{"id":42658,"date":"2024-11-21T19:48:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42658"},"modified":"2024-11-21T19:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:48:17","slug":"gfa-dissolves-black-stars-management-committee-after-afcon-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gfa-dissolves-black-stars-management-committee-after-afcon-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA dissolves Black Stars Management Committee after AFCON failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has dissolved the Management Committee of the BlackStars\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid\" data-google-query-id=\"CJDMs7iO7okDFRUqBgAdjSUN9A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid_0__container__\"><strong>with immediate effect.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\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<p>This follows team&#8217;s poor showing in the 2025 AFCON qualyfing series.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"I won\u2019t resign- Otto Addo clarifies his job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/i-wont-resign-otto-addo-clarifies-his-job\/\">I won\u2019t resign- Otto Addo clarifies his job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The team finished button with 3 points from 18 points in a group with Angola,Sudan and\u00a0 Niger.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release issued on Thursday, November 21, 2024, the GFA expressed regret over the team\u2019s failure to qualify for the continental tournament for the first time in 21 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ghana Football Association (GFA) wishes to express its sincerest apologies to the good people of Ghana for the Black Stars&#8217; inability to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. We understand the disappointment and frustration this failure has caused, and we share in the pain and sadness of our beloved fans. We acknowledge that the team&#8217;s performance did not meet the high expectations of the nation, and for that, we are truly sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"GFA gifts new buses to nine football clubs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gfa-gifts-new-buses-to-nine-football-clubs\/\">GFA gifts new buses to nine football clubs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in 20 years, the BlackStars will not play in the\u00a0 AFCON tournamnet.<\/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>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has dissolved the Management Committee of the BlackStars\u00a0 with immediate effect.\u00a0 This follows team&#8217;s poor showing in the 2025 AFCON qualyfing series. READ MORE :\u00a0I won\u2019t resign- Otto Addo clarifies his job The team finished button with 3 points from 18 points in a group with Angola,Sudan and\u00a0 Niger. 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