Accra Pitch Is The Worst Ever

Ghana coach, Avram Grant, has decried the poor state of the Accra Sports Stadium’s pitch, after the Black Stars were held by the Amavubi of Rwanda yesterday, describing it as the ‘worst’ he has ever encountered.

The former Chelsea trainer was not happy with the conditioning and the quality of the pitch, which made the game difficult for his players, in terms of control and executing a final delivery.

In a post-match interview with the press, Grant said; “To be honest, I think the pitch is one of the worst I have ever seen.

“During the match, I asked one of the stadium managers to put water on the pitch, he told me there was no money for fuel, which was unfortunate.

“If we want the best from our players, we must give them the necessary tools to get the best out of them.”

Grant also revealed how ‘very angry’ some of the clubs of certain players were, when their players got injured due to the state of the pitch in the Ghana-Mozambique game at the same venue, some few months back.

Meanwhile, the Black Stars are due to play 2018 World Cup Host, Russia, in an international friendly on Tuesday, September 5, 2016.

Accra Pitch Is The Worst Ever

Black Stars Coach Fingers FIFA

Coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant has directed his frustration towards football’s world governing body, FIFA, as regards the timing of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers to be played this weekend, considering the fact that, the transfer window was just shut, during which many players were distracted.

A number of players called-up for the Rwanda clash which includes Christian Atsu, Jeffery Schulpp, Jordan Ayew and Ebenezer Essifuah, could not make it for the team’s last qualifier for reasons that can be attributed to transfer issues and injuries sustained during the early stages of the season.

He said; “I have discussed with coaches around the world, FIFA needs to change this policy, the games they organize at the start of September is not good, because players are looking for clubs so they are not able to concentrate, which demonstrate a clear case distraction.

“But nonetheless, they have brought some policies that has really helped the game and i have to congratulate them.”

Meanwhile, the Black Stars will today hold their final training session today at the Accra Sports Stadium, ahead of the last match of the Africa Cup Of Nations qualifiers against Rwanda on Saturday, September 3, 2016.

Black Stars Coach Fingers FIFA