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Former
Black
Starlets
coach
Laryea
Kingston
has
leapt
to
the
defence
of
Kwesi
Appiah,
stating
that
the
dual
role
he
holds
in
Ghana
and
Sudan
will
not
affect
his
work.
Appiah
is
a
member
of
the
Ghana
Football
Association’s
Executive
Council,
a
key
decision-making
body
for
Ghana
football,
including
the
Black
Stars.
The
64-year-old
is
also
the
head
coach
of
Sudan’s
national
team
and
is
currently
unbeaten
in
the
2026
World
Cup
qualifiers
(3W
1D).
His
roles
have
triggered
some
questions
among
the
football
circles,
with
former
football
Augustine
Arhinful
stating
how
problematic
it
is.
“I
have
always
had
an
issue
with
this
when
he
was
appointed
the
head
coach
of
Sudan.
I
said
it
severally,
asking
what
would
happen
if
Ghana
is
to
meet
Sudan
in
the
qualifiers
and
it
has
happened
now.
I
don’t
know
whether
you
can
call
it
a
conflict
of
interest
or
what.
The
moment
he
was
appointed
coach
of
Sudan,
something
should
have
been
done
by
the
FA,”
Arhinful
told
3Sports.
But
Kingston
is
off
the
view
that
Appiah
will
remain
professional
in
discharging
his
duties.
“With
Kwesi
Appiah’s
pedigree,
I
don’t
think
because
he’s
Ghanaian
and
still
have
a
position
in
Sudan,
it
will
affect
his
professionalism
at
all.
He’s
been
a
football
player
and
he
has
moved
from
team
to
team
before
and
with
him
set
to
face
Ghana
in
the
AFCON
qualifiers,
I
think
he
will
go
out
and
give
his
all,”
Kingston
said
to
3Sports.
“I
don’t
think
his
professionalism
will
be
questionable.
When
the
game
starts,
he
will
think
about
his
position
[with
Sudan]
first,
think
about
how
to
approach
the
game
and
his
leadership
skills.
He
is
a
professional
and
I
don’t
think
that
one
is
going
to
stop
him
from
doing
his
job.”
Kwesi
Appiah
managed
the
Black
Stars
during
the
2014
World
Cup
and
2019
AFCON.
The
AFCON
qualifiers
will
begin
in
September
and
end
in
November
2024.