As a kid, I used to look at Ghana suits at Hon. Alhaji Abubakari A. Attori’s space (DCE for Savelugu in 2000-2008). Ghana’s recreation used to go with the flow, and the gamers performed with pastime. The sound of Ghana’s nationwide anthem earlier than suits was once all the time inspiring and taken out the milk of patriotism in each Ghanaian.
This made each kid in Ghana dream of enjoying for the Ghana nationwide crew. Abedi Pele performed with pastime although they didn’t win the AFCON. Shall we now not additionally qualify for the FIFA International cup, however this might be because of sick success. We had the most efficient crew at the moment in Africa.
Lately Black Stars is unattractive to extent that gamers born in Ghana refuse call-ups (Afena Gyan, and Salisu Mohammed)
Good enough, now what must we do?
The FA must scout rather well, let’s get ambitious squads from the entire ranges. We will have to paintings exhausting in order that those groups qualify for the large degree events; Black Starlets U-17, Black Satellites U-20, Black Meteors U-23
Those groups above will assist us construct brotherly love and keep away from inviting gamers who’ve by no means performed in combination of their lives. Within the contemporary previous, we have now had a powerful black stars crew as a result of lots of the gamers performed in combination at other ranges at juvenile. So, they knew each and every different.
Within the 1995 FIFA U-17 International cup squad, we had Stephen Appiah.
Appiah later performed with Asamoah Gyan, Derek Boateng, Baffour Gyan, John Paintsil, John Mensah, Razak Pinpong, and Emma Pappoe on the 2003 Olympics for the U-23 Black Meteors. (thoughts you, we have now by no means certified for the Olympics once more).
Within the 1997 FIFA U-17 International cup squad, we had Laryea Kingston who later performed with the likes of Michael Essien, Derek Boateng, Stephen Appiah for the black stars.
Within the 1999 FIFA U-17 International cup squad, we had Michael Essien and Razak Pinpong, who later performed in combination for Black Stars.
Within the 1999 FIFA U-20 International squad, we had Stephen Appiah, Laryea Kingston, and Baffour Gyan Hamza Mohammed enjoying in combination.
In 2001 we didn’t qualify for the birthday celebration. However we certified and performed within the FIFA U-20 championship. We had Sulley Muntari enjoying with Razak Pinpong, Derek Boateng, John Mensah, John Paintsil, Michael Essien, Emmanuel Pappoe.
In 2003 we didn’t qualify for each events (u-17 and u-20)
In 2005 FIFA U-17 International cup we had Wakaso Mubarak. However we didn’t qualify for the U-20 birthday celebration.
Within the 2007 FIFA International cup, we had Ransford Osei, Daniel Opare, Abeiku Quansah (who was once tipped to be Ghana’s, David Beckham).
Within the 2009 FIFA International cup, we had Ransford Osei, Jonathan Mensah, Daniel Opare, Samuel Inkoom, Agyemang Opoku, Andre Ayew, Agyemang Badu, Adiyah.
In 2011 we didn’t qualify for each events (u-17 and u-20)
In 2013 FIFA U-17 we didn’t qualify however we certified for the FIFA U-20 and we had Baba Rahman and Frank Acheampong.
In 2015 we didn’t qualify for the u-17 birthday celebration however we certified for the u-20 FIFA WC, none of them made it to Black Stars, or even on the most sensible degree, simplest Atizigi was once the goalkeeper.
In 2017 FIFA U-17, we had Gideon Mensah and Mohammed Kudus whose illustration within the Black Stars and function were very erratic(deficient performer on the global cup qualify and loss of illustration on the AFCON because of harm was once by no means going to be the Messiah. We have been simply tickling ourselves). We didn’t qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 International Cup.
In 2019 we didn’t have a display of both birthday celebration (U-17 and U-20). We want to brace up for the heartbreaks going ahead from the black stars.
In 2021 we certified however for COVID-19 no display of event. We have now Abdul-Fatawu Issahaku and Daniel Banieh (We’re longing for the 2 guys).
Subsequently, 2005 Black stars have been tremendous as it was once an amalgamation of the above. So we certified for International Cup.
