Black Stars call up: You are not coming to add to the numbers – George Boateng tells local players (Video)
Black Stars assistant coach George Boateng has encouraged locally based Ghanaian players to give off their best at the Black Stars when invited.
The assistant has observed that most of the local players turn to feel timorous when invited to the senior national football team.
Speaking to the press, George Boateng noted that the local players are good enough to merit call-ups to the Black Stars and thus should put away fear and give off their best.
Coach Otto Addo has named 29 man squad to face Brazil and Nicaragua as part of Ghana’s preparations for the upcoming 2022 World Cup scheduled to be hosted in Qatar later this year.
Accra Hearts of Oak’s Daniel Afriyie Barnie is the only local player who earned a call up.
SEE SQUAD BELOW:
- Goalkeepers (3):
Joseph Wollacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen), Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates)
- Defenders (10):
Salisu Mohammed (Southampton FC), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion), Denis Odoi (FC Brugge), Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot), Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre), Baba Abdul Rahman (FC Reading), Alexander Djiku (RC Strasbourg), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Stephan Ambrosius (Karlsruher SC)
- Midfielders (6):
Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Baba Iddrisu (RCD Mallorca), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax), Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (SC Freiburg), Andre Ayew (Al Sadd)
- Wingers (7):
Daniel Ariyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak), Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer (Hamburg), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting CP), Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), Kamaldeen Sulamana (Stade Rennais), Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)
- Strikers (3):
Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Felix Afena-Gyan (U.S Cremonese), Benjamin Tetteh (Hull City)
