{"id":93527,"date":"2023-08-21T19:36:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/21\/gfa-veep-reveals-how-national-teams-can-get-better\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T19:36:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:36:58","slug":"gfa-veep-reveals-how-national-teams-can-get-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/21\/gfa-veep-reveals-how-national-teams-can-get-better\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA veep reveals how national teams can get better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1692539546_798_WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-19-at-11.39.32-696x522.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"WhatsApp Image 2023-08-19 at 11.39.32\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vice President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mark Addo, says the various national teams will only get better with a strong local league.<\/p>\n<p>The various national teams have failed to perform in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars exited at the group phase at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon with just a point after three games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The team again\u00a0failed to perform and also exited at the group phase at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with just three points.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Galaxies\u00a0under Annor Walker exited at the CHAN tournament hosted in Algeria at the quarter-finals after losing 3-1 to Niger.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim Tanko who was in charge of the Black Meteors also failed to book a ticket for the 2024 Olympic Games that will be hosted in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana U-23 side exited at the group phase of the tournament hosted in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>And according to Mark Addo, who also serves as the Black Stars management Committee Chairman beleives the various national teams will only get better with a proper and strong local league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a strong local league to get quality players who can feed into our national teams,\u201d he told<strong> Nhyira FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not easy for the clubs but the player exodus is not helping,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023\/24 Ghana Premier League is expected to get underway in mid-September later this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"DsxIfok-YiI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kasiebo Tau At 1:55PM on Adom TV (21-08-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DsxIfok-YiI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Addo Vice President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mark Addo, says the various national teams will only get better with a strong local league. 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