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Sports News from Monday, April 8, 2019
Source: Angel TV
2019-04-08
Former Kotoko coach David Duncan
Former coach of Kotoko and Hearts, David Duncan said that the current generation of Black Stars players did not have the experience of playing on the African pitch and so it was very difficult to play. annex the trophy to the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament.
Coach David Duncan observed that players who had won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982 had African experience, knew the field very well and played in their comfort zone. It was therefore very easy for them to win. the trophy.
He added that current players do not have the required experience on the African pitch, as most of them play professional football.
He also said that Ghanaian clubs at that time were very competitive in African competitions. He cited the exploits of Hearts and Kotoko in Africa in those years, as well as the dynamism of the local league, which prevented players from leaving the national league.
"We have transitional issues in our national teams, and no one has put in place measures, policies, infrastructure and structures that can contribute to the development of Ghanaian football. the 1970s was very easy because the players had leaders they had experienced in Africa and were playing in their comfort zone, but we can not say as much for these current players. now be good, they are playing on the wrong ground, the kind of terrain that is not easy to win the CAN, "he told Esther Abankwa, of Angel TV.
Coach David Duncan called for the rebirth of the local league to make it more appealing.
The Black Stars will represent Ghana at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt in June.
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