Squad: Richard Kingston, Laryea Kingston, John Mensah, John Paintsil, Pappoe, Sulley Muntari, Essien, Derek Boateng, Baffour Gyan, Asamoah Gyan, Hamza Mohammed enjoying in combination.
Within the 2006 global cup, we had an ideal squad: Richard Kingston, Laryea Kingston, John Mensah, John Paintsil, Pappoe, Stephen Appiah, Sulley Muntari, Essien, Derek Boateng, Baffour Gyan, Asamoah Gyan enjoying in combination.
In 2010 International cup: Richard Kingston, Laryea Kingston, John Mensah, John Paintsil, Pappoe, Sulley Muntari, Essien, Derek Boateng, Baffour Gyan, Asamoah Gyan, Stephen Appiah, Dede Ayew, Adiyah, Agyemang Badu, Wakaso, Inkoom, Daniel Opare, Rabiu Mohammed enjoying in combination.
In 2014 International Cup: Richard Kingston, Laryea Kingston, John Mensah, John Paintsil, Pappoe, Sulley Muntari, Essien, Derek Boateng, Baffour Gyan, Asamoah Gyan. Dede Ayew, Adiyah, Agyemang Badu, Wakaso, Inkoom, Daniel Opare, Rabiu Mohammed enjoying in combination.
Present squad and ad-hoc crew (they have got now not performed in combination at any juvenile, they is also just right however they’ll want time to be in sync).
Goalkeepers: Joseph Wollacott (Swindon The city, England), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen, Belgium), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Studying FC, England), Philemon Baffuor (Desires FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Studying FC, England), Gideon Mensah (Girondins de Bordeaux, France), Daniel Amartey (Leicester Town, England), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC, France), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Staff, USA), Khalid Abdul Mumin (Vitoria de Guimaraes, Portugal)
Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Actual Mallorca, Spain), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol, Moldova), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal, England), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen, China), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands), Daniel-Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli, Germany), David Agbana (Actual Tamale United), Salis Abdul Samed (Clermont Foot, France).
Forwards: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Desires FC), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha, Saudi Arabia), Kamal Deen Suleymana (Rennes, France), Dede Ayew (Al Sadd, Qatar), Joseph Paintsil (Genk, Belgium), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace, England), Richmond Boakye Yiadom (Beitar Jerusalem, Israel), Maxwell Abbey Quaye (Nice Olympics), Benjamin Tetteh (Malatyaspor, Turkey).
We have been due to this fact constructed to fail as a result of we didn’t take our juveniles severely, we were given drowned within the senior degree birthday celebration. Long term Black Stars illustration was once going to be simply an ad-hoc roughly factor. We known as gamers who’ve now not performed in combination.
They have got by no means performed in combination on the juveniles which could be very crucial as a result of we will be able to by no means have sufficient time for preparation for extraordinarily large tournaments taking into account the type of gamers we name up. They industry in Europe.
I keep in mind once we received the 2009 FIFA International Cup for the U-20 and on the identical time doing neatly on the nationwide degree with the Black Stars, the English media took a cue from Ghana. They have been asking themselves what they weren’t doing proper the use of Ghana as a case find out about. They’d bolstered the adolescence degree soccer and the end result was once what we noticed on the Eu event.
Issues that experience affected the Black stars
Quantity 12 has helped to smash the soccer religion in Ghana our pastime. Even if we win in opposition to underdogs like South Africa they imagine we bribed to win.
The behaviour of the Black Stars gamers within the 2014 International cup. This has made many Ghanaians shun the enhance they’d for them. We used to hope and supplicate for the Black Stars however they proved unpatriotic within the 2014 International cup regardless that we had a just right squad.
I for one in 2005 fasted, I keep in mind doing this with Gadafi as a result of we needed Ghana to overcome South Africa and qualify for her first global cup in 2006. Would possibly Allah forgive Yakubu Mohammed Alidu Zambanga. He and Samatan Killer of Radio Savannah mentioned we had to pray exhausting to overcome SA and people who may rapid must rapid and we did. For the Love of the sport.
We’d like sturdy groups for the
Black Starlets U-17
Black Satellites U-20
Black Meteors U-21
Black Meteors U-23
To have a powerful Black Stars.
Via Yakubu H. Yakubu