Former Ghanaian football international, Augustine Arhinful, has expressed concerns over the inconsistency in the composition of the national team.
In a recent interview with Graphic Sports, Arhinful emphasized the importance of stability in the squad for successful campaigns.
Arhinful drew parallels with the era led by iconic captain Stephen Appiah, highlighting that the consistency in player selections was a key factor in Ghana’s achievements during that period.
Players like John Mensah, John Paintsil, Laryea Kingson, Sulley Muntari, and Michael Essien were familiar faces in the lineup.
However, the former international player noted that this level of consistency is currently lacking in the national team.
He pointed out that the players called up for recent matches were not the same as those in previous games, leading to inconsistency in performance.
Ghana recently engaged in friendlies against Mexico and the USA as part of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Unfortunately, they faced defeats in both matches, losing 2-0 to Mexico and 4-0 to the US Men’s national team.
“Our team lack a bit of consistency, we’re not consistent in the sense that we keep changing our team every now and then. In the national team, you can’t keep on changing players all the time. When you do that, you have issues.
“Everybody talks about Stephen Appiah’s era and what they did before we qualified for the World Cup. Yes! Because there was consistency. At that time every call-up you’ll see John Mensah, John Paintsil, Laryea Kingson, Stephen Appiah, Sulley Muntari, and Michael Essien so there was consistency.
“Now we don’t have that. The last match we played at Kumasi against Central African Republic and then the one we played in America, the players that we invited basically were not the same players that were in America”.
The Black Stars now face important upcoming fixtures, including World Cup qualifiers against Madagascar and Comoros, followed by the AFCON tournament in Ivory Coast, where they are placed in Group B alongside Egypt, Cape Verde, and Mozambique
