Coach Kardala
Must Resign
Says Murphy Kanneh; As Izetta Receives More
Punches
Coach Kardala Kromah
June 29, 2004
A former official of the Invincible
Eleven (IE), Murphy Karnneh, is calling for the resignation of the
Technical Director of the National Soccer Team, Coach Kardala Kromah,
before the team's next match against Togo on July 4 in the joint
African-World Cups qualification series.
Mr. Kanneh, speaking to The Analyst last Thursday, said he was
surprised over the statement from the head coach that he took with
him to Congo Brazzaville an immature team which was apparently
responsible for the team's 3-0 defeat.
The IE official described the coach's statement as frustrating and
discouraging for the team's qualification, and that for uttering
such a statement, the Coach needed to resign as head of the
technical team.
He also said the statement has raised more credibility questions for
Coach Kardala since in fact he does not know the kind of team he put
together.
According to Mr. Kanneh, who is a member of the Alpha Social and
Athletic Club, there is no reason why Coach Kromah must remain as
head coach when in fact he has criticized what he has built as a
team for the country.
He argued that the Coach's action has also proven that he is lacking
in technical skills that are required for a coach, adding that no
good coach would criticized what he has built over a period.
Although could not reached over the weekend for his reaction, but a
source close to Coach Kromah has described Mr. Kanneh's assertion as
unfortunate.
The source, who preferred to remain anonymous said calling for the
resignation of Coach Kromah was not the way forward, and added that
the Coach's criticism of the team he built is to show that he knew
he still has more work to do than relax.
Speaking to The Analyst further, the former IE official has also
lashed out at the acting President of the Liberia Football
Association; Cllr. Izetta Wesley for her recent statement against
professional players that they were too demanding as compared to the
home based players.
Mr. Kanneh noted that the LFA Boss' statement has the propensity of
damaging the team campaign in the joint African-World Cups
competitions.
He further pointer out that if Liberia must make an significant
impact in these competition, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and
the Liberia Football Association should begin to strengthen the
relationship with the professional players in order to return for
the remaining matches.
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