Ex-Ghana forward Dan Owusu blames inconsistency in player selection for Black Stars poor performance

Former Ghana and Asante Kotoko striker, Dan Owusu has blamed inconsistency in Black Stars call up for the team’s poor showing in recent times.

The Black Stars have dropped from Africa’s top 10 ranking after the disastrous campaign in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana exited the competition from the group stages after losing to debutants Comoros Islands.

In an interview with Koforidua-based Bryt FM, the former Black Stars striker noted the team’s inconsistency is due to player selection by coaches and also the over reliance on foreign-based players is the cause.

“To get a strong starting lineup for the Black Stars now is very difficult. Every coach has players he calls which brings inconsistency to the team. We have many Ghanaian players locally and others in Europe who are very good footballers yet when coaches are making call ups, they choose more foreign players than the local players”

“If we are able to build our league (GPL) well we can easily make call ups which will yield productive results. Local players always want to make name for themselves and for that matter, will go all out and give out their best to the team”

“During our time as Black Stars players there was constituency in our call ups, so we were able to deliver during matches. But now we haven’t gotten a solid team for the National team which makes it bad”

 Ghana will hope to make amends in the World Cup play-off against the Super Eagles of Nigeria later this month.

The Black Stars will play the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a two-legged encounter with the winner of both legs securing qualification to the biggest soccer mundial in Qatar.

The four-time African Champions will play host to Nigeria on March 25, 2022 before the reverse fixture at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on March 29, 2022.