{"id":1081482,"date":"2022-05-09T15:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/09\/countryman-songo-fires-gfa-boss-for-visiting-mohammed-salisu\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:47:13","slug":"countryman-songo-fires-gfa-boss-for-visiting-mohammed-salisu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/09\/countryman-songo-fires-gfa-boss-for-visiting-mohammed-salisu\/","title":{"rendered":"Countryman Songo fires GFA boss for visiting Mohammed Salisu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"365\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Songo-696x365.png\"   alt=\"Countryman Songo\" title=\"Countryman Songo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Countryman Songo <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Award-winning sports broadcaster, Patrick Osei Agyemang, popularly known as Countryman Songo has slammed the Ghana Football Association [GFA], President, Kurt Okraku after visiting Mohammed Salisu.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Okraku who has been in Europe visited the Southampton centre back to discuss the possibility of playing for the national team.<\/p>\n<p>According to the \u2018Fire-for-Fire\u2019 host, Mr. Okraku\u2019s meeting with Salisu was unwarranted, adding that, such meeting should be the preserve of the national team coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen was the last time the Black Stars won a match, you celebrate things you don\u2019t have to celebrate. Is the FA President the one to call players?\u201d, he quizzed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"791\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-09-141727.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2112668\"  \/><figcaption><strong>GFA boss, Kurt Okraku and Mohammed Salisu<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>R<strong>EAD ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mohammed Salisu blamed managers of Ghana football for the decision taken by many foreign-based players not to play for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Salisu is currently one of the best young players in Europe, having made an impressive start to the season at Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>The former Real Valladolid defender is expected to make the Black Stars squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] next month and the 2022 World Cup after turning down several call ups, citing personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"p5zLfpWp4_o\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Suspected Plantain Thief Stoned to Death at Mankessim - Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (9-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p5zLfpWp4_o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Countryman Songo Award-winning sports broadcaster, Patrick Osei Agyemang, popularly known as Countryman Songo has slammed the Ghana Football Association [GFA], President, Kurt Okraku after visiting Mohammed Salisu. Mr. Okraku who has been in Europe visited the Southampton centre back to discuss the possibility of playing for the national team. 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