With his abundance of knowledge and experience, former Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah is pushing for a paradigm shift in football management by actively involving former players.
Asamoah made his remarks following Ghana’s underwhelming performance at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), when the team was eliminated in the group stage, continuing a run of early eliminations from major competitions.
Another failure in the Black Stars’ attempt to snap a 42-year trophy drought caused Asamoah to emphasize the need for practical knowledge both on and off the field in order to revitalize the sport in Ghana.
“I think we should give more chances to the footballers to run football. I always say you might have a degree about so many things, but the things the footballer will know on the pitch and outside the pitch because he has been through it and he has learned it. He has that experience,” expressed Asamoah on the Prrrr show of Kwadwo Sheldon Studios.
The former Juventus player emphasized that academic qualifications alone may not be sufficient to address the challenges faced by Ghanaian football. The 35-year-old believes that the practical experience gained by footballers during their playing careers equips them with insights crucial for improving the state of the game.
“So those kinds of things, I am not saying we should put all footballers. Probably their ideas and experiences. Most of the people at the FA haven’t been to Europe to experience how football is; maybe we have people that are good in different ways,” he added.
Source: Dklassgh.com