Ghanaian players have the edge in mental toughness compared to South Africans, says Maxwell Konadu
Ghanaian footballers maintain a psychological edge over their South African counterparts, in step with Maxwell Konadu, faded Sunless Leopards head coach.
Konadu believes that Ghanaian gamers maintain a stronger mentality, pushed by their starvation to be successful out of the country.
“A South African participant grows up having almost the total lot a European participant does,” Konadu outlined.
“So, the starvation and power to transfer out of the country don’t appear to be as intense as with Ghanaian gamers, who’re repeatedly intelligent to skedaddle to Europe.” This power, he says, makes a chief inequity in their psychological toughness.
Konadu praised Ghanaian gamers, saying, “One thing is obvious, the Ghanaian mentality. Now we maintain a stronger mindset than South African gamers.”
He emphasized that this does not imply South Africans lack abilities, but quite that Ghanaians maintain an edge by the utilization of psychological toughness.
Konadu additionally famend differences in educating kinds between the two leagues, highlighting that South African coaches are extra unpredictable in their come.
His insights provide an captivating standpoint on the contrasting soccer cultures of Ghana and South Africa.