Tetteh was appointed on Tuesday evening by Sierra Leone Football
Association (SLFA).
According to the SLFA statement, the 62-year-old came out tops
among shortlisted coaches who went through a thorough interview process by the
association's head coach recruitment committee.
However, the government through the Sports Ministry has
rejected the appointment claiming the selection process "did not come to a logical
conclusion," and was "incomplete."
"The report of the Ministry's representatives also observed
that representative from the Sierra Leone Football Association on the interview
panel came with a premeditated mind of appointing the said coach," part of
a statement released on Wednesday, August 14 read.
"Therefore the Ministry does not recognize Sellas Tetteh as
the Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Team A because the process was
incomplete.
"The Ministry of Sports wants to assure all Sierra Leoneans
that the government is committed to supporting sports in the country and the
process of appointing the National Team A coach will soon come to a conclusion."
Tetteh, who won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with Ghana, was
making a return to the West African country after serving as caretaker coach
between 2015 and 2017.
He has also served as head
coach of Rwanda national team.
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