Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah has asked the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to finalise their plans for the Black Stars pre-Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) preparations to avoid distraction.
Appiah's comments follow a recent revelation by the Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Evans Opoku Bobie, who says his ministry has no idea where the team will pitch camp ahead of the 2023 AFCON.
Bobie in an interview said the GFA was yet to bring its plans to the ministry ahead of another continental quest in Ivory Coast.
Speaking to Joy Sports, Appiah said the team could be distracted if issues such as the venue for camping are not sorted with 33 days left to the tournament.
"[Not knowing where to pitch camp at this point] brings a lot of distraction because, at the end of the day when you are going to a tournament, you want everything to be done ahead of time," he said.
"Here we are, we still don't know the venue where the team will go and camp.
"We hope that whatever is happening, they [GFA] know better. They should finalise everything so the boys will go to camp in peace. They will represent Ghana well in Cote d'Ivoire and we will see what they will come out with."
The 2023 AFCON will kick off on January 13 and conclude on February 11, 2024.
Black Stars are set to face record champions Egypt, Mozambique, and Cape Verde in the group stage.
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