An Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Samuel Anim Addo, has defended the decision to delay the release of Ghana’s squad for the 2022 World Cup playoff game against Nigeria.
According to him, the players who have been handed call-ups have been individually informed, whilst suggesting that not making the squad public will confuse Nigeria.
With barely a week to the big game against the Super Eagles, the Black Stars squad is still yet to be released.
This has led to criticism from some quarters, but reacting to the development, Anim Addo believes Nigeria will not have enough time to map out a plan against Ghana by the time the squad is released.
“Strategically, we must keep our opponents confused and they are confused and the time that they will need to regroup and organise themselves to know what our strengths are, will be limited,” he said on Citi TV’s Footballmadeinghana.
“The players who have been selected know they are travelling and are already preparing for the game.
“The most important thing is that you will get Ghanaians who are going to die for the country.”
Ghana will host the Super Eagles next week before travelling to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja for the return fixture.
The first leg is scheduled for Friday, March 25, 2022, while the second leg will take place on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
The Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi will host the first leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff game between Ghana and Nigeria.
This comes after the stadium was granted a one-match approval by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to host the big game.
The Cape Coast Stadium was originally supposed to host the first leg in Ghana, but the ground was deemed unfit to host the game after Ghana’s 65th Independence Day parade was held there.
A statement from CAF’s Development Officer, Raul Chipenda and sent to the General Secretary of the GFA, Prosper Harrison Addo, Esq. and copied to FIFA and CAF, said a one-match approval has been granted for the Baba Yara Stadium to be used for the playoff game.
Source: pulse.com.gh
