The Head Coach of the Black Starlets, Laryea Kingston has announced that he will resign as Ghana U-17 coach following the team’s inability to qualify for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The Ghanaians lost 2-1 to Burkina Faso in the semi-finals of the WAFU B Championship on Saturday, may 25, at the University of Ghana Stadium which led to their failure to secure qualification for the next edition of the AFCON.
In a post-match press conference, Kingston said: "I know Ghanaians know me as a player and are familiar with the sacrifices I made for the country during my playing days. I gave my all as a player, but in the end, I wasn’t happy."
He continued: "I put more focus on my coaching career and educated myself to make sure I came back to change the narrative around Ghana Football. Within these past seven months as Head Coach, I’ve given my all. I decided when we came back from Russia that I would resign after the WAFU competition. The explanation will come later."
Kingston’s team were dominant in the group stage of the WAFU B Championship thrashing Ivory Coast (5-1) and Benin (2-0) but faced a tougher opponent in Burkina Faso in the semi-finals.
Burkina Faso proved too strong, a fact Kingston admitted after the game while he announced his plans to resign.
