Former Asante Kotoko board member, Alhaji Abu Lamine, believes that the weak foundations of football in Ghana are hindering the Black Stars’ progress.
The senior national team has faced consistent challenges in major tournaments in recent years.
In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Cameroon, the Black Stars were eliminated in the group stage.
Expectations for a strong performance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were also dashed as they were eliminated in the group phase.
The team’s struggles continued in the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast, where they suffered yet another group-stage exit.
In an interview with Asempa FM‘s Ultimate Sports Show, Abu Lamine expressed his concerns, attributing the team’s poor performance to the underlying issues with the country’s football infrastructure.
“We went to Cameroon and we failed to perform. The same thing happened in Qatar. We were hoping to do better in Ivory Coast but we failed again,” he said.
“There is something fundamentally wrong with our game and it is about we fix it.”
He urged the government to invest in fixing the sport’s fundamentals.
“We will need government to step in to help our game,” Abu Lamine said.
“In the time past, we had government coming on board to coaches and our game in general but it is not happening again. I believe we have to go back and fix the game by involving government. The fundamentals must be fixed to help revive our game,” he added.
For the first time in two decades, the Black Stars will miss out on the 2025 AFCON tournament after failing to qualify, recording three losses and three draws in the qualifiers.
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