Former Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak striker Edward Afum has admitted the standard of the Ghana Premier League has fallen.
The 34-year-old attacker had stints with the Porcupine Warriors in 2012 before departing to join Hearts of Oak the following season.
According to Afum, the standard of the Ghanaian top-flight cannot be compared to previous years, where players from the domestic league earned regular call ups into the national team.
“I agree” he told Koforidua-based Bryt FM whiles responding to claims that the standard of the Ghana Premier League has fallen.
“During my time with Kotoko and Hearts, you could see the league was very competitive. At the time, players were hungry to make names for themselves. You could see players from smaller clubs making waves in the league, a lot players were performing well and it raised the league. Players were able to get call up into the national team but the narrative has changed this time”
“In this era footballers are not convincing and consistent. A player can perform marvelously in his first season and in the following season, the same player will perform poorly or abysmally and it's worrisome”
“There isn’t too much top players in the league as compared to our time. The difference between our time and this generation is very wide. I will blame journalists for the decline in talents. Players are overhyped off late” he added.