Ghana U-17 coach Laryea Kingston missing following shock Burkina Faso defeat

Ghanaian

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has reported that Laryea Kingston, the coach of the Ghana U-17 team, has disappeared following their unexpected 2-1 defeat to Burkina Faso in the WAFU B U-17 Championship semi-finals.

Kingston, who had previously stated his intention to resign after the tournament, left the team bus on the way to the hotel and has not returned

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During the group stage, Kingston's team displayed impressive performance, securing a dominant 5-1 victory over Ivory Coast and a 2-0 win against Benin to progress to the semi-finals.

However, despite their earlier achievements, the Black Starlets were unable to overcome Burkina Faso's well-executed tactics, resulting in a defeat that eliminated Ghana from qualifying for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations - an initial objective for the team in this competition.

In Kingston's absence, the GFA has announced that the assistant coaches will take charge of the team in their final match, a third-place playoff against Nigeria on Tuesday.