Is the FIFA/CAF Liaison Team any different from the ‘dishonest’ football people we have known?

If indeed we are reforming our football and for that matter we are considering putting structures in place to ensure we arrive at the new Ghana football we all wish for, then we need a very HONEST and OPEN Liaison Team.

Just a few days ago, we were confronted with how an indoor meeting between the Liaison Team and the technical team of the Black Starlets leaked into the media.

While dealing with that, we are confronted with the challenge of two doctors clashing over who is the official Team Doctor of the Ghana U20 side.

Dr. Adam Baba and Dr. Prince Pamboe were in the news yesterday as to who is the official team doctor of the U20 team.

Following the news, the Liaison Team released a statement, signed by a member Francis Oti Akenteng, and below are the FACTS of the matter as the statement of the LT indicated: that
1. Dr. Adam Baba is the Team Physician for the Black Satellites.
2. Dr. Baba as a result of his heavy work schedule REQUESTED Dr. Pambo who is the Team Physician of the CHAN Team to hold the mantle as Doctor for the Black Satellites during the qualification matches.
3. The LT met both doctors on the issues and both Dr. Pambo and Dr. Baba confirmed that what has been listed in points 1 and 2 are true.
4. They both expressed shock and disbelieve about the untruths being peddled around in the media.
5. The public must disregard the unfortunate story linking both doctors and the Black Satellites.

Above is the statement of the LT.

However, in an interview with Otec FM in Kumasi, Dr. Pambo states as follows:
1. That he is the official team doctor of the U20 and nothing has changed about that.
2. That he will be with the team during the qualifier with Benin because he is the official Team Doctor.
3. That he was the Team Doctor of the CHAN team until an ExCo decision before the Exposé re-assigned him to the U20.
4. That when the LT met himself and Dr. Baba, it was established that he was appointed as the Team Doctor of the U20 by the ExCo.
5. That even the GS of the yet-to-be-dissolved FA Isaac Addo called into the meeting to establish the fact that he, Dr. Pambo, is the official Team Doctor appointed for the U20.
6. Dr. Pambo never admitted that Dr. Baba REQUESTED him (Dr. Pambo) to step in for him since he (Dr. Baba) has a heavy schedule.

My major concern is that the matter is not resolved and it is likely both doctors will clash at the U20 qualifier with Benin if the matter is not handled properly because the LT claim Dr. Baba is still the Team Doctor in their statement, yet, Dr. Pambo also claim he is still the official Team Doctor.

But wait, if what Dr. Pambo is saying is true, then why did the LT release the statement to say that Dr. Baba is still the Team Doctor, yet they saw the letter of appointment of Dr. Pambo and Isaac Addo also called to confirm? Did the LT twist the issues in their statement?

Are we really trying to reform the system?

If it must be done, it must be done well. Let’s desist from lies and deceit. We said the old system was corrupt and dishonest. Let’s get a new system which is free of corruption and injected by HONEST people.