{"id":1200295,"date":"2022-09-07T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/07\/i-am-happy-to-play-for-ghana-tariq-lamptey\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T16:30:44","slug":"i-am-happy-to-play-for-ghana-tariq-lamptey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/07\/i-am-happy-to-play-for-ghana-tariq-lamptey\/","title":{"rendered":"I am happy to play for Ghana &#8211; Tariq Lamptey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tariq-Lamptey.png\"   alt=\"Tariq Lamptey\" title=\"Tariq Lamptey\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tariq Lamptey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghanaian International, Tariq Lamptey, who plays his club football in the English Premier League for Brighton and Hove Albion has said he is happy to play for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>In his post on twitter, he said, \u201cI\u2019m happy that everything is completed with FIFA and I\u2019m able to play for Ghana. I thank God for giving me this opportunity, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved in making this happen. I\u2019d like to take a moment to thank England and everyone involved in my journey so far, had some unbelievable memories, I\u2019m grateful to everyone who\u2019s helped me along the way coaches, staff, players and fans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honour to wear the shirt and represent the country thank you. I\u2019m really excited to start this journey and looking forward to representing Ghana. I can\u2019t wait to play in front of you amazing fans. Thank you for the warm welcome let\u2019s gooo \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udd0b\u26a1\ufe0f!Tariq.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m happy that everything is completed with FIFA and I\u2019m able to play for Ghana. <br \/>I thank God for giving me this opportunity, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved in making this happen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHSre5Ti1K\">pic.twitter.com\/pHSre5Ti1K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tariq Lamptey (@TariqLamptey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TariqLamptey\/status\/1567499163104956417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to the tweet, he added a video which showed his acceptance to play for the Ghana national team wearing the jersey of the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Tariq Lamptey was named in the Black Stars squad to play an international friendly game against Brazil and Nicaragua on the 23rd and 27th September.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m really excited to start this journey and looking forward to representing Ghana. I can\u2019t wait to play in front of you amazing fans. Thank you for the warm welcome let\u2019s gooo \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udd0b\u26a1\ufe0f!<\/p>\n<p>Tariq<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tariq Lamptey (@TariqLamptey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TariqLamptey\/status\/1567499171749314562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The 21-year-old midfielder joined Brighton and Hove Albion in 2019 on a permanent deal from Chelsea football club and has since made 57 appearances for his club side. 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In his post on twitter, he said, \u201cI\u2019m happy that everything is completed with FIFA and I\u2019m able to play for Ghana. 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