Former Ghana Football Association boss Lepowoura MND Jawula has admitted he gave very little recognition to local coaches during tenure.
Jawula's reign from 1997-2001 saw him employ expatriate coachesà Rinus Israel and Guiseppe Dossena to take charge of the national team.
He said: "I am also guilty of the same mistakes being made today of not giving enough recognition to local coaches."
"The thought of paying a local coach as much money as an expatriate coach somehow puts us off even though they have demonstrated enough capabilities. We needed a foreigner to come and tell us Nkrumah was a great blackman, and that is exactly what is happening to our local coaches."
Alhaji Jawula is advocating Sellas Tetteh's inclusion in the Back Stars technical set-up for the World Cup finals.
Ghana have appointed 22 foreign coaches since 1958.