Mr Ben Koufie, a FIFA technical instructor and GFA chairmanship aspirant on the ticket of the government has said he has a blue print to redeem the falling standard of football in the country.
The technical instructor who has just returned from Japan where he did technical reports on the Confederation Cup for FIFA told the GNA that a conscientious youth development programme with long-term goals would be the ace to send Ghana football back on top.
Mr Koufie said stratified youth teams must be formed in every district with a resident coach attached to each district capital to groom the youth.
He said there should be Under 10, Under 12 and Under 15 categories, which should compete on district, regional and national levels during short school vacations, from where players would be selected to form the various juvenile national teams.
Mr Koufie said those selected for the national teams should go on close camping during the long vacation where they would be taught tactics, which is important to the national redemption.
He said there must also be psychological work on the youth teams to induce their total commitment when they wear the national colours since player attitude is one element, which can make or mar a team.
"There are numerous talents in this country and if we institute a youth policy and pursue it to its logical conclusion, we shall return to the apex and dominate for at least a decade before there is any serious threat."
Mr Koufie also advocated regular training programmes for our coaches in order to make them abreast with the dynamics of modern tactics and other demands of the game.
He said selection to all national teams must be done without fear or favour and in the supreme interest of the nation since national triumph is not savoured by a club or an ethnic group but by the entire nation.
