Former Black Stars forward Godwin Attram has compared the current Black Stars team to previous setups and has stated that the team Ghana parades today is not competitive.
The Black Stars participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and placed bottom in Group H. Ghana beat South Korea and claimed defeats against Portugal and Uruguay. Earlier in the year 2022 Ghana exited the 33rd Afcon tournament in Cameroon. This was Ghana's worse performance at the prestigious tournament.
According to Attram the players based in Ghana who should have been part of Black Stars team don't strong mentality which is why sometimes they are not called up.
"Big difference very big it is not competitive now because we call all the players from Europe the local players here they are the ones giving themselves problem. Because in football if you are on the pitch playing everybody sees you," he told Ernest Brew Smith TV on Youtube.
"Sometimes fans will say we didn't do this for this player or that player but nobody will do it for you unless you do it yourself. Our local players here their mentality is the problem that is why when you leave here your mentality changes then you become a different person. Before the competitive will come unless they change,"
"With talent you can't tell me talent will decrease in Ghana I always say that if you talk like that I will tell you the old players Mohammed Polo, Jomens, Pele, Goerge Alhassan, Shamo Quaye started before it got to us Essien and co Sulley and Asamoah so why is it now we are saying it is not good,"
Godwin Attram made ten appearances and scored one goal for the Black Stars from 1997 to 2006.