World Cup Playoff: Ghana Coach Drops AFCON Players For Nigeria Clash

By Daily Sports Nigeria on March 5, 2022

Ghana head coach Otto Addo has made it clear five players that would not make the Black Stars team for the double encounter against Nigeria.

Ghana head coach Otto Addo has made it clear five players that would not make the Black Stars team for the double encounter against Nigeria.
According to ghanafootball.com veteran midfielder Mubarak Wakaso and a number of other players will miss out on Ghana’s final squad for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Nigeria.
The Black Stars and the Super Eagles will face off later this month in a two-legged tie to fight for one of the five slots allotted to CAF for this year’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar.
Ahead of the clash, footballghana has learned that five of the players that made it into the Black Stars squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament have been dropped.
The dropped players include Mubarak Wakaso, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Benjamin Tetteh, as well as David Abagna Sandam.
In addition, Philemon Baffour who has often been tagged as the lover-boy of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has also been dropped.
Sources say new Ghana head coach Otto Addo is not impressed with the quality of the Rio Ave defender and has decided he will not include him in his squad for the crucial Nigeria encounter.
The first and second legs of the clash between Ghana and Nigeria will be played on March 25 and 29 respectively.

Source Sporting Sun

Posted March 5, 2022


 

You may also like...
LMC, Club Owners Commiserate With Kano Pillars Over...

Benzema Shines as Real Madrid Spank Bilbao

I’ll resign if Super Eagles don’t qualify for...

Kante growing into new role with Chelsea

Injured Williams Out of Italian Open but Plans...

Sudan snatch bronz at Chan 2018

 

Latest News How Arsenal can win Premier League NWFL player Ihotu regains freedom after N1.5m ransom Onyeka doubtful for Bristol clash D’Tigers drop to 53rd in world rankings Commonwealth Games: Nigeria’s boxing trials final hold today Don’t compare Itauma to Tyson — Lewis Enyimba will bounce back – Awazie 128 boxers battle for 10 slots at 2026 C’wealth Games Orbih returns for third stint as Nigeria badminton boss Customs, Vipers shine at Ghana volleyball champs Wheelchair basketball camp opens ahead C’Wealth Games qualifiers Abinusawa wins double Ivy conference gold

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (63,592 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (54,915 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (52,823 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,447 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,362 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,278 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,152 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,693 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (50,865 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,386 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,779 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,254 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media