Former Ghana and Hearts of Oak striker Prince Tagoe has taken a swipe at Ghana Premier League fans over their akward behaviour toward returnees into the league.
Tagoe believes experienced stars are declining to return to the Ghana premier league because of behaviours from fans, citing Asamoah Gyan’s recent outburst with Asante Kotoko fans as an example.
Gyan was booed by the Porcupines’ fans during a league game at the Accra Sports Stadium last Saturday against his side Legon Cities. The veteran Black Stars forward was a second-half substitute as Augustine Okrah scored to give visiting Kotoko a 1-0 win.
He came on in the 75th minute, when the Royals were desperately throwing everyone forward in search of an equalizer, and immediately drove a free-kick just over the bar with his first touch of the ball.
However, according to Tagoe, for Kotoko fans to boo Gyan for joining Legon Cities over the Porcupines is null and void, describing it as a childish and unnecessary act from the fans.
Speaking on Angel TV, he said, “I think what happened to Gyan tells the kind of country we are leaving in. Ghanaians fancy the downfall of people instead of lifting them. I didn’t expect such a thing to happen, what happened was disgusting because he is here to help raise the standard of the Ghana Premier League”
He continued that, “His presence in the league is a plus because the young ones are learning a lot from him. We have a lot of players who are willing to return to the GPL but what is preventing them from coming, it is because of something like this”
“Gyan has not taken money from anyone. Though he had an intention to play for Kotoko but if for one reason or the other he is unable to join them it doesn’t mean they should boo him because it might be that Kotoko was unable to meet his demands”
“I think it is unnecessary because Gyan has made his name in the game so we should be proud of what we have. I will not be surprised if Asamoah quits the GPL. I think it was a childish act from the fans”
“Fans booing players normally happen in the game but what happened in Accra Sports Stadium is something personal against him which should not be so” he added
