Former Ghana international, Sammy Osei-Kuffuor has resigned from the Black Stars management committee, according to reports murmuring in the media.[ads2]
The Bayern Munich legend was appointed as a member of the Black Stars management committee in February 2022 with the ultimate responsibility of directing the activities of the team, ensuring it is well run and delivering the outcomes, monitoring the activities of the Technical team, the Medical team and the Playing body to ensure they are keeping with the founding principles, objectives and values of the team.
Reports indicate that the 46-year old has submitted his resignation letter to the Ghana Football Association after over a year of serving on the committee.
His reason for resigning from the position is unknown.
Sammy Osei-Kuffuor was a Ghana international for 13 years, and won his first cap as a 17-year-old in a game against Sierra Leone on 28 November 1993. He had previously been part of every national team – junior, youth and Olympic level – and became the full squad’s captain at the age of 23.[ads3]
Kuffour had burst onto the international scene at age 13. At junior level, he was a member of the Ghana side that won the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy and the one that was runner-up to Nigeria in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan.
At youth level, he appeared with the team that finished second to Brazil during the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.
Kuffour became the youngest Olympic Football Champion of all time when he collected bronze at the 1992 Olympics just before his 16th birthday, and was also a member of the squad that reached the quarter-finals at the same level in 1996.[ads4]
Kuffour also made one appearance for Ghana at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, against Italy. After a costly mistake in that first match, a 0–2 loss, he was dropped for the next three games as Ghana bowed out in the round-of-16 against Brazil.
In January 2007, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) voted Kuffour as a member of the Top 30 African Players of All Time.[ads5]