MONROVIA, Montserrado – Following intense criticisms by football fans for the Lone Star’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Togo after squandering a 2-0 lead, Lone Star Coach James Debbah is threatening to resign for the second time.

Making the disclosure on Tuesday on state radio ELBC, Debbah said he will not be in charge of the team when Liberia travels to Tunisia in September for the final round of qualifiers. He described Liberians as ungrateful, saying they are not showing gratitude for his work.

Giving a number of criticisms he has received for his inability to change the game technically, Debbah said the best way is to part company with the national team.

A month before the match against Togo, the 46-year-old said he would step down after the match, but later retracted his statement, terming it as “metaphor.”

“I am disappointed. My thanks and appreciation to Mr. Musa H. Bility for the confidence he bestowed upon me when he appointed me as head coach of the Lone Star,” Debbah then wrote on his Facebook page. “I am grateful! My appreciation also [goes] to the fans and Liberians in the Diaspora and last but not the least, I cherished the love, respect, and admiration that I shared with my players.”

Meanwhile, a match commissioner of Confederation of African Football, Andy Qamie, who is also the vice president of the Liberian first division club Watanga Football Club, has called on Debbah to apologize to the Liberian people for dashing the hope of more than 4 million people who are opting to see their country head compete in Gabon in 2017. Quamie encouraged the Lone Star coach to be resilient and courageous amidst criticism.

“I don’t think Debbah [should expect] the Liberians to buy him ice cream and sing praise songs when he goes wrong technically,” he said.

Featured photo by T. Kla Wesley, Jr.