Make Ghanaian footballers feel important and valued while they’re alive- Sonnie Badu charges GFA

The Founder and Lead Pastor of RockHill Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Sonnie Badu, has charged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to do right by Ghanaian football players.

Sonnie Badu’s sentiments are coming after the final funeral rites of the late Christian Atsu.

According to Sonnie Badu, although the GFA gave Atsu a befitting burial, they have not entirely been accommodating to Atsu and other Ghanaian football players. He has therefore charged the president to do better.

“Dear GFA @chris_atsu has been finally laid to rest. However, let me say this .. Let this be a reform of mindset and a change of attitude…. I know our @ghana_fa_official chairman will do things differently,” he shared on Facebook.

Badu states that Atsu was retired early, and like his colleagues, have not been made to feel important while they’re alive and active in the game.

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“I heard in recent interviews people saying that he was the Messi of Ghana… Well you guys retired him quick – whiles Messi is still playing the World Cup… Messi is 35 and Astu was 31.

“Let us learn how to make players feel important while they are alive. We should not wait for something to happen to them before we take over their funeral expenses and all of that,” he stated.

He continued;  “We know that, most of the players get injured during international duties And it is to no surprise, that they end up losing their position, in their club teams and also national teams…. That’s why players like @thomaspartey5 would rather put their 💯 in club rather than national teams…

@jakaminko was at his peak when he got injured playing for Ghana and everyone suddenly forgot about him… He ended up playing for a low division Turkish team – that he had fighting for his Monies owed ..

“Those low division teams in Turkey are called playing to survive and keep fit .. the clubs knows it and so they frustrate players. I heard the tribute read from the club , he told the coach he either plays or goes to see his family.. if one could only turn back time .. it shows how committed he was to his career …champ you died a hero and you scored you last goal … it cannot be forgotten by the club…… rest well .. your send off was beautiful…”

See his post below;