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Daniel Amartey selected for the EFL Cup Round 16 team following an outstanding performance for Leicester City

Black Stars defender Daniel Amartey excelled for Leicester City in the Carabao Cup against MK Dons.

His outstanding display has earned him a place in the Carabao Cup Team of round 16 following his impressive performance for the Foxes.

Amartey, who featured at the 2022 World Cup for Ghana lasted the entire duration as Leicester defeated MK Dons 3-0 to progress into the quarter-final.

He is one of three Leicester players who made the cut. The others are Youri Tielemans and Luke Thomas.

Goals from Tielemans, Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy helped the Foxes overcome the lower division club.

Amartey and his Leicester teammates will now face Newcastle United in the last eight in January.

He featured in all of Ghana’s group stage games at this year’s tournament in Qatar.

The Black Stars recorded one win (3-2 against South Korea) and suffered two defeats (3-2 against Portugal and 2-0 against Uruguay) at the group stage.

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