{"id":1003258,"date":"2022-02-24T23:03:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/24\/15-goalkeepers-to-be-considered-for-nigeria-playoff-games\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T23:03:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:03:59","slug":"15-goalkeepers-to-be-considered-for-nigeria-playoff-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/24\/15-goalkeepers-to-be-considered-for-nigeria-playoff-games\/","title":{"rendered":"15 goalkeepers to be considered for Nigeria playoff games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kinston-1-696x522.jpg\"   alt=\"Richard Kingson\" title=\"Richard Kingson\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Kingson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Goalkeepers\u2019 coach for the Black Stars, Richard Kingson, has revealed that 15 players are in line for selection for Ghana\u2019s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying playoff games against Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Following Jojo Wollacott\u2019s shaky performance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Cameroon, football fans have called on the technical handlers to drop the Swindon Town goalie.<\/p>\n<p>Wollacott was settled on as Black Stars\u2019 first choice after Richard Ofori was left out of the tournament due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the calls to leave out Wollacott, Olele believes the young shot-stopper made no mistakes during the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I know Jojo Wollacott is a very good goalkeeper and I can also throw a question to the public that they should watch the matches very well and they will realise he did not make any mistake in all the three goals he conceded,\u201d the former Ghana captain told <em><strong>Precise FM.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public also have their opinion and nothing to challenge about so we are just moving forward and hope for the best,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the two deciding playoff games in late March, Kingson said he is keeping an eye on 15 goalkeepers including Richard Attah and Ibrahim Danlad of Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko respectively.<\/p>\n<p>On Attah and Danlad\u2019s performances in the Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko Ghana Premier League Super Clash over the weekend, Kingson speaking to Accra based <em><strong>Hot FM<\/strong><\/em> said: \u201cThey played on Sunday, great performances from these two quality goalkeepers and I am sure they will be considered for Black Stars call-ups, their quality is very high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have about 15 goalkeepers I am monitoring for the Black Stars. Some are in Africa, especially Mutawakilu Seidu [of Rangers International, Nigeria], [Joseph] Anang of West Ham United and a host of others,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will host the Super Eagles at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on March 25 in the first leg before the second leg comes off on March 29 in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana is aiming to return to the global showpiece for the fourth time\u00a0having missed out in the last edition in 2018 in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"zAgwzFvQbOs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Have Dated For A Long Time But He Is Not Ready For Marriage...- Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (24-2-22\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAgwzFvQbOs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Kingson Goalkeepers\u2019 coach for the Black Stars, Richard Kingson, has revealed that 15 players are in line for selection for Ghana\u2019s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying playoff games against Nigeria. 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