Former Hearts of Oak defender Dan Quaye has blamed football agents for the mass exodus of players from the domestic top-flight in recent times.
The mass exodus of players has affected the standard of the Ghana Premier League and other leagues in the country and also the performance of Ghanaian teams in Africa.
Most players who turn out to perform well join other clubs on the continent or move to Europe.
Ghana is considered as one of the country’s on the continent that export players.
In an interview with Koforidua-based Bryt FM, Dan Quaye, a member of the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad attributed the rampant departure of players from the local scene to football agents.
According to him, agents are only concerned about the money they will gain from the transfer of players and not their careers.
He added football agents have been influencing players to ditch clubs in Ghana for abroad and has therefore called for action to be taken against player agents who “sell players like slaves.”
“Football agents have not been helping our game, they sell players like slaves and I would be happy if the Ghana FA take action against them,” he said.
A report on international transfers by FIFA in August 2021 indicated that Ghanaian football clubs totalled a net profit of $50 million from transfer deals made in the last decade alone.
The report identified Ghana as the highest-ranking country from transfers in West Africa, ahead of Nigeria and Senegal.
A breakdown of the FIFA report shows Inter Allies made the most transfers by any Ghanaian club in the last decade.
The Division One side sold 64 players, followed by WAFA with 45, Dreams FC with 43 and the Right to Dream Academy with 37.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Sylvester Ntim
