Head coach of the Black Bombers, Ofori Asare, says he has not received a deserving reward following his role in acquiring a medal for Ghana at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Asare led the Black Bombers to win Ghana’s only medal at the competition in Tokyo following Samuel Takyi’s bronze medal after a semi-final finish in the boxing featherweight division.
The medal was Ghana’s first podium finish since winning bronze at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
Speaking on Joy Sports’ Prime Take, Ofori Asare expressed his disappointment with the recognition he has received following the success with the team Tokyo.
“We have been rewarded. They gave something to the boxers and I was thinking I was not rewarded well from [the success of] Samuel Takyi up to the Commonwealth Games because I’m the head coach,” he said.
“I was the one who made Samuel Takyi win the medal, I was the who made the other boxers at the Commonwealth Games win those medals. They gave those who won the bronze medal something more than me.
“The boxers received $5,000 but mine is lower and mine is equal to my assistant coaches. The difference didn’t come out because I am the head coach, I am the one they can sack from the team. I am the one who comes out with all the programmes so I don’t know why they can’t understand that.
He added that although he was given a reward, he deserved more than what he received.
“They gave me something but I think I deserved more than that. Even at the Olympic Games, there are coaches who didn’t achieve anything. They went there with their athletes but I was the one who brought a medal and anything they gave we shared together. It was not fair on my part.”
Ofori Asare also led his team to two medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Latest Stories
- World Water Day: Youth engagement maximized to achieve SDG 6
4 mins - Livestream: PM Express discusses US-Ghana relations
23 mins - Hey please! I am in charge – Bagbin tells Akufo-Addo over anti-LGBTQ+ bill
38 mins - Bole-Bamboi MP calls for rerun of the election that approved six ministerial nominees
57 mins - ‘He devoted himself to the Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition’ – Akufo-Addo eulogises late Kumawu MP
2 hours - ECG disconnects Ghana Post Accra branch over GH¢89,000 debt
2 hours - Students have still not reported to school despite free SHS – Ashanti Region GES
2 hours - We have a very good candidate in Dr. Duffour – Fritz Bafour
2 hours - Division One: Heart of Lions extend Zone 3 lead to 15 points
3 hours - Kejetia market fire: Traders warned to desist from forceful opening of shops
3 hours - Armed police officers and soldiers clash in Accra central as traders run for their lives
3 hours - DBG to introduce guarantee product this year – Deputy CEO reveals
3 hours - U-23 AFCON 2023Q: Ghana seals qualification with victory over Algeria
3 hours - US donates laptops to Legal Aid Commission
3 hours - Moving Health donates tricycle ambulances to 5 outlandish communities
3 hours