{"id":57330,"date":"2023-04-12T20:14:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/you-need-proper-education-about-football-administration\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T20:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:14:41","slug":"you-need-proper-education-about-football-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/you-need-proper-education-about-football-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"You need proper education about football administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"439\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Stephen-Appiah-363-696x439.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Stephen-Appiah-363\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Executive Council member of the\u00a0Ghana Football Association (GFA), Nana Oduro Sarfo has taken a swipe at\u00a0former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah for claiming former players have been sidelined in the administration of football in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Appiah needs to seek professional knowledge in football administration before seeking a top role in Ghana football.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Appiah also a former Juventus ace insisted that,football administration is not about grammar.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLegends and former players are not getting the chance around football administration. I have learnt something, that football is run by footballers. It is not the grammar or English that you speak,\u201d the former Black Stars skipper told Sunyani-based Sompa FM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NANA-ODURO-SARFO.jpg\" alt=\"NANA ODURO SARFO\" class=\"wp-image-1766167\"  \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>NANA ODURO SARFO<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, speaking in an interview on Accra-based Onua FM, Oduro Sarfo said being a legend is not enough.<\/p>\n<p>He cited former Barcelona forward, Samuel Eto\u2019o as an example of a legend who educated himself in football administration before becoming Cameroon FA President to buttress his point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSamuel Eto\u2019o is the FA President for Cameroon. 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