{"id":52275,"date":"2022-10-25T19:31:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=52275"},"modified":"2022-10-25T19:31:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:31:19","slug":"akufo-addo-praises-gfa-leadership-for-convincing-european","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=52275","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo praises GFA leadership for convincing European"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo has praised the leadership of the Ghana Football Association [GFA] and the technical team of the Black Stars for bringing in foreign-born Ghanaian players to the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inaki Williams, Tariq Lamptey, Ransford Yeboah, and Stephan Ambrosius, among others, have completed their nationalities switch to play for the West African country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/INAKI-TARIQ-750x536-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/INAKI-TARIQ-750x536-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2175655\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Some of the Europea born players who have joined the Black Stars<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams, Lamptey, and Yeboah all made their debut for the Black Stars in the September friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of confidence in the players that are being selected and I am happy that many of our Ghanaian players in the diaspora under your leadership are being brought in to play for the Black Stars,\u201d President Akufo-Addo said in a meeting with the GFA on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think you have done very well to go out there to convince them to come and play for us and it couldn\u2019t have been any better so as politicians, football administrators, let\u2019s help them to settle and enjoy their trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur bid is to create the right conditions for them to excel, that is what we have to do because undoubtedly Ghana football is among the best in the World,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The players are expected to be named in Ghana\u2019s squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Black Stars will face Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay in Group H of the 2022 Qatar World Cup which kicks off on November 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team will, however, play Switzerland in a friendly game, just before the start of the competition on November 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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