Former Ghana international, Yusif Chibsah has proposed for an implementation of a quota system for locally based players into the senior national team.
Chris Hughton, who is the current Black Stars coach sidelined local players in his maiden call-up for the back-to-back games against Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Asked about what he expects to see from Chris Hughton’s next call-up for the two Afcon qualifiers in June and September, the former Asante Kotoko midfielder called for opportunities to be handed to in-form locally based players at the national team level.
"For me, if we want to create an opportunity or an avenue for our local players in the domestic league to have places in the national team unless we have a quota," he told Citi Sports.
"We dedicate a quota to the local league, we make sure that out of 20 or something players called up to the Black Stars, there should be a percentage, maybe one per cent quota or two per cent dedicated to the locally based players.
"We all know that not all players get to play when they come to the national team and if we want to be fair and judge players based on their performance, then we would always go with the foreign-based players.
"Because their performance is always ahead, but we have local players here in the country who are upcoming talents who need to be given the opportunity not to play, but be part of the national team, it will serve as a learning process for them.
"You get to mingle with the big boys, it serves as motivation for them, that is where I see the angle of quota system given to the local players.
"Anytime, there’s a call-up and we have one or two local players, it gives the others the motivation to play better with the mindset of getting call-ups to the national team,” he added.
The Black Stars will regroup for their final two games against Madagascar and the Central African Republic next month.