Ghana assistant coach George Boateng has backed the home-based players to give off their best and earn more playing time.
The locally-based players are yet to command a starting spot at Black Stars despite their impressive performances at their respectively clubs.
Dennis Korsah, Abdul Ganiyu, Philemon Baffour, Augustine Okrah, Ibrahim Danlad and Gladson Awako have secured considerable minutes despite repeated call-ups to the team.
Hearts of Oak forward Daniel Afriyie Barnieh is the only home-based player to be named Ghana’s 29-man squad for the upcoming International friendly matches against Brazil and Nicaragua.
"We are always considering local players and we always say to the local players, if you come to the Black stars, think that you are also good enough to be there,” Boateng told Joy Sports
“I can understand these boys [home-based players] watch those players [Kudus, Partey, Djiku] on TV and then all of a sudden, you end up in the same dressing room as them.”
“You have to try your best. Give your best because you are not here [Black Stars] to make up numbers,” the former U-23 Aston Villa coach added.
Ghana will play Brazil on Friday, September 23, at Stade Oceane in Le Harve- France before taking on Nicaragua at Estadio Francisco Artes Carrasco in Lorca, Spain on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.