By Victor Kanayo
Former international Kwasi Appiah has been asked to resign as a board member of Ghana Football Association (GFA) if he wants to remain as Sudanese Head Coach.
This was contained in a letter sent to him by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Letter
CAF in the letter dated October 6, 2024 cited conflict of interests, contrary to CAF Statutes and the FIFA Code of Ethics in the dual role he is playing.
Part of the letter signed by Felix Majani, CAF Director of Legal Affairs partly reads, “For that reason and to preserve the integrity of the AFCON qualifiers, I urge you to take immediate action to resolve this conflict of interest, including at the minimum, temporarily stepping down from one of the two roles until the conclusion of the competition.”
Ghana, Sudan Clash
Both Ghana and Sudan are in the same Group F of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and are due to play back-to-back matches this week and the next as the series enters match days 3 and 4.
Staying in both positions means he would be working for two different associations involved in the same competition.
Appiah took over the Sudan job in 2023 and guided the team to four wins in six competitive matches.
His Sudanese team is due to face his native country and the football association he belongs to, Ghana, on Thursday in the first leg of the qualifiers in Accra.
