Lessons for Cameroon and Ivory Coast

 The Black Star becomes the third African team to ever reach world-cup quarter finals after Cameroon and the Lion of Teranga (Senegal). It’s has been along road for the Black Stars since the days  of this tactician.

Many soccer pundits believe that, Ghana would have recorded good results longtime ago. However, the country’s football federation was engulfed into useless politics that surrounded Anthony Yeboah and Abedi Pele Ayew(his son Andrea Ayew, showing the father the way).

The current team is a continuity of 2006 world-cup squad and inclusion of under- 17 and 21 years.

Politics in the Lions Den

A mountain of blame is directed to Paul Le Guen for the Lion’s failure to progress. The team did not lose the crucial game against Japan as a result of playing the Inter-Milan striker on the wing. He can play anywhere in the final third. With the Catalans, he had five successive seasons before club politics over shadowed the real business (professional soccer).

The problem in the Lions Den is one or two players. Their better days are behind them. They spoilt the team’s spirit because they are politically connected.

Paul Le Guen , followed  his fellow  countryman ,Claude Le Roy. He introduced Choupo-Moteng(21-Hamburg), Joel Matip(18-Schalke04),Nicolas Nkoulou(20) and Vincent Aboubarkar (18-Coton Sporting)into the big stage.  This is a straight message to Cameroon federation- go back to the youth development.

Le Roy fielded Eto’o in 1998 world-cup before he was 17 years. The federation has the opportunity to use Eto’o to inspire and build a winning out-fit for tomorrow.

Ivory Coast

Like the Ghanaians, most of the players in the Ivory Coast, participated in 2006 world-cup. They have matured, great exposure and experience. The main problem in this squad is lack of Conviction.

What is in yellow jersey and blue shorts?  Again, Sven Goran Erisson is too respectful to the Samba dance.

 Parting shot: Black Stars have 50% chance to move next step(semi finals)and get into soccer history. Good luck!







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