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Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu scores debut goal for Ghana against Switzerland

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.

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.

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.

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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