Former Ghana player Awudu Issaka wants James Appiah to remain as the Black Stars coach despite the team's recent poor showing at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt.
In search for their first continental title since 1982, there was nothing but disappointment for the West Africans as they suffered a Round of 16 elimination by a penalty shootout defeat to Tunisia.
Appiah's future has since been thrown in doubt amid incessant calls for his dismissal.
“Ghanaians are not happy about the coach and want him gone because he failed but at the end of the day, he is our own man [being a local coach]," Issaka told Atinka FM.
"If you look at the new proposal [Code of conduct] that will regulate the players behavior, it [shows] he has learned from his mistakes.
"Let's forgive and give him another chance."
The Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee is yet to make an official declaration regarding Appiah's future.
According to media rumours, the 59-year-old will stay on until his contract runs out in December.
He was appointed Ghana coach in 2017, the job being his second stint in charge of the national outfit.
The former Al-Khartoum man first led the Black Stars between 2012 and 2014, including a disappointing showing at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil causing his sacking back then.
Issaka, now a coach, is mostly remembered for his exploits in helping Ghana win the 1995 Fifa U17 World Cup in Ecuador.
Source: Goal.com
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Akwasi’s Appiah should go. It is time. He is a nice person looking from outside but I believe Appiah has no managerial and tactical skills to move forward with the black stars.
akwesi appiah was a disappointment.
A coach that fears his players? did you see in our game against Tunisia, he changed Dede Ayew and he was annoyed and insubordinate to him? I never thought I would ever become convinced that kwasi appiah should not be our coach!
You wants him to stay in order to be receiving 5000Gh. every month from him You lie. He will go
Hell no, he is getting no chance. Yes Ghanaians should forgive him but he not good coach to stay around the black Stars. He has to go according to his contract he signed. Period
FORGIVENESS NO DEY PLAY SOCCER....thats why we are always lacking behind..tactics..good training..fit players...regular play are the qualities for call ups and a good coach who has the idea of reading the game win cups not mediocre performance with the tag to forgiveness cannot win us anything. Let go of these pity self attitude and focus on giving people the freedom to operate as well as setting targets for them to meet and if they fail punitive actions taken as a lesson for the next person in line.