Bribery and corruption affected my coaching career- Mohammed Polo

Published on: 19 February 2019

Former Hearts of Oak coach Mohammed Polo says 'bribery and corruption' affected his career as coach. 

According to Polo, football is the country has been destroyed by bribery and corruption, with national team coaches given jobs they do not merit.

Polo was giving reasons for the Black Satellites failure at the Africa Youth Championship, when he opened up on the canker that has plagued Ghana football for years.

"I read that there were a lot of envelopes moving round in camp to influence the Coach and that made him changed the squad he assembled 6 months before the tournament," he told AshFM Super Sports show.

"Jimmy Corbblah dropped the players he had been in camp with for 6 months and brought in different players so how do you expect them to play as a team and perform well in the tournament," he added.

"Ghana football is all about bribery and corruption and that has affected my career as a Coach."

Mohammed Polo is considered one of the best footballers to come out of Ghana. He won the 1978 Cup of Nations with the Black Stars.

 

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