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Kwasi Appiah temporarily steps down as GFA Exco member

Sudan coach, Kwasi Appiah, has tempo­rarily stepped down from his position as a member of the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), following a directive from CAF.

Appiah, who currently serves as the Head Coach of the Suda­nese national team, is set to face Ghana in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-head­er.

This raised concerns of a potential conflict of interest, as he would be working for two different associations involved in the same competition.

In response, CAF issued a letter to the former Black Stars coach, requesting his resignation from the GFA Executive Council until the conclusion of the AF­CON qualifiers.

“This situation is contrary to the CAF Statutes and the FIFA Code of Ethics.

“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.”

The qualifiers will conclude in November 2024 with Sudan set to face Niger before hosting Angola.

Appiah took over the Sudan job in 2023 and guided the Fal­cons of Jediane to four wins in six competitive matches.

He will hope to add Ghana to his list of casualties on Thursday in the first-leg of the qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The Black Stars suffered a 1-0 defeat to Angola before a 1-1 draw against Niger, leaving them third in Group F with just one point.

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