The ex-Udinese man has outlined a proposition on the introduction of new players to the Black Stars.<\/p>\n
Former Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu believes new additions to the Black Stars following the team\u2019s World Cup qualification should first be tested in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.<\/p>\n
Ghana are one of five African nations to have booked a ticket for the November 21 to December 18 global championship in Qatar which kicks off five months into the qualifiers for the 2023 Afcon finals.<\/p>\n
Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu has been highly reported to be set for an imminent union with the Black Stars while a host of dual-national players abroad, including the England-based trio of Chelsea\u2019s Callum Hudson-Odoi, Arsenal\u2019s Edward Nketiah and Brighton & Hove Albion\u2019s Tariq Lamptey, have also been linked to the four-time African champions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should not rush and call players just because of the World Cup and lose them after,\u201d the former Udinese star stated on\u00a0Max FM.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who wouldn\u2019t have any problem switching nationality must be ready for the 2023 Afcon qualifiers so they get familiar with the terrain.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be that the player plays the World Cup and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Spain-born Athletic Bilbao duo of Inaki Williams and Nicholas Williams are also reportedly being pursued by Ghana for a switch of international allegiance ahead of the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan, meanwhile, has cautioned the Ghana Football Association on potential new introductions into the Black Stars for the Qatar adventure.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happened to my brother [Baffour Gyan]. In 2006 [when Ghana qualified for the World Cup for the first time], he played 90 per cent of the qualifiers and then they brought strikers who had never tasted one game [for the tournament in Germany]. He was on the standby [list],\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Gyan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was when my brother gave up on football. He doesn\u2019t follow football, he doesn\u2019t watch it, he doesn\u2019t like it, he\u2019s purely a businessman. Sometimes people have to be treated fairly.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo player would like to be [left out], especially having played all the games. When these players come, they don\u2019t even play one game. They just sit on the bench, get their bonuses and go, they don\u2019t compete.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they bring these players, they have to show us something, they have to prove to people that they deserve to get into the team, that\u2019s all I want. We all want the national team to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ghana have been pitted against Madagascar, Angola, and the Central African Republic for the Afcon qualifiers which begin in June.<\/p>\n
At the World Cup, the Black Stars have been drawn against Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.<\/p>\n
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