Ghana FA denies Laryea Kingston attack on coach

Published on: 31 May 2010

The Ghana Football Association has denied reports that  Laryea Kingston attempted to physically assault coach Milovan Rajevac but refused to say what actually happened when the midfielder was told of the decision.

Kingston is reported to have launched recriminations at the coach and labelled him as a "bad coach" and a "stupid man" after he was dropped from the final squad.

Despite the denials of the Ghana FA, the federation refusing to say what exactly transpired after the meeting when Milovan Rajevac explained why each player was dropped.

The refusal to answer what happened has further fueled speculation that something ugly transpired as Randy Abbey admitting that Kingston feels let down by his axing.

The first report also claimed Kingston had to be held back by the vice president of the Ghana FA Fred Pappoe as he went for the coach with an arm raised and a fist clenched which has been doused.

"Laryea was on the same flight with the team to Amsterdam and wished us well in the tournament and left for Edinburgh, Scotland. He never attacked anybody after being dropped. This story about him should be disregarded," Ghana FA spokesperson Randy Abbey said.

"The truth is that any player dropped will be let down by his inability to play at the World Cup but it will be nonsensical for anyone to go ballistic on the coach.

"Even in the case of Ronaldinho who has played at the event before will be down because he couldn't make it this time. I must add that everything is fine and we are moving on with our preparations."

The 29-year-old missed the last World Cup finals because of a suspension for unsporting behaviour at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

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