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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Former Ghana defender John Painstil is not confident about the Black Stars chances of winning the Africa Cup of Nations this year<\/p>\n

Painstil, who represented Ghana at four Afcons, says the 28-man squad assembled by Milovan Rajevac does not have enough experience to end Ghana\u2019s 40-year wait for the trophy in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he came in 2010, we were masters of our own and we were only taking instructions. But now that generation is not there. When you look at the team now, we only have Jonathan Mensah and Dede Ayew, which is not enough for any coach,\u201d the former defender said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMilo [Rajevac] came because he loves Ghanaians and he knows the players will deliver for him. In some cases, no coach would have come and taken the job in such a crucial moment because it is Ghana we are talking about, a football-loving country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said it was a crucial and wrong time because of the players he was coming to meet \u2013 players who had never been together, who had never played so many matches as a team, thinking that they had quality as a team but only quality as individuals, it was going to be difficult for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut in all, if you look at what he has done in for the short period, it tells you that he is a great coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ghana is set to play Algeria in a friendly match on Wednesday before jetting off to Cameroon for the tournament which kicks off on January 9.<\/p>\n

They have been drawn in Group C and will play Morocco, Gabon and debutants Comoros.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. Former Ghana defender John Painstil is not confident about the Black Stars chances of winning the Africa Cup of Nations this year Painstil, who represented Ghana at four Afcons, says the 28-man squad assembled by Milovan Rajevac does not have enough experience to end Ghana\u2019s 40-year wait for the trophy in Cameroon. 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