Muntari, Boateng, Sacked, to Miss Crucial Encounter with Portugal

Two players from the Ghana national team, Sulley Muntari and Kelvin-Prince Boateng have been suspended from the team just hours before their crucial World Cup match against Portugal, Ghana FA (GFA) has announced.

Boateng “verbally abused” coach Kwesi Appiah, the GFA has said. “The GFA has suspended Sulley Ali Muntari indefinitely from the Black Stars with immediate effect.

“The decision was taken in the wake of his unprovoked physical attack on an executive committee member of the GFA and a management member of the Black Stars, Mr. Moses Armah on Tuesday 24th June, 2014 during a meeting.

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“The GFA has approved coach Kwesi Appiah’s decision to suspend Kevin-Prince Boateng indefinitely from the Black Stars. The decision was taken following Boateng’s vulgar verbal insults targeted at coach Kwesi Appiah during the team’s training session in Maceio this week. Boateng has since showed no remorse for his actions which has resulted in the decision,” the statement said adding that Muntari and Boateng’s accreditation for the World Cup has been withdrawn “with immediate effect”, the statement said.