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Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu scores debut goal for Ghana against Switzerland

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Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu bagged his first goal for Ghana in their 2-0 win over Switzerland in Abu Dhabi in an international friendly.

Salisu headed in from close range to the top right corner following a corner in the 69th minute of the game to give Black Stars a 1-0 lead before Antoine Semenyo doubled the lead four minutes later.

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The friendly concludes Black Stars’ 2022 World Cup preparation in Abu Dhabi before travelling to Qatar for the World Cup.

Black Stars. who are the lowest-ranked team at the tournament have been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.

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Ghana will take on Portugal in their first game on November 24 before playing South Korea and Uruguay on November 28 and December 2 respectively.

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place between November 20 and December 18, 2022.

Only three sides from the continent have ever progressed to the quarter-finals; Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, and Ghana in 2010.

Ghana will be looking to make it out of the group stage.

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