A famous TV presenter (name withheld) physically assaulted Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah by tugging his ear to demonstrate that he doesn't listen to advice after the country's disastrous 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Egypt, GHANAsoccernet.com headquarters has been told.
The sports presenter widely known to be a drug addict was exacting the punishment in typical Ghanaian fashion where parents pull the ears of kids to show their displeasure for not listening to advice.
The controversial incident took place in the full glare of top officials in a chaotic campaign in the North African country.
The famous presenter walked bravely to the coach and pulled his ear which sparked angry reaction from the soft-spoken gaffer in an ugly ending to the country's exit from the continent's flagship football tournament.
It’s unclear what sparked the silly, cheeky, provocative and low-class move by the journalist, who is an avid critic of the coach.
GHANAsoccernet.com understands the drama unfolded by the pool side of the five-star Forsan El Tolip Hotel in Ismailia.
It appears the journalists was given unfettered access to the team, leading to the brave physical attack on the Ghanaian gaffer.
The famous journalist, who has huge fan base in the West African nation, has become a thorn in the flesh of the former Ghana captain.
He has been on a one-man crusade to get him sacked after the team exited the competition.
The Black Stars have been made to wait a little longer to win the elusive crown after a crashing 5-4 penalty defeat to Tunisia in the Round of 16.
Ghana's recent run of misfortune at the Africa Cup of Nations continued on Monday when they were bundled out in the last 16 by Tunisia, condemning a side that once ruled African football to their earliest exit since 2006.
Ghana had won more Cup of Nations titles than any other country when they have last crowned champions in 1982 but their four trophies have since been surpassed by both Egypt (seven) and Cameroon (five).
Ghana had made it to the semi-finals at the six previous tournaments but came up short on each occasion, and the writing was on the wall once again in Ismailia after they had an effort ruled out by the referee and twice hit the woodwork.
Source: Ghanasoccernet.com
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Coach Appiah has been giving so many opportunities and so many second chances to succeed but to no avail. Remember, since 2014 as an assistant coach to coach Milo but still struggling to get his first eleven. He has represented Ghana as a coach of the Black stars on so many occasions but failed to win a trophy. All that we hear from Black Stars camp was fighting with the players, benching senior players to kill their careers by allowing average players to play instead. benching senior players for the opposing team to get tired before using the experience players. His call ups are questionable. For instance,going to AFCON you need goal scorers why left out John Antwi {Goalking in Egypt where the tournament itself is going to take place} What about Yiadom Boakye and on top benched Asamoah Gyan whom most soccer nations fear[At least earlier in the second half] Square pegs in round holes? How can you change a captain before a big tournament? Technically, this should have been done long time ago or after the tournament. Coach Appiah is not the only Ghanaian coach to be pampered. There are so many coaches like coach Tanko, coach Tetteh with track record or get a foreign coach and use these two guys as his assistants. How come coach Appiah allowed a fresh man like Caleb Ekuban to take a penalty whiles the experienced players are there? His inability to read a game is one of coach Appiah's weakest link. How come he did not prepare a goalkeeper for the penalty kicks? Let's put Ghana first, Coach Appiah must resign or be fired