Kofi Adams rejects claims of external interference in Black Stars player selections

His comments come in the wake of Ghana's disappointing exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where the Black Stars were eliminated in the Round of 32 following a 1-0 defeat to Colombia, a result that has reignited public debate over team selection, technical decisions and the future direction of the senior national team.

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has firmly dismissed suggestions that government officials and other external entities influence player selection for the Black Stars, insisting that such decisions remain the exclusive responsibility of the national team's head coach."Coach must be accountableMr Adams maintained that allowing political office holders to determine the composition of the national team would undermine the authority of the technical team and defeat the purpose of employing a coach.