Former Black Stars midfielder Sulley Muntari has strongly criticized the Ghana Premier League, describing it as disorganized and lacking a future.
Muntari, who briefly returned to the domestic league during the 2021/22 season, previously played for Liberty Professionals before embarking on a successful career in Europe.
During his time with Accra Hearts of Oak, he helped the team win the President’s Cup and the MTN FA Cup but chose not to renew his contract.
In an interview with 3Sports, the 40-year-old former Inter Milan and AC Milan star lamented the state of Ghana’s top-tier league.
“Hearts fans and the president were amazing,” Muntari, who won the Champions League in 2010, told 3Sports.
“The league is a big hole where they are dumping money. There is no future for the local league.”
“I am hoping I can get some funds and really help them. It’s a mess. When I was there, it was a mess. Maybe now it is worse. If we don’t help these guys, we won’t get the top players.”
Muntari also highlighted poor conditions in the league, including inadequate facilities.
“The changing rooms smell. That respect is not there. I didn’t even want my laundry done. I would take it home. When you get into changing rooms, they smell bad. It is not just one team; everybody,” Muntari, who played in the 2006, 2010, and 2014 World Cups in Germany, South Africa, and Brazil, added.
Muntari, who represented Ghana at three World Cups, voiced hope that he could secure funding to help improve the league.
Currently, the Ghana Premier League faces significant challenges, including the lack of a headline sponsor and broadcast rights holder.