Brighton & Hove Albion defender Tariq Lamptey has handed his maiden Ghana call-up for September friendlies.
Lamptey was among six players who switched their international allegiance to Ghana. London-born, the 21-year-old represented England at youth levels.
He had looked set to switch to the West African nation after asking to be left out of the England Under-21 squad for the European U21 Championship qualifiers last month.
The 29-man squad includes Southampton FC’s Mohammed Salisu, Stephan Ambrosius of Karlsruher SC and Inaki Williams who plays for Spanish La Liga side Athletic Bilbao.
Ghana will play two matches in the September window as part of preparations towards the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals in November/December.
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.
VIDEO: Watch how Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey celebrated first Ghana call-up below:
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