2022 World Cup: Former Ghana FA spox Saanie Daara explains why it is important to include Afriyie Barnieh and Danlad Ibrahim in Black Stars squad

Published on: 27 October 2022

Former Ghana FA spokesperson Ibrahim Sannie-Daara has explained the importance of adding Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Danlad Ibrahim to the Black Stars squad ahead of World Cup.

The West African powerhouse is returning to the global showpiece after missing out in Russia 2018, where France emerged winners.

In an interview with Accra-based Asempa FM monitored by Footballghana.com, the experienced Ghanaian journalist backed the duo inclusion in the Black Stars team ahead of the mundial.

According to him, Barnieh and Danlad inclusion in the team will fall into the plan of the Ghana FA president, Kurt Okraku.

“My mind is on two players, Barnieh and Danlad because their inclusion in the Black Stars will fall into the strategy of the President of Ghana Football Association (Kurt Okraku)”

“Why do I say so? If we intend to promote players from the Ghana U-20 team to the Black Stars, and now we have Fatawu Issahaku in there, then Barnieh and Danlad who were teammates at the U-20 level addition won’t be bad and it will fall into our strategy that we are promoting players and we are giving them gradual progression”

The biggest soccer mundial has been scheduled for November and December this year, with 32 countries set to battle it out for the covetous trophy in Qatar.

Ghana has been housed in Group H at the mundial against Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

The West African powerhouse will open their World Cup account against Portugal on November 24 before taking on Uruguay and South Korea respectively.

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