Former Black Stars management committee chairman, George Afriyie, has said that only senior players are capable of causing problems in the camp of the Black Stars and not new players.
According to him, the players to have switched nationality to play for the Black Stars will not cause any problem in camp, especially with the team led by Coach Otto Addo and his assistants.
“I will find it difficult to see these players disrespect the technical team led by Coach Otto Addo. Problems will arise from the old players and not from the new ones to have joined the team”, he said in an interview on Happy FM.
“Problem you may have with team management is when you have 10 regular players in Black Stars squad, who took part in World Cup qualifiers, are dropped from starting lineup to bench. The coach would’ve to manage this issue well.” A problem could emerge if regular players, who played in World Cup qualifiers, are dropped from starting lineup to the bench to accommodate foreign-born players. That’s an area he feels Otto Addo must manage well.”
The former GFA Vice president also advised the management team to ensure all arrangements and agreements are reached here in Ghana before the team departs to Qatar for the tournament.
“Whatever the team needs am sure, they will resolve it here before they leave”.
The GFA recently announced that six players: Tariq Lamptey, Inaki Williams, Stephen Ambrosius, Patrick Pfeiffer and Ransford Yeboah have switched nationality to play for the Black Stars.