Former Black Stars player Malik Jabir says too much sex is responsible for Ghana's woes

FORMER Black Stars player and coach Malik Jabir has suggested that Ghana is not doing as well as it should on the football pitch because its players love sex too much and have been unable to stay away from women.

 

Historically, Ghana has been one of the most successful nations in African football, winning the Nations Cup four times but of late, the Black Stars have gone off the boil. Ghana has not won the African Nations Cup since 1978 and at the last World Cup, the Black Stars crashed out in the first round.

 

According to Mr Jabir, Ghana’s club players are not doing well because beautiful Ghanaian girls have made them weaker. Malik who coached the Black Stars in 2003 said in a national radio that Ghana players indulge in too much sex rather than train and improve their strength and skills.

 

He added: “They are having too much sex, which is destroying the energy levels of the current national football. In Ghana there are very beautiful women who do not want to leave them alone, however, we must know the difference between sex and football.

 

"There is time for everything. It’s not possible to reach the top if both are mixed.”

 

According to Mr Jabir, a lot of today’s players cannot play 90 minutes because they get tired so easily. A 71-year-old who played for the Black Stars in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, Mr Jabir, is currently a technical adviser for Asante Kotoko, a professional club in the Ghana Premier League.

 

Currently coached by Avram Grant, the Black Stars are due to face Uganda on Friday as they get their World Cup qualifying campaign underway. Ghana have been to three World Cups, reaching the second round in 2006 and the quarter finals in 2010.