Former minister for sport, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye believes the structure of football in Ghana is a breeding house for failure.
Ghana's tournament results have in the last four years, been characterised by back-to-back poor results across all levels, for both men and women.


Vanderpuye, who was minister for sport between 2015 and 2017, reckons the seeds of today's failure were sown right from the start.
"All the [English] Premier [League] clubs have junior levels - U21, U19 - playing in a league. So the system is built in a way there will always be an infusion of new, younger faces into the national sphere.
"What do we see here? We wait when we have a tournament; we invite somebody here, we call somebody from here, put them together and play. We can never achieve results when we continue to do that.
"It's like we plan to fail," Vanderpuye explained to Joy Sports.
He also highlights England's Young Lions at the U21 championship, which has witnessed a change of guard, with new talents like Levi Colwill and Noni Madueke.
"They used to have people like Calvert-Lewin, Foden and Greenwood - all these people were part of the team, but they've moved on.
"In the next four years, those playing in the U17 tournament will be there."
Latest Stories
-
Tumu Community Cup: Soccer Babies to face Nabulo in opener as 24 Hours draw Tarsor
2 hours -
US Congress moves to block California ban on petrol-only cars
2 hours -
Modric to leave Real Madrid after Club World Cup
2 hours -
Four dead, several missing in record Australia flooding
4 hours -
Kid Cudi testifies at Diddy trial about Molotov cocktail attack
4 hours -
‘We’re losing to Kenya and Ivory Coast because of bad tax policy’ – Acting Chamber of Mines boss
4 hours -
Police arrest suspect in gruesome murder of University of Education lecturer in Winneba
5 hours -
Joy News gets results: Nhyiaeso MP constructs a 33-unit classroom block for State Experimental School in Kumasi
5 hours -
‘New taxes could collapse mining sector’ – Chamber of Mines warns
5 hours -
Ghana’s public debt rises to GH¢769.4bn in March 2025
5 hours -
Cedi gains 24.1% to dollar in May 2025 – BoG
5 hours -
Court issues bench warrant for businessman over GH¢149,000
6 hours -
Court sentences car thief to 5 years imprisonment
6 hours -
JHS dropout who returned lost wallet, receives GH₵6K to return to school
6 hours -
Full Text: Isaac Adongo’s statement on economic stability under Mahama’s reset agenda
6 hours