Revered former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah has advised the Ghana Football Association (GFA)  to consider consulting some former players of the senior team on how to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Speaking on Prime Take with Muftawu Nabila Abdulai,  he said the country needs a breakthrough to end the AFCON drought, which has lasted for over 40 years.

"Former players, when you speak to them, you can get something from them," Appiah noted.

"They are experienced so when you ask them about certain opinions; for instance Mohammad Polo, Abedi Pele, Abdul Razak and the rest they have won the African Cup before, so you can speak to them to advice you.

 "I'm not talking about myself because have done it before we came so when I talk, I don't speak about Stephen Appiah, trust me, I've never talked about myself never because I think that there are people who came before us, there are people who won trophies as I mentioned, Abedi Pele and the rest.

"Since 2008, we have been to the semi-finals and finals consistently. In 2015, against Cote d'Ivoire, we had the chance to win it after they missed their first two penalty kicks, but we couldn't grab the cup.

"So I think you[GFA] can invite certain former players and ask them 'what did they do to win the trophy during their time' and they will give you ideas, you can take it or not," he stated.

Ghana last won the AFCON in 1982 and missed out on winning the tournament three times despite reaching the final in Senegal 1992, Angola 2010, and Equatorial Guinea 2015.