The Black Galaxies’ inability to participate in the present African Nations Tournament has been attributed to age cheating, according to former Ghana Football Association Chairman Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe (CHAN).
After losing to Niger 2-0 in the quarterfinals, Ghana’s Black Galaxies were eliminated from the competition.
The majority of the players’ aging legs, according to Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe, are the cause of the Galaxies’ lackluster performance in all three of their games during the tournament.
The Accra Hearts of Oak Board Member asserted that the than 75% of the Black Galaxies players were over 35, making them older than their rivals in every game.
“I can say that our biggest problem is age cheating. We have been doing it for years and we are now seeing the effect. Modern football is about speed and stamina and the younger ones are those who can do that.”
“75 percent of our players are definitely 35 years plus. I’m telling you and we can verify that using the MRI scan. They look even old if you look at them in the face.”
“Look at the various countries who participated in the tournament, even in our game against Niger we looked older than them and it showed in the performance. Let’s look at this age of cheating carefully and put a stop to it,” he added in an interview with Accra-based FM station.
Ghana played three games in the 2022 CHAN, losing to Madagascar 2-1, Niger 2-0, and Sudan 3-1.
