Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council member, Kwasi Appiah, will not relinquish his role as representative of the Ghana Premier League Clubs on the powerful decision-making body of the football governing body, JoySports has gathered.

The former Ghana captain and coach was elected onto the GFA ExCo last week, a few days before his appointment as head coach of the Sudan national team.

His appointment meant that, Mr Appiah, who is also a Technical Director and a member of Asante Kotoko's Interim Management Committee, constituted by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is saddled with many responsibilities.

Media reports have suggested that the newly appointed Sudan national team head coach would resign from the ExCo and concentrate on his job.

But, sources close to the coach have described the reports as "false and mischievous.

"The story is completely false because coach Kwasi Appiah is not resigning from the exco. It is a very mischievous story.

"The Sudan deal was on the table before he contested and won a seat on the GFA Excutive Council, so why should he resign after he won the confidence of those who voted for him?

"Disregard all these false reports. Kwasi Appiah campaigned to football stakeholders and they were convinced by his plans to contribute to Ghana football in an administrative capacity after his contributions on the field as a player and a coach," sources noted.

Appiah was unveiled as Sudan's coach early on this week and he's hoping to lead the country to compete at the highest level of continental and global football.

Sudan failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup in Ivory Coast next year, and Appiah, renowned for building new teams from the scratch, is expected to bring his experience to bear, and build a new Sudanese team for the next international assignments.

He is expected to operate from Saudi Arabia, anytime the Sudanese team has to be in camp for international assignments.

In between, Coach Kwesi Appiah will be in Ghana to play his roles as a member the GFA Executive Council, as well as a leading figure of Asante Kotoko's IMC, having received the blessing of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to take up the Sudanese coaching job.