Charles Taylor Asampong, a veteran of the Ghana Premier League, estimates that it will take thirty years for a Ghanaian club to qualify for and participate in the FIFA Club World Cup.
The ex-Asante Kotoko player added that it will be impossible for the nation to even win any of the CAF club competitions since clubs won’t be able to keep their best players.
It would be tough for any Ghanaian club to win either the CAF Champions League or Confederations Cup, in his opinion, unless Ghanaian clubs take wise action by keeping their quality players and bringing in other good players on the continent.
Speaking on Kumasi-based Akoma FM, Taylor said, “Our league lack quality, some players are currently playing both Kotoko and Hearts but do not deserve it,”
“But you can’t blame them, some players are recruited from 2nd Divisions and walk straight into the starting eleven, and just after a season or two, these players leave the country.”
“How can you win Africa with just players who play less than a season and are transferred out? It will take us about thirty years or over before we can win it.”
“Just look at how Al Ahly is playing. When was the last time any of our clubs purchased a player outside Ghana who has a running contract? We always want free players whilst our competitors are busily recruiting top-notch players.”
Hearts of Oak were the last Ghanaian club to win the CAF Champions League in 2000. Since then, no other team from Ghana have made it to the final.