Puma deal was reduced due to Ghana’s inability to qualify for 2018 World Cup - Osei Palmer

President of Tema Youth Football Club, Wilfred Kwaku Osei popularly known as Osei Palmer has revealed that Sports manufacturing giants Puma decided to reduce their sponsorship deal with the Ghana FA due to the Black Stars inability to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The former Ghana FA Executive Council member refuted claims made by The FA Spokesperson Henry Asante Twum that Puma reduced the sponsorship due to the Anas Number 12 exposè.

According to reports the new deal signed by then Ghana FA Normalisation Committee saw a reduction of 30 percent.

Palmer in an interview has stated firmly that the reduction was due to the country’s failure to qualify for the World Cup in 2018.

“Anyone who blames or say the Anas exposé caused the Puma sponsorship reduction has no shame,” Palmer told Nhyira FM.

“I repeat, whoever that blames Anas expose for the reduction is shameless because that is never the case. Ghana failed to qualify to the 2018 Fifa World Cup and as a matter of fact, that was the rationale behind that decision,” he added.