{"id":103145,"date":"2023-09-26T12:22:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T12:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/chris-hughton-bemoans-player-exodus\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T12:22:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T12:22:31","slug":"chris-hughton-bemoans-player-exodus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/chris-hughton-bemoans-player-exodus\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hughton Bemoans Player Exodus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chris Hughton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, has identified the player exodus from the Ghana Premier League as a significant challenge affecting the league\u2019s competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the ongoing trend of players leaving the league for opportunities abroad during an interview with <strong><em>Akwaaba Radio<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Hughton emphasised the challenges faced by the league in retaining its top talents, with many players opting to move to other African countries or European clubs after successful stints in the Ghanaian league. He pointed out that a significant portion of the current Black Stars squad consists of players who ply their trade abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a question for every head coach in the last couple of years,\u201d he told <strong><em>Akwaaba Radio<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will always be, of course, players that leave here [Ghana] and go and play in Europe, and this is something that has happened for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you generally gauge the national team, the Black Stars squad has most of the players playing abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is always the challenge, this is a challenge for the local league, the premier league to be at level, a competitive one that, whoever the Black Stars coach is, can look at it and pick from it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hughton\u2019s recent call-ups of Medeama duo Jonathan Sowah and Hamidu Fatawu, who both debuted in Ghana\u2019s 3-1 win over Liberia in a friendly, reflect his commitment to identifying and nurturing talent from within the local league.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>GHANASOCCERNET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Hughton \u00a0 Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, has identified the player exodus from the Ghana Premier League as a significant challenge affecting the league\u2019s competitiveness. 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