Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has explained the rationale for selecting just one player from the Ghana Premier League ahead of the AFCON qualifiers.
Announcing his squad for the games shows visibly that one player from the domestic league made the squad, goalkeeper, Fredrick Asare.
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This has drawn widespread discontent amongst football people who are of the view that other players who impressed in the just-ended 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League should have been given a fair opportunity.
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Speaking to pressmen about the squad announcement, coach Otto Addo disclosed that he would only call the best once he was convinced.
“I think it is not easy. I said last time we would watch the Ghanaian Premier League. It’s tough and I know if I leave a player out there will be questions,” he said.
“But at the moment for me, it is not about the Ghana Premier League, French Ligue 1, or the EPL or Bundesliga, it is about the players and we need the best players to qualify for the World Cup. I don’t care, if I am convinced I will call you,” he added.
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The team will be at home at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to clash with Angola on September 5, 2024, and four days later with Niger in Morocco.
