Ghana head coach, Otto Addo has disclosed that it was not easy for him to inform players of his decision to exclude them from his final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Before selecting his 26-man squad, coach Otto Addo submitted a squad of 55 players to FIFA as his provisional list.
On Monday, he announced his final squad for the Black Stars’ campaign at the world cup during a press conference in Accra.
Speaking to journalist, Coach Otto Addo noted that he was not faced with any challenge in selecting the squad.
However, he said it was tough for him to break the news to players he omitted from his squad.
“Announcing the final squad was not a big deal. The big deal was calling of the players to tell them they were not part. For me that was the worst part,” Coach Otto Addo told journalists at the press conference.
Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be one of five African countries representing the continent.
The Black Stars will compete in Group H of the group stages of the tournament. In that group, Ghana will battle it out with two-time champions Uruguay, as well as European giants Portugal.
The other group opponent is South Korea from Asia.
While the 2022 FIFA World Cup will commence on Sunday, November 20, Ghana’s Black Stars will play their first match on November 24.
Subsequently, Ghana will take on South Korea on November 28 before finishing the group stages campaign with a rematch against Uruguay.