Black Stars Head Coach Otto Addo has expressed concerns about the playing surface of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, stating that it greatly hinders the style of play he envisions for his team.
He shared these thoughts after announcing his final 26-man squad for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers against Angola and Niger next month.
The Baba Yara Sports Stadium, which will be the venue for Ghana’s opening match against Angola, has faced heavy criticism for its uneven playing surface.
Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo has admitted that he is concerned about the state of the Baba Yara Stadium’s pitch ahead of the Angola clash in Kumasi next Thursday. He called for more investment to upgrade infrastructure for football in Ghana.
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Despite this, it remains the only stadium approved by CAF.
At the moment, John Painstil is in Kumasi, he was there last week as well to observe the pitch.
To be honest, it is a concern, because they way we want to play we need a good pitch.
At the moment, there are internal discussions, how we can do better and there will be more discussions about the pitch, how we can do better.
We want our players to be happy, to do everything best on the pitch and therefore we have to do much more better to prepare the pitch in the best condition.
As the FA in general, the people who are involved, i know it is difficult because of the events and so on.
