was fully focused on pursuing other harbored dreams.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now I am not interested in football; my concentration is on other things, although I don&#8217;t know what will happen in the future,<\/p>\n<p>But I don&#8217;t want to know anything about football\u201d he stressed.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAppiah\u2019s first stint with Blackstars as head coach was for a two year period, April 2012 to September 2014, before moving on to manage Sudanese giants, Al Khartoum Al Watani SC between December 2014 and April 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2017, Appiah was back at the helm of affairs as Blackstars head coach for a duration of two years.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s currently unknown if Kwesi Appiah will change his stance on staying away from football and return to management in a full-time capacity once he gets a mouthwatering deal he can&#8217;t afford to turn down.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwesi Appiah loses interest in Football Former Ghana coach, Kwasi Appiah, has cast doubts over his return to the field anytime soon despite consistent links to clubs around the world. 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