{"id":1253867,"date":"2022-11-19T08:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T08:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/coach-otto-addo-paid-respect-to-what-hearts-of-oak-coach-said-about-local-players\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T08:26:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T08:26:57","slug":"coach-otto-addo-paid-respect-to-what-hearts-of-oak-coach-said-about-local-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/coach-otto-addo-paid-respect-to-what-hearts-of-oak-coach-said-about-local-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Otto Addo paid respect to what Hearts of Oak coach said about local players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>Head coach of Hearts of Oak, Slavko Matic has urged the head coach of the Black Stars,\u00a0Otto Addo\u00a0to give local players the opportunity to display their talent.<\/p>\n<p>Three home based players have been named in the 55-man provisional FIFA World Cup squad.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaians on social media have been very impressed with Daniel Afriyie Barnieh\u2019s performance in the ongoing friendly against Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts of Oak forward was a surprise inclusion in Otto Addo\u2019s 26-man squad for the Qatar 2022 World Cup and was handed a rare start against the Swiss in Thursday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old started on the right side of an attacking trio, alongside Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew, who provided support for striker Inaki Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Barnieh made a strong start to the game, terrorising the Swiss defence and also providing an attacking spark for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>He recorded Ghana\u2019s first shot on target and should\u2019ve had a penalty after being brought down in the box, although the referee waved play on.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts of Oak star\u2019s performance against the Swiss has caught the attention of Ghanaians, who have taken to social media to praise him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3daa0108603541fe990352f3602da4e4\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/13babf75a74b4cc987df1460abf64428\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Speaking in an interview with Joy Sports after the game, elated Barnieh reveals that he paid maximum attention to whatever the coaches told.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: OnAndOffThePitch (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nDaniel Afriyie<br \/>\nHearts of Oak<br \/>\nInaki Williams<br \/>\nJordan Ayew<br \/>\nOtto Addo<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head coach of Hearts of Oak, Slavko Matic has urged the head coach of the Black Stars,\u00a0Otto Addo\u00a0to give local players the opportunity to display their talent. Three home based players have been named in the 55-man provisional FIFA World Cup squad. 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