STORY BY JACOB NARH NORTAH/ TWITTER: NarhNortah
Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has stated that he does not discriminate among players whom he coaches.
According to Coach Addo, all players are equal irrespective of where they are coming from.
His comments follow a purported preference for foreign based players over locally based players in the Black Stars team.
“I have been watching videos of some games and they made good impressions so for me it’s also important to see them live in training nothing else. Once you are on the pitch, I don’t care who is local and who is not, big or small. It’s the performance which will decide who is good. Surely, some players are always be ahead because experience players will show and those who are leading the Ghana National team,” he said in a CAF-mandated press conference on Tuesday.
Returnees Mubarak Wakasso, Jonathan Mensah, and Kamaldeen Sulemana are ready to contribute their quota towards the success of the team.
The three players have not played for the Black Stars since the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon earlier this year.
Accra Hearts of Oak’s Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Bechem United’s Augustine Okrah have also been included in coach Otto Addo’s squad.
Alidu Seidu, Antoine Semenyo and Augustine Okrah have earned their debut call-ups in the team.
Black Stars players in camp for the game tomorrow
Goalkeepers
Jojo Wollacote, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Lawrence Ati Zigi, Richard Ofori
Defenders
Dennis Oddoi , Alidu Saidu ,Gideon Mensah ,Baba Rahman, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Aidoo
Midfielders
Iddrisu baba, Edmond Addo , Elisha Owusu, Kudus Mohammed, Daniel Kofi kyere, Mubarak Wakaso
Wingers
Joseph paintsil, Andre Ayew, Augustine Okrah, Osman Bukari, Abdul Fatawu Ishahaku, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Yaw Yeboah, Christopher Antwi Agyei.
Strikers
Jordan Ayew, Daniel Afriyie , Felix Afena-Gyan, Kofi Okyere, Antoine Semenyo, Benjamin Tetteh, Braydon Manu.
Players yet to report to camp
Jonathan Mensah, Yaw Yeboah, Bryn brobby and Richard Ofori.
Black Stars will take on the Barea of Madagascar at the Cape Coast Stadium at 7 p.m. before flying out to play Central African Republic on Sunday.
The game against Madagascar will be live on GTV SPORTS+, GTV, OBONU TV and GARDEN CITY TV as well as on All GBC Radio stations and Digital platforms.