Yaw Preko, a former Black Stars forward, has sided with Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton in his decision to call no local players to join his team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The former manager of the Accra Great Olympics thinks local players would need to earn call-ups by enhancing their performances.

Yaw Preko posited in an interview with Oyerepa FM that Hughton might not have followed the Ghana Premier League closely enough to know which players to call.

"The local players need to raise their game and see how it goes. I do not think Chris Hughton has watched the local league enough to be inviting local players."

Hughton, on Thursday, March 9, 2023, released a 25-man squad for Ghana's 2023 AFCON qualifiers against Angola.

The Black Stars will play Angola over two legs. They will host Black Antelopes in the first leg on March 23, 2023, before the second leg on March 27, 2023.