Derek Boateng has urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to prioritise youth football in the country.
According to him, it is a good idea for the country’s highest governing football organisation to shift its focus away from the senior national team and towards grassroots football development.
Ghana’s juvenile football has suffered in recent years due to a lack of attention, which has also contributed to the failure of Ghana’s youth national teams.
“For me, it’s about time that the FA focused [on juvenile football] and left Black Stars alone. Let the Black Stars be and focus on grassroots football…” he said on Joy FM.
“When you go to the U17 and the kid is not doing well, you have a lot to talk to him about. You can advise him and bring him back to the game. You will have words of encouragement for him. Where is the care when it comes to grassroots football?
“There is nothing and they should saying ‘We are bringing colts back and we will make our junior national teams good.”
