{"id":1159174,"date":"2022-07-26T13:54:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/black-stars-new-players-are-ready-to-fight\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T13:54:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:54:18","slug":"black-stars-new-players-are-ready-to-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/black-stars-new-players-are-ready-to-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars: New players are ready to fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/67589031.jpg\"   alt=\"Ghana new players\" title=\"Ghana new players\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ghana new players<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana coach, Otto Addo, has reiterated that new players who have joined the national team, the Black Stars are not opportunists but are looking beyond the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana cruised over Nigeria in the playoffs to book a place in the Mundial having missed out in the last edition in 2018 in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>After the country\u2019s qualification, six new players have completed a nationality switch to play for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Inaki Williams, Tariq Lamptey, and Mohammed Salisu among other players are expected to be in the Black Stars for the global showpiece later this year.<\/p>\n<p>However, Addo, who played a huge role in bringing the players believes they will improve the team.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, they are looking beyond playing at the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why they really have to think about what to do,\u201d he told the <strong>BBC Football podcast<\/strong>. \u201cEspecially if you\u2019re not born in this environment, it\u2019s not always easy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they know what they stand to get. And first of all, it\u2019s a lot of joy and love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd surely also for them. It\u2019s not only about the World Cup, but also about more World Cups to come. It\u2019s about the African Cup of Nations. It\u2019s about winning and being successful. So, it\u2019s not about just this one World Cup in Qatar,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, who are in Group H will open their campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>Four days later, the Black Stars return to action with a clash with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will wrap up their group stage adventure with their much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars having missed out in the last edition hosted in Russia in 2018\u00a0will be hoping to improve their performance in Qatar after exiting at the group phase during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.<\/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=\"ZxUhRes7CNI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Over-expenditure is the main reason for IMF bailout - Manso Nkwanta MP - Premtobre Kasee (26-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZxUhRes7CNI?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>Ghana new players Ghana coach, Otto Addo, has reiterated that new players who have joined the national team, the Black Stars are not opportunists but are looking beyond the 2022 World Cup. 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