Ghana Black Satellites head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has called on Ghanaians to lower their expectations on the team he is putting together for the upcoming CAF Championship qualifiers.
The national U-17 team has won two world youth trophies in 1991 and 1995, and is always a force to reckon with in Africa and World Youth tournaments.
But off late, the team has failed to make an appearance in world cup. The Black Starlets were also disqualified in the last edition of the U-17 Africa Cup and subsequently missed the world cup.
And with a return to the competition, expectations will be high, but Paa Kwesi Fabin has cooled down of immediate success.
“You can’t compare two eras. Those days you can parade anybody as an U-17 player and you and play but these days, you need to pick young guys and go through MRI to state that they are truly U-17 before you can go into the team,” the former Inter Allies boss told TV3 Ghana.
“We are trying to build a very good team and develop players who can go into the next level. Even though we did not play in world cup in 2013, most of most players are in Europe and that’s because we picked quality players,” He added.
The ex-Hearts of Oak boss also admitted that the job comes with pressure, but with his experience, he has that under control.
“There’s a lot of pressure but I have seen it all before… and wouldn’t say we are going to win the Africa cup or world cup, but I can assure Ghanaians that I’m churning out quality players who will grow up to the next level and make Ghana proud in future.” He stated.
Winning Trophies Is Not Our Target - Paa Kwesi Fabin
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