Laryea Kingston has taken responsibility for the failure of the Black Starlets to reach the final of the ongoing 2024 WAFU B U17 Cup of Nations.
This was said in a statement he made available on Tuesday afternoon, following his resignation as the Ghana U17 national team’s coach following their 2-1 loss to Burkina Faso in the semifinal match on Saturday.
At his post-match press conference, Kingston tendered his resignation, which was later accepted by the Ghana Football Association. Before the team’s playoff game against Nigeria on Tuesday for third place, the GFA then placed his assistant coaches in control of the group.
“My position was clear then and remains that having failed to reach the final of the tournament, which serves as an automatic qualification to the CAF U17 African Championship and a route to the FIFA World Cup, I believe we fell short of our objectives, and as the leader of the team, I take full responsibility and sincerely apologize for letting down everyone who has been negatively impacted by this,” Laryea’s statement said.
