Black Stars left-back Abdul Baba Rahman has expressed his frustration after missing the opportunity to play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup for the first time in Russia.
Ghana failed to qualify for a third successive time after finishing behind Egypt and Uganda in the qualifiers.
Rahman, 23, plays for German side Schalke and he believes the long-standing rift between Ghana Football Association and the former Ministry of Youth and Sports minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye affected Black Stars' qualifying campaign.
“It is disheartening that Ghana could not make it to the World Cup in Russia."
"I think the then impasse between Ghana FA and the Youth and Sports ministry really affected us [that's why we couldn't qualify],” Baba told footballmadeinghana.com.
“Sometimes, moral in camp was very low especially before our first game against Uganda in Tamale."
"As a footballer, you need to be in a good frame of mind ahead of such games, so when there is uneasiness between the two parties backing us, definitely the entire players are the one who will suffer,” he added.
Baba Rahman made his national team debut in 2014 and was part of the squad that participated in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.