Henry Asante Twum, the Ghana Football Association‘s [GFA] communications director, has urged players who make the Black Stars roster to show their mettle on the pitch.
For the two games against Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers later this month, Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton has kept the majority of the team that competed for the Black Stars during the 2022 World Cup.
Majeed Ashimeru, Jojo Wallacott, and Joseph Paintsil are all back on the team for the games.
Asante Twum says many more players equally deserved a place on the list but may not have made it due to the limited number required.
“They [Black Stars players] know that anything they do on the field of play, Ghanaians are watching because they are ambassadors,” he told Kumasi-based Akoma FM.
“When you are selected among the final 26 or 25 players for a competition, it does not make you exceptionally talented over others but because it’s on merit.
“There are other players who ordinarily would have had the opportunity but missed out due to limited places.
“So, when allowed to wear the colours of Ghana, you must wholeheartedly play and sacrifice for the nation, and by so doing, the country will honour you,” he added.
Ghana will clash with the Palancas Negras on Thursday, March 23 at the Baba Yara Stadium before travelling to Luanda for the reverse fixture four days later.
The Black Stars are tied on points with Angola with four apiece while Madagascar and Central African Republic have a point each in Group E.