Former Bolgatanga Mighty Rocks manager and development advocate Mr. Gabriel Agambila has issued a stark warning to Ghanaian football fans: temper your hopes for the upcoming World Cup in the United States, or face crushing disappointment that could endanger your health.
With kickoff just days away, Agambila points to a chaotic and disjointed buildup, one he says is painfully familiar. Ghana still has no official roster.
According to Mr. Agambila, across Europe, players are reporting to camp without any formal release or communication from a head coach who has never even seen them in person.
“This is no time for blind hope,” Agambila told reporters. “Ghanaians should celebrate qualifying, but nothing more.”
For die-hard supporters, his advice is grim: lower expectations now to avoid being overwhelmed by what’s coming. Those with weak hearts or high blood pressure, he suggested, should skip live matches entirely and wait for replays.
“Almost four years, and we keep making the same mistakes while expecting different results,” Agambila lamented. Football, he explained, is an investment of time, a bond forged through proper preparation.
“That preparation simply hasn’t happened.”
His verdict was blunt: “We are coming to the USA as tourists. Nothing else.”
On a more reassuring note, Agambila confirmed that members of the Alagumgube Association in the diaspora will, as always, welcome the supporters, the team, and the officials upon arrival. But he warned that the warmth of that reception cannot mask the chill awaiting Ghana on the pitch.
Below are some critical concerns by Mr. Agambila
1. The Black Stars have arrived in Wales without the head coach yet.
2. With only a few days to the World Cup, the official squad list has still not been released.
3. Players based in Europe are already reporting to camp without an official release from the coach, who has yet to even see the players physically.
4. My advice to football-loving Ghanaians is to only rejoice in the fact that we qualified for the World Cup and to cease having any high hopes. This is especially important for die-hard soccer fans; we must psych ourselves up so we are not overwhelmed by the results that await us.
5. I would even advise those with blood pressure issues, if they are not strong-hearted, to only watch replays of the games.
6. For close to four years now, we have kept making the same old mistakes while expecting different results.
7. Football is an investment of time that requires bonding together and doing the right preparation, none of which we have done.
8. I will say we are coming to the USA merely as tourists and nothing else.
9. Alagumgube in the diaspora will, as usual, welcome the supporters, the team, and the officials to the USA when they arrive.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com