{"id":435562,"date":"2017-11-09T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/09\/kojo-yankah-hits-out-at-talkative-media-for-criticizing-kwesi-appiah\/"},"modified":"2017-11-09T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T18:00:31","slug":"kojo-yankah-hits-out-at-talkative-media-for-criticizing-kwesi-appiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/09\/kojo-yankah-hits-out-at-talkative-media-for-criticizing-kwesi-appiah\/","title":{"rendered":"Kojo Yankah hits out at &#8216;talkative&#8217; media for criticizing Kwesi Appiah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday,  9 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-11-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/24748546.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ghana Media3\" title=\"Ghana Media3\" width=\"295\" height=\"185\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File photo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151021603838197\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151021603838197\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1510250430_683_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Ghana FA Executive Committee member Kojo Yankah has branded the Ghanaian media as &#8216;talkative&#8217; amid criticism of Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah over his latest selection for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Egypt on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken football administrator says picking holes in every situation is unwarranted.<\/p>\n<p>Appiah, has handed debut call-ups to BK Hacken forward Nasiru Mohammed and  Waasland-Beveren midfielder Nana Ampomah for the dead-rubber clash in Cape Coast.<\/p>\n<p>There have been growing criticism over the decision to recall Spain-based Mubarak Wakaso after being yanked out of the team in crucial matches.<\/p>\n<p>But Kojo Yankah, who doubles as Western region FA boss, has launched a scathing attack on the local media for their unrepentant criticism of the gaffer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leave Akwasi Appiah alone to do his work, the media talks too much. What should we do again, anything we do you will talk about it,&#8221; he fumed on Takoradi-based Aseda FM<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the media talks or makes any suggestion it is correct but when the  FA talks it is wrong. There is so much talk in the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ghana are already out of the World Cup reckoning after a dismal qualifying campaign, their hopes finally ended in October with one game still to play.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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