Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, has thrown his support behind Ghana Football Association boss, Kurt Okraku amidst calls for his resignation.
The Ghana FA President has come under severe criticism following the country’s worse AFCON campaign.
Ghana recorded their worse AFCON campaign in the country’s history under the watch of Kurt Okraku after finishing bottom of Group C behind Morocco, Gabon, and Comoros.
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The poor showing in Cameroon has led to calls for the resignation of the Ghana FA President but according to Pinnick, Ghana’s exit from the tournament was only a blip under Kurt’s administration.
“Kurt loves Ghana and I think he should be supported. In life, you have your bad days and your good days. This is just one of the bad times of Ghana”, Amaju Pinnick told JoySports.
“They [Ghana] just qualified among the ten teams for the World Cup against South Africa. They did very well so it is not just one bad moment that they [Ghanaians] will crucify him because if you keep doing that, you keep crucifying administrators. Kurt is someone that is so loved by all his colleagues A to Z”. – Pinnick added.
Meanwhile, Ghana will play rivals Nigeria in the final round of the African Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament in March this year.
The Black Stars of Ghana will host the first leg in Cape Coast before travelling to Nigeria for the second leg days later.
Ghana are chasing a record 4th FIFA World Cup appearance while Nigeria seek for their 7th appearance in the competition.
The play-off games will be played between 24-29 March, 2022.