Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah has voiced his concerns over the challenges foreign-born players face in adapting to the Ghana national team.
Speaking to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, which is reviewing the petition from the Save Ghana Football Demonstrators, Appiah explained that these players often struggle to fully grasp the significance of wearing the Ghana jersey due to cultural and language barriers.
Appiah noted that while players like Inaki Williams perform admirably for their clubs, they find it more difficult to replicate the same level of success for Ghana, largely because of the disconnect in culture and communication within the team environment. "We, who are coming from here, know what it means to wear that shirt.
Some of these foreign-born players can't even speak our local language," Appiah stated, emphasizing the cultural gap.