Former Black Stars captain Opoku Nti has attributed Ghana's prolonged Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title drought to the failure to honor its past heroes.

As a 1982 AFCON winner, Nti expressed his disappointment with the country's neglect of its football legends, suggesting this has contributed to a decline in the national team's performance.

Nti revealed that broken promises made to players in the past have discouraged many from representing Ghana.

"If Ghana is suffering… maybe some players cursed Ghana, I don’t know, but this thing got so many players to decide not to play for the nation again because the sacrifice was too much," Nti told Joy Sports.

He cited the team's poor performance in the 1984 AFCON as a direct consequence of the lack of appreciation shown to the 1982 winning squad.

Reflecting on the past, Nti said, "It’s all gone now, but you see, it didn’t augur well so from there defending the Cup at Bouake, we were eliminated because no one was willing to sacrifice again.

Who wants to die again for the nation? They said a nation that does not honour its heroes is not worth dying for."

Ghana has not won the AFCON trophy since 1982, and recent performances have been disappointing, with back-to-back group stage exits. Once one of the