Sannie Daara is a former GFA Communications Director
Former Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Ibrahim Sannie Daara, has suggested that late withdrawals could be the reason the Black Stars squad for the upcoming friendly matches has not yet been made public.
According to him, some of the players who were initially called up have sustained injuries and withdrawn from the team, hence the need for the technical team to reassess the situation.
He noted that releasing the squad early and making constant adjustments, as has happened in the past, is something the team wants to avoid this time around.
Kudus, Partey, others withdraw from Black Stars’ Japan, South Korea friendlies
“I suspect it is a situation of late withdrawals because of injuries or knocks. So in this situation, the FA waits for the players to hit camp before the full squad is announced, lest you face a situation of persistently changing the squad, which is not nice.
“But be assured that players would have received their invites to meet the FIFA deadline for the release of players,” Sannie wrote on X when a user asked him about the delay in the squad announcement.
This comes as reports emerged that several key players will be unavailable for the upcoming friendlies.
Alexander Djiku, Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew, Fatawu Issahaku, Joseph Paintsil, and Mohammed Kudus are said to have withdrawn from the squad due to recent injuries.
Ghana will face Japan in the Kirin Challenge Cup on Friday, November 14, at Toyota Stadium in Aichi, before taking on South Korea on Tuesday, November 18.
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