Dan Owusu, a former player for Ghana, thinks Felix Afena-Gyan and Daniel Afriyie Barnieh need to learn from more experienced players in the national team because they aren’t physically ready for the Black Stars yet.
Dan Owusu, although having a few appearances for the Black Stars, noted that the younger players in the national team have been eclipsed by the more experienced ones.
He contends that the young players must remain reliable enough to succeed the veterans when they leave the Black Stars.
Sharing his own experience in an interview with Koforidua-based Bryt FM, Dan Owusu, who won the Ghana Premier League goal king gong for three consecutive times stated that he went through the same ordeal.
“I joined the Black Stars as a young player but I didn’t get playing time because there were senior players. When they faded out, we succeeded them, and that is how the national team should be”.
“Afriyie is doing well but I think this is not the time to play him at the Black Stars. He is very smallish and players like that normally struggle. To me, it is about being with the team for long and knowing the philosophy”.
“Both Barnieh and Afena-Gyan are not up to the national team level. I think they should just understudy the senior players and I believe with time, they will get there,” the ex-footballer said.