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Ghana defender Vincent Atinga has said that no domestic league player is fit to play for the main senior national team if they failed to qualify for the delayed Championship for Africa Nations, 2024 CHAN in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.
The home-based senior national team failed to book a ticket for the next competition later this year after losing a two-legged qualifier against sworn rivals Nigeria.
The first leg fixture produced no goals at the Accra Sports Stadium with the Black Galaxies falling by 3-1 to the home-based Super Eagles in Uyo in the reverse encounter.
Atinga was a key member of Ghana's Black Stars B squad that won the 2018 WAFU Championship at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in 2017 as they defeated neighbouring rivals Nigeria 4-1 in the finals.
He said: “If we [the local players] cannot qualify for the CHAN, it simply means automatically we are not qualified for the [main] Black Stars.” Vincent Atinga told Akoma FC.
Atinga, 31, started his junior career at Ghana’s UniStar Soccer Academy before signing for Cape Coast based Dwarfs. He was snapped up by 2000 CAF Champions League winners, Hearts of Oak in the 2014/15 season, spending three seasons before joining Albania outfit, KF Tirana in 2018.
He has previously played for Kuwaiti clubs, Al Qadsia and Al Shabab before returning to join Ghana Premier League club, Medeama SC. He currently plays for league leaders, Gold Stars.
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