Angola legend Fabrice Alcibiades Maieco, known as Akwa has blamed harsh-minded coaches for the constant decline of African football.
The 47-year-old, who led Angola during the 2006 World Cup tournament held in Egypt in an interview with Kooora expressed his displeasure about the state of African football.
“I still see that African football is in constant decline due to some harsh-minded coaches. European football is constantly developing, but we in Africa are not moving and there are few strong local championships in Africa.
The African Champions League and the Confederation Cup witness weak matches, so we are surprised when watching them”
“The decline of African leagues and football does not mean that this applies to African players in Europe or the major leagues. We have many African players at the highest level, and from the past we have had a mark in the major leagues through George Weah, Abedi Pele, Eto’o, Drogba, Yaya Toure, Song, Mido, McCarthy, Okocha, Kanu and Adebayor”
“We are all proud of the level of Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen, Choupo-Moting, Omar Marmoush, and there are many players like Chidera Ejok, Sebastien Haller, Amadou Haidara, Ramy Bensebaini, Andre Onana”
The former Angola star had stints with Benfica, Al-Shabab, Al-Gharafa, Al-Wakrah and Petro Atletico before hanging up his boost.
Akwa, who retired back in 2010 made 80 appearances for the Palancas Negras of Angola, scoring 36 goals across the period.
