Former Ghana international Hans Adu Sarpei believes the current Black Stars squad lacks the confidence and experience that once defined the national team.

Ghana head into the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 amid growing skepticism following a string of poor results and uncertainty surrounding the team’s technical direction after the dismissal of Otto Addo as head coach.

Sarpei, who was part of Ghana’s historic run at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, believes the current squad lacks the level of experience, confidence and cohesion that characterised that generation of players.

“Don’t compare the 2010 squad to this current one. They are two completely different teams,” he said.

“We had more confidence, more experience and bigger personalities in the team than we do now. We had also played together for about three or four years before that World Cup.

“Now it’s different. New players are coming in, there are issues involving the coaching situation and the players, and they didn’t go to the Nations Cup. There are so many things happening now, so it’s not easy for the players.”

Ghana will face Panama, England and Croatia in Group L when the tournament kicks off on June 11.

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Black Stars lack confidence and experience like before - Hans Sarpei

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