Former Black Stars player Derek Boateng has criticised the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the country’s inability to accomplish results in recent years.
Only the Black Satellites (U-20 AFCON 2021) and Black Princesses (WAFU B Girl’s Cup of Nations) have achieved success under Kurt Okraku’s management, with the bulk of the teams failing in several contests.
The latest was the Black Meteors, who were eliminated from the present U-23 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night after a poor 1-1 tie against Guinea, leaving them third in Group A.
Speaking on Joy FM on Saturday, Boateng, who played for Ghana’s junior teams before being promoted to the Black Stars, blamed the lack of success on the FA meddling with coaches’ work.
“The FA owns a lot of players in the national teams and that’s why we don’t perform,” he said on Joy Sports Link.
“When CK [Akonnor] was there, the FA were telling him the kind of players he should call and when things didn’t go well they kicked him out.”
Ghana’s inability to move from the U-23 AFCON group stage means they will also lose out on a spot in next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
The Black Meteors last competed in the competition, which was held in Greece in 2004.
Source: myjoyonline.com
