Hearts of Oak striker Abednego has stressed that if home-based players are paid very well Ghana’s problem of player exodus will be solved.
Though players traveling outside to play for bigger clubs and better wages is a good thing, Ghana in the last five years or more has seen most of its playing being transferred to some countries not known for having the best of clubs.
This has become a worry for the West African country who in the past had players playing for clubs in Europe and competing in the top 5 leagues in in the Champions League or the Europa League.
Speaking on the matter, former Bechem United forward Abednego Tetteh who recently ended his stint with Sudanese side Al Hilal has indicated that he believes if player get good wages here they will not be in a hurry to leave.
“If Ghanaian players are paid $1,000 here, I don't think most of them will move. It's because of the money and that is a fact. I was never ok when I played in Ethiopia for Jimma Abba Jifar. After the team was knocked out of the Confederation Cup I decided to quit. Where I slept at Bechem is better than where I slept in Ethiopia”, he said in a recent interview.
The striker added, “I have suffered from bad agents in the past. If I had the same agents like Baba Rahman, he is the luckiest footballer in Ghana. Even when he gets injured he still get good teams to play. If I had a good agent i would have been playing in the Black Stars now”.