African teams can win the World Cup if…- Inkoom

Ghana defender Samuel Inkoom believes African teams can win the World Cup only of authorities act ‘professionally’.

The 24-year-old was a member of the Black Stars squad that performed depressingly poorly at the 2014 World Cup staged in Brazil.

Ghana who emerged the toast of many four years ago in South Africa could only manage just a point this term as they crashed out of the group which had Germany, Portugal and USA as members.

The West African country has come under intense scrutiny in recent times due to the manner in which they crashed out of the tournament.

The Black Stars camp in Brazil was rocked by player agitation over delayed payment in appearance fees.

Some players were also sacked from the Ghana camp for engaging in some acts of indiscipline to bring a sorry and disgraceful end to Ghana’s participation at the World Cup.

Many have tried to find reasons why African teams fail to compete favourably at the senior level on the World stage despite their relative dominance in aged competitions.

And Samuel Inkoom believes authorities are to blame for their unprofessional way of managing African teams.

“Africa really needs to get her acts together and clean up the football administrations across the continent because players have always been ready to win trophies,” the DC United player said.

“They [players] just need professional support from their nation’s soccer authorities who must also understand the seriousness of the modern business of soccer, or as we call it in Africa — football.”