Former Youth and Sports Minister Hon. Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo blames absence of a substantive administrative body running Ghana football for Black Star’s early exit from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

The four-time champions were booted out of the tournament after losing 5-4 on penalties to Tunisia in the Round of 16 after playing out a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.

An own goal by Rami Bedoui cancelled out Taha Khenissi’s second-half strike as the game went into the extra time and subsequently into the shootout.

The North Africans converted all their spot-kicks with Ghana’s only miss coming from striker Caleb Ekuban.

Ghana’s last 16 eviction at the Nations Cup in Egypt is the worst for the country in the competition since 2006.

According to the WA Central MP, the Normalization Committee failed to fill the big gap created by the Kwesi Nyantakyi-led administration which ultimately affected the team’s entire campaign.

“I think that the team did well. Individually, they tried their best but their best was not good enough but what happened in Egypt tells of weakness in football administration in Ghana.

The exit of Kwesi Nyantakyi has created a big gap which we are unable to close. This is something that requires us to sit down and find a solution.

We cannot have interim management again in the next tournament or before any major tournament. We need to have a strong, elected GFA that can perform the same way if not better than what Nyantakyi did.”