Professor Joseph Kwame Mintah, the Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association, has voiced strong confidence in Ghana’s potential to dominate world football through the Elite Talent Identification project.
Launched in 2022, this initiative aims to scout and nurture the brightest young talents across the nation, forming the backbone of the national teams. Prof. Mintah detailed plans to establish academies that will ensure comprehensive talent scouting and development, with the ultimate goal of unearthing and nurturing talent to feed into the senior national teams.
“The long-term goal or target is to unearth talent, develop talent and develop the youth so that we can feed into the senior national teams,” Prof. Mintah told GhanaFAnews. “The target is to get every region one academy so maybe in the next five, six, seven years, each region will have its academy and that’s where you can assemble the best of talent for each region. Our target is to be in the World Cup and if possible, conquer the world.”
The project targets young players aged 11-14, both male and female, reflecting a comprehensive approach to talent identification and development. Prof. Mintah envisions having an academy in each region within the next five to seven years, bringing together the best talents to strengthen the national teams.
