Former Ghana international, Kevin-Prince Boateng has opined that European born Ghanaian players will only agree to play the national team only if it is attractive.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) over the years has been trying to convince foreign players to switch nationalities and play for the West African country.
Callum Hudson-Odoi, Tariq Lamptey, Brian Brobbey among other players have been on the radar of the Ghana FA.
Speaking about the Black Stars’ group-stage exit at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Boateng described Ghana as a football nation but added that Black Stars must be made attractive.
“You have to make the team attractive for the players to want to play for Ghana. Ghana is one of the biggest countries in football and they have produced some of the world’s best players and I can’t put my thoughts together on why they lost to Comoros,” the Hertha Berlin forward said on Twitter Spaces.
“You have to make the players willing to come and play for their country and that comes with being successful and you can do that by winning games. You have to let them know that you have the big stage because every player wants a bigger platform," the former Barcelona, AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur forward said.
The Black Stars endured a poor run in the tournament in Cameroon, culminating in a humiliating 3-2 defeat to Comoros.
The result saw Ghana finish at the bottom of Group C after failing to win any of their three group matches.
Also, this is the first time since 2006 that the Black Stars have been eliminated from the AFCON in the group stages.