The well-known gospel musician, Sonnie Badu said the Ghana Football Association, GFA should not wait for the players to die before showing fake love to them like what they did at Atsu’s funeral.
He made this statement in the wake of Christian Atsu’s passing, recalling with grief how the player, who he noticed was previously dubbed Ghana’s Lionel Messi despite his prior successes with the team, was fired from the Black Stars.
He added that Atsu’s dismissal from the Black Stars accidentally affected his mental state, and in an effort to establish himself, he joined lower-level European teams. Also, he mentioned Jerry Akaminko as an example of how the FA quickly “uses and discards” players.
He wrote
Dear GFA @chris_atsu has been finally laid to rest. However, let me say this .. Let this be a reform of mindset and a change of attitude…. I know our @ghana_fa_official chairman will do things differently
I heard in recent interviews people saying that he was the Messi of Ghana… Well, you guys retired him quickly – whiles Messi is still playing in the World Cup… Messi is 35 and Astu was 31 …
Let us learn how to make players feel important while they are alive. We should not wait for something to happen to them before we take over their funeral expenses and all of that.
We know that most of the players get injured during international duties And it is no surprise, that they end up losing their position, in their club teams and also national teams…. That’s why players like @thomaspartey5 would rather put them in a club rather than the national team…
@jakaminko was at his peak when he got injured playing for Ghana and everyone suddenly forgot about him… He ended up playing for a low-division Turkish team – that he had fought for the Monies owed
Those low-division teams in Turkey are called playing to survive and keep fit .. the clubs know it and so they frustrate players
I heard the tribute read from the club, he told the coach he either plays or goes to see his family.. if one could only turn back time .. it shows how committed he was to his career …champ you died a hero and you scored your last goal … it cannot be forgotten by the club…… rest well .. your send-off was beautiful”.
Story by Obaapa Janee
Source: pulse gh.com
