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– Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams are among five players who have switched their international allegiance to Ghana.
– London-born Lamptey, 21, represented England at youth levels while Williams, who was born in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents, was capped once by Spain.
– Wing-back Lamptey had looked set to switch to the West African nation after asking to be left out of the England Under-21 squad for the European U21 Championship qualifiers last month.
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– The pair join three players based in Germany – Stephen Ambrosius, Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer and Patric Pfeiffer – in committing to the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
– Uncapped German-born defender Pfeiffer, 22, plays for Darmstadt 98, but Hamburg’s duo of Ambrosius, 23, and forward Konigsdorffer, 21, have both represented Germany at under-21 level.
– The Ghana Football Association (GFA) expects their availability will help take the West Africans to the next level.
🚨 The GFA is delighted to announce that Inaki Williams, Tariq Lamptey, Stephan Ambrosius, Ransford Yeboah and Patric Pfeiffer are now available for selection by the @GhanaBlackstars Technical Team https://t.co/94KdLlrFFL
— Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) July 6, 2022
– “The availability of these players means a lot to the Ghana Football Association and the technical team of the Black Stars,” GFA president Kurt Okraku said.
– “We have always maintained that we will not limit ourselves to only a small group of players but would scout top talents across the globe who are ready to sacrifice for the nation and to take us to the next level.
– “This gives the technical team more options to choose from adding to our continuous desire to improve the team.
– “Coach Otto Addo and his technical team will continue to monitor and assess them for future assignments including the September games and the World Cup in Qatar.”
