{"id":1204359,"date":"2022-09-14T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/14\/2022-wc-dont-be-lazy\/"},"modified":"2022-09-14T15:40:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:40:42","slug":"2022-wc-dont-be-lazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/14\/2022-wc-dont-be-lazy\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WC: Don&#8217;t be lazy"},"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>George Boateng has cautioned new players who have completed their nationality switch to play for Ghana to fight to earn a place in the national team.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association [GFA] in June announced that\u00a0Athletic Bilbao striker, Inaki Williams,\u00a0Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu,\u00a0Tariq Lamptey, and a Brighton right-back have completed their switch to play for the West African country ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>But Boateng, speaking in an interview, revealed that their aim is to build a team in which every player will fight for a place and the new players are no exception.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/George-Boateng-Ghana-Black-Stars-training.jpg\" alt=\"George Boateng\" class=\"wp-image-2111470\"  \/><figcaption><strong>George Boateng<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to build a team with quality ahead of the World Cup in Qatar and every player is welcome but must prove their worth,\u201d the Black Stars assistant coach told <strong>Asempa FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new players who have completed their nationality switch to play for Ghana will not be automatic starters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey must fight for their place in the team because that is a team we want to build. They will not walk into the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery player will and must fight for a place in the team,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Germany youth trio Stephan Ambrosius, Ransford-Yeboah K\u00f6nigsd\u00f6rffer and Patric Pfeiffer have all committed to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, who are housed in Group H\u00a0will 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 its group stage adventure with its much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.<\/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=\"RtNcxA03-AY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nkwakaw: Former and current MPs in dispute over contracts awarded in NPP\u2019s first term (13-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RtNcxA03-AY?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 George Boateng has cautioned new players who have completed their nationality switch to play for Ghana to fight to earn a place in the national team. 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