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Former Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Oti Akenteng, has advised the current administration to prioritize proper planning to achieve success in football, similar to that of Senegal.
Speaking in an interview with Akoma FM, Akenteng said, "With proper planning, things will go well. This is how the Senegal success story started."
Senegal has become a reference point in African football, having won almost everything in the continent, including the latest 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
The success of Senegal has raised questions about what Ghana is not doing right with the performance of clubs in Africa and national teams going down significantly.
According to Akenteng, the Senegal success story started in 2015 when Ghana, Senegal, and some other African countries began developing the youth system from scratch.
He highlighted that Senegal continued to implement the youth development project with a blueprint, starting from the juvenile level.
Contrarily, Ghana wants to start from the top (Black Stars) and achieve all other success at a goal, which Akenteng says cannot happen like that. "We must rather start with the colts before we get to the elite, and plan well as some other countries have done," he said.
Akenteng further explained that Ghana had a five-year development plan in the past (Ben Kofi era), and during his tenure as the technical director, they continued to reshape the plan.
He believes the current FA has started something, and they should strengthen it well to achieve success like that of Senegal.
Speaking in an interview with Akoma FM, Akenteng said, "With proper planning, things will go well. This is how the Senegal success story started."
Senegal has become a reference point in African football, having won almost everything in the continent, including the latest 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
The success of Senegal has raised questions about what Ghana is not doing right with the performance of clubs in Africa and national teams going down significantly.
According to Akenteng, the Senegal success story started in 2015 when Ghana, Senegal, and some other African countries began developing the youth system from scratch.
He highlighted that Senegal continued to implement the youth development project with a blueprint, starting from the juvenile level.
Contrarily, Ghana wants to start from the top (Black Stars) and achieve all other success at a goal, which Akenteng says cannot happen like that. "We must rather start with the colts before we get to the elite, and plan well as some other countries have done," he said.
Akenteng further explained that Ghana had a five-year development plan in the past (Ben Kofi era), and during his tenure as the technical director, they continued to reshape the plan.
He believes the current FA has started something, and they should strengthen it well to achieve success like that of Senegal.