The former Black Stars midfielder has insisted that he disagrees with the assertion that the country currently lacks quality players to win trophies
Former Ghana and Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has rejected suggestions that the Black Stars lack quality players.
Following the retirement of the golden generation which included Stephen Appiah, Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Asamoah Gyan, Ghana have struggled to win games as well as outplayed their opponents.
And a section of Ghanaians have argued that the Black Stars lack quality players since the current crop of players are not up to the standard.
However, Agyemang Badu believes that is not the case since Ghana still has players like Kamaldeen Sulemana (Stade Rennes), Kudus Mohammed (Ajax), Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
“I don’t side with those claiming Ghana does not have quality players. We have the players but the key point is that there isn’t teamwork,” Agyemang Badu said.
“If you have players in the Serie A, Bundesliga, French Ligue 1 and Premier League and still claim the Black Stars lack quality, then, I don’t understand
“All that the Black Stars is lacking is teamwork and it is up to the coaches to solve that issue. If there is cohesion among the players, people will be surprised with the kind of game Ghana will be playing going forward,” he added.
Ghana will host Zimbabwe in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe on Saturday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium and the return fixture has been scheduled for October 12 in Harare.
The Black Stars sit second in Group G of the qualifiers with three points after defeating Ethiopia at home and suffering a narrow defeat against South Africa last month.