'Those times Robert Mensah won't play if you don’t buy him weed' - Coach J.E Sarpong

Veteran Ghanaian coach JE Sarpong has expressed his unreadiness to apologise to footballers on the domestic scene following his derogatory remarks about them.

Coach Sarpong had alleged that 60 percent of Ghanaian players smoke marijuana, popularly known as weed.

Aduana Stars FC striker Yahaya Mohammed was unhappy with the recent utterances of the former Asante Kotoko coach and called on him to apologise to the players.

However, according to the former Ebusua Dwarfs gaffer, there is a weed smoker in every team in the country.

"When I say about 60 percent of Ghanaian players smoke weed [marijuana], you [Yahaya] are telling me 'what am I talking about?' Where were you when I started coaching?" he told SportsworldGhana.

"As someone who has coached on the local scene for close to four decades from the grassroots to the top level, I have dealt with footballers at all levels and I know what I am saying.

"Some even smoke weed and come to play. And after games, some go and smoke it.

"Former Black Stars goalkeeper Robert Mensah those times if you don’t buy him weed, he won’t play and this was even confirmed by the late Ghana FA chairman Ben Koufie who said at one time he had to buy marijuana for Robert Mensah before he kept the post.

"Odame, Oppong - all in Kotoko were smoking marijuana back then so who doesn’t know some Ghanaian players smoke weed?

"There is a weed smoker in every team in the country," he concluded.

Yahaya Mohammed is the second top scorer in the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League which has been suspended due to coronavirus pandemic.