Nana Oduro Sarfo, an Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association [GFA] has insisted that the current performance of local players in the Ghana Premier League does not warrant any call-up to the national team.
Chris Hughton’s 25-man squad for the Black Stars Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Angola later this month has been questioned after no local player made the cut.
But Oduro Sarfo believes the players called up are currently playing better than the home-based players.
“Most of the players out there [in the squad], some came from the U-23. I have nothing against the selection of players, all I want is Ghana winning the game [against Angola],” he told Joy Sports.
“Black Stars call-ups are based on your performance for a period. If we have so many players in Europe and their performances are good juxtaposed against the local players here, they are a shade ahead of them, what do you want us to do?” he quizzed.
Oduro Sarfo further stated that until a quota of the squad is dedicated to local players, there is nothing than can be done about the callups.
“There is no quota. Until we decide that there should be a quota — maybe 30% should be local players, so be it.”
Ghana will host Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium on March 23 before travelling away for the return leg four days later in Luanda.