Former Asante Kotoko, Felix Annan, has blamed a misunderstanding with then club head coach, Maxwell Konadu, for losing his spot in the Black Stars.
The 27-year old was tipped to become Ghana’s future first choice goalkeeper, after he was invited to join the 23-man squad to the 2019 AFCON tournament in Egypt.
However, he was unable to maintain a place in the team, after failing to keep his place in the starting eleven at Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
Annan’s woes at club level began when he tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Francisca Yeboah, in a private wedding ceremony in January 2020.
The wedding ceremony took place mid-season ahead of Kotoko’s clash with arch-rivals, Hearts of Oak, in the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League campaign, causing him to permanently lose his place to second choice goalkeeper, Kwame Baah.
Felix Annan was speaking in an exclusive interview with Nhyira FM in Kumasi and he says he does not regret taking the decision to marry his wife mid-season, though it cost him a spot in the national team.
“Even though I lost my position at Kotoko, I do not regret the decision I took to marry my wife in the course of the season.
“No way, I will never and ever regret marrying my wife. I don’t think I am unprofessional to fix my wedding ceremony on a league date.
“My wife and her family were based in the UK then and I had planned my wedding way back before we started the league because at that time, there was no league.
“So, my wife and the family had to fly from the UK and we couldn’t change the plans,” he said.
Annan who now plays in the US for Maryland Bob Cats FC, blamed his former coach Maxwell Konadu for losing his position in the Black Stars but has not given up on receiving a call-up in the near future.
“I have always been ready to play and represent my country ever since I received my first call up in 2017.
“I had a lot of issues with my playing time at club side which affected my chances at the Black Stars. I was just not playing and it’s not as if I wasn’t performing well, the coach [Maxwell Konadu] decided not to play me.
“Losing my position at Kotoko was one of the toughest times of my life. I wish I could get answers but I still don’t have. I confronted Maxwell Konadu but I didn’t feel the need to make the issues public.
“I felt I was good enough but the coach at (Kotoko) then, [Maxwell Konadu] didn’t give me much playing time and that’s why I lost my position in the Black Stars,” He added.
“I have never given up. As far as I continue with my career, I am always ready and willing to push to be back again,” He concluded.
