{"id":760344,"date":"2022-01-21T13:02:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T13:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/21\/2021-afcon-i-have-no-regret-sacking-ck-akonnor\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T13:02:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T13:02:34","slug":"2021-afcon-i-have-no-regret-sacking-ck-akonnor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/21\/2021-afcon-i-have-no-regret-sacking-ck-akonnor\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 AFCON: I have no regret sacking CK Akonnor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"447\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1631643254_917_WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-05-at-18.57.28-696x447.jpeg\"   alt=\"CK Akonnor\" title=\"CK Akonnor\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CK Akonnor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The President of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Kurt Okraku, has insisted that he has no regret\u00a0sacking CK Akonnor as the head coach of the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Akonnor, a former Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak gaffer, was named as the successor of Kwesi Appiah in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old was awarded a two-year deal by the Kurt Okraku-led Ghana Football Association.<\/p>\n<p>Akonnor led the Black Stars to book a place in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] but after a shaky start to the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, the country\u2019s football governing body parted ways with the former AshantiGold SC head coach.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Milovan Rajevac was reappointed\u00a0as Akonnor\u2019s successor on a one-year renewable deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian trainer was tasked to steer the team to win the 33rd edition of the AFCON in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Black Stars have been eliminated from the ongoing tournament after finishing 4th in Group C with just a point.<\/p>\n<p>Following the elimination from the tournament, the Ghana FA has come under intense pressure to sack the 63-year-old trainer.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Okraku when quizzed in an interview\u00a0if he regrets sacking Akonnor said he holds no regret sacking the former Black Stars captain despite the team\u2019s unimpressive performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t regret sacking CK Akonnor,\u201d he told <strong>TV3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ghana suffered a defeat in their opening game against Morocco before being held to a 1-1 draw with Gabon.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars in their final Group C game suffered a 3-2 defeat against debutants\u00a0Comoros.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Ministry of Sports will hold a crisis meeting with the Ghana Football Association on Friday, January 21 following the Black Stars\u2019 early exit from the tournament.<\/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=\"rL83d4YOQkE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (20-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rL83d4YOQkE?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>CK Akonnor The President of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Kurt Okraku, has insisted that he has no regret\u00a0sacking CK Akonnor as the head coach of the Black Stars. Akonnor, a former Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak gaffer, was named as the successor of Kwesi Appiah in January 2020. 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