The national teams will be better if the the local league is very competitive – GFA vice president

Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Mark Addo has expressed that the various national teams will be better if our local league is very strong and competitive .

Speaking to another platform, Mr Mark Addo who doubled as the Black Stars management Committee Chairman emphasized that the various national teams will only get better if there is a proper and strong local league competitions.

“We need a strong local league to get quality players who can feed into our national teams, It is not easy for the clubs but the player exodus is not helping.”

The Black Stars exited at the group phase at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon with just a point after three games, the team again failed to perform and also exited at the group phase at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with just three points.

The Black Galaxies under Annor Walker exited at the CHAN tournament hosted in Algeria at the quarter-finals after losing 3-1 to Niger, Ibrahim Tanko who was in charge of the Black Meteors also failed to book a ticket for the 2024 Olympic Games that will be hosted in Paris.

The Ghana U-23 side exited at the group phase of the tournament hosted in Morocco.

The 2023/24 Ghana Premier League is expected to get underway in mid-September later this year.

Story by George Opoku Boateng. Ahotoronline