I'm Hurt; Someone Shut Down My 2021 AFCON Dream - Former Black Stars Coach CK Akunnor | Football/Soccer

Charles 'CK' Akonnor discusses how somebody didn't need him on the helm of the Ghana nationwide staff and pushed for his sacking forward of the 2021 Afcon.

The tactician was fired on September 13, 2021 after the Black Stars suffered a 1-0 loss away towards South Africa in Group G's 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

The transfer occurred about 4 months earlier than the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations which was finally held in Cameroon.

Milovan Rajevac was finally appointed 11 days later, making a return to the staff he had coached in 2010.

However, his keep was short-lived as Ghana carried out poorly at Afcon and picked up only a level of their group. The then 67-year-old was proven the door with Otto Addo taking his place.

The latter helped the Black Stars qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

Akonnor has now acknowledged he was harm by the modifications, insisting there was foul play.

"[Being the head coach at the 2021 Afcon] was a dream but one way or the other, somebody shut it down, who that person is, I don't know," Akonnor instructed Joy Sports' Prime Take.

"I would not say so [I would have done better than what Rajevac did]however I had a plan and if that plan had labored, possibly we might have performed higher than we did.

"At least, the FA should have allowed me to go to the Afcon and come back because my contract was even running out. I was hurt but I am better now."

Ghana play Switzerland of their subsequent pleasant at Baniyas Stadium on November 17 earlier than they proceed to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.