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Former Ghana international,\u00a0Derek Boateng, beleives the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) must be blamed for the poor performance of the various national teams.<\/p>\n
Under the Kurt Okraku led administration, the various national teams have struggled to perform in recent times.<\/p>\n
Only the Black Satellites (U-20 AFCON 2021) and Black Princesses (WAFU B Girl\u2019s Cup of Nations) have chalked successes with the majority of the teams hitting a snag in numerous competitions.<\/p>\n
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The Black Stars, the Black Galaxies and the CHAN team all exited at the group phase at their various tournaments.<\/p>\n
The latest was the Black Meteors who exited the ongoing U-23 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night following a disappointing 1-1 draw against Guinea which saw them finish third in Group A.<\/p>\n
Boateng, who played for the youth teams of Ghana before being promoted to the Black Stars, attributed the lack of success to the FA interfering in the works of coaches.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe FA owns a lot of players in the national teams and that\u2019s why we don\u2019t perform,\u201d the former Black Stars midfielder told Joy FM.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen CK [Akonnor] was there, the FA were telling him the kind of players he should call and when things didn\u2019t go well they kicked him out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s failure to advance from the group stage of the U-23 AFCON means they will also miss out on a place at next year\u2019s Olympic Games in Paris.<\/p>\n
The Black Meteors last played at the competition in 2004 when it was held in Greece.<\/p>\n
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