New Ghana technical director Benhard Lippert believes early talent identification will go a long way to improve the nation's football fortunes.
The German was appointed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) earlier this month, taking over from Francis Oti Akenteng who exited the job in March.
Lippert first linked up with Ghana's team when they recently played Mali and Qatar in international friendlies in Turkey.
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"There are lots of departments which have to be developed and it starts with children in the school [grassroots football] which must be better organised," Lippert said, as reported by the GFA official website.