Coach of Ghana’s Black Stars, Avram Grant, has said if the country expects a good number of locally based players in the Black Stars squad, there should be a quota system in future.
The Black Stars Coach named his provisional squad for this year’s AFCON to be held in Gabon but only one locally based Ghanaian player made the list and this has got a section of the media and the general public criticizing the coach for the neglect of the locally based players.
But at a Press Conference in Accra, Avram Grant mentioned that he selects Ghanaian players and not players who ply their trade in other countries and expect that there should not be division as to where the players ply their trade but rather see them as Ghanaians.
He acknowledged that talents abound in Ghana’s league adding that he selects players based on quality and their desire to play for their country and not because of the teams they play in Europe and other countries.
Avram Grant indicated that if Ghanaians expect a lot of the local players in the Black Stars team, then it is imperative that going into the future, there should be a quota for every league where Ghanaian players ply their trade.
“If we want players in the local league featured in the Black Stars, then in future we have to set a quota such that we will have five players from the Ghana premier league, six from Europe, five from the USA and a number of players from other leagues.
The Black Stars will be in Dubai for training ahead of this year’s AFCON which will kickstart on January 14 in Gabon.
By: Offei-Akoto Ayeh/a1radioonline.com/Ghana
