Around the World Sports Scene Ghana’s Soccer at Crossroad

Gone were the days when countries shiver when they were going to meet Ghana Black Stars. Nowadays countries that the heyday local teams could have easily beaten are beating the national teams easily. Why? The reason being that from my point of view there is no plan for Sports from the current and previous governments.

Senegal invested heavily in the youth teams and it has yielded tremendous results. We should stop harping on past glories and go back to the drawing table and restart the colts, academicals. The interschool soccer tournaments should be given priority.

Our under 13, 14, 15, and 16s should be given attention. GFA please act no as Ghana soccer is in free down fall. Clubs are now looking for sensational teenagers to train them to be in their “prime” when they hit 18.

I doff my heart for GFA in making Chris Hughton as the head coach of the Black Stars. He should be given peace of mind to do his job. GFA and politicians should not interfere with his selection and allow him to do his job. On the rumors of extending Ghana Football Authority presidency to 3 terms if it is true will not bode well for Ghana soccer. I believe the 2 terms is enough to deter dictatorship.

I am ashamed to talk about Black Galaxies exit from the CHAN 2023. This tells of the state of the local league as Ghanaian fans prefer to watch or follow Bundesliga, Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, Eredivise etc. Stakeholders should put their heads together to stem the downfall of especially the local league. No wonder fans are not attending matches. The colts should be revived as soon as possible. Now or never.

with Jonathan Baah Annobil