Chris Hughton Predicts More Ghanaian Players to Play in USA : Ghana head coach Chris Hughton has predicted more Ghanaian footballers will be playing in the Major League Soccer in the future as the MLS continue to grow and attract global attention.
“I think generally the quality of the League is normally determined by the amount of the coverage they get. The League certainly gets a lot of coverage these days.” , he said at his press conference ahead of the USA vs Ghana friendly match to be played on Wednesday morning.
“For somebody that is based in Europe, there might have been times in the past where we didn’t hear too much about the results, the players, the teams but we do now. And I think that is the consequence of a lot of the players that play in here. Of course there is one super star that happens to be playing here at the moment that I think has raised the profile even more so.
“I can see more Ghanaian players playing here in the future if I am looking at the way the League is going. I am made aware and I scout as much as I can. I always have to get the balance between getting stability in the squads that I have and also scouting new players.”
Hughton continued :
“And I would have to say that there is probably not a week or few weeks ago is passed that a new player that is eligible to play for Ghana is not brought to my attention. So it’s not easy watching the volume of players that are available but we do the best that we can and of course we are aware that the players are playing here.” , the Ghana boss added.
Ghana lost to Mexico by 2-0 over the weekend and against the USA Chris Hughton and his team will be expected to offer a better performance as the team prepares for the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations to take place in Ivory Coast early next year.
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