Former Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has laid into the Black Stars for their shambolic performance at the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament.

Ghana who were seeking a fifth continental showpiece exited the tournament at the group stages after a dismal showing in a group that contained debutants Comoros, Morocco and Gabon.

The Black finished bottom of the group as they most 1-0 to Morocco, drew 1-1 with Gabon and lost 3-2 to Comoros Island.

Ghana's performance has resulted in the sacking of Serbian trainer Milovan Rajevac who presided over the rot with many changes planned for the future.

Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has blamed the players saying that some of them do not know the value of the Ghana jersey.

“The national team is for every Ghanaian. But it is not every Ghanaian who can play for the Black Stars,” Agyemang-Badu, who represented Ghana at multiple Africa Cup of Nations finals, said on Connect FM.

“The badge represents the spirit of the nation, so we need players with character to represent us. I think some of the players now don’t know the value of the jersey.

“If you look at how our football has been for the past two years when we started with the qualifiers to the tournament, I don’t think you will be too much surprised with the performance of the Black Stars, although I [thought] we were going to qualify from the group stages.

“The things that happened two years back is what has manifested now. I’m not surprised because a lot is going on. We can’t say everything publicly. Trust me, what went on is the reason for this result. Preparations wasn’t the best and a whole lot.”