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Three players receive late call ups for Black Stars friendlies

By Enoch Fiifi Forson
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Three players receive late call ups for Black Stars friendlies

Lawrence Ati Zigi

Black Stars head coach Charles Akonnor has handed late call ups to three players to join the team ahead of the international friendly games this month.

Lawrence Ati Zig, Joel Fameyeh and Moro Salifu were initially not part of Akonnor’s squad for matches against Morocco and the Ivory Coast.

But Akonnor has invited them due to the unavailability of some players included in the 29-man squad.

Goalkeeper Ati Zigi who enjoyed a great season with St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League comes in to replace injured Richard Ofori.

Fameyeh, a former player of Asokwa Deportivo scored 12 goals and made contributed five assists in the Russian second-tier.

Bechem United captain Moro Salifu has been rewarded for his fine form in Ghana Premier League.

Seventeen players trained on Monday, June 1, 2021. They include – Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Razak Abalora, Danlad Ibrahim, Gideon Mensah, Andy Yiadom, Philemon Baffuor, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Agyei, Nicholas Opoku, Ismail Ganiyu, Emmanuel Lomotey, Baba Idrissu, Moro Salifu, Joel Fameyeh, Gladson Awako, Emmanuel Gyasi and Rashid Nortey.

The team will continue their preparation at the Cape Coast stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

The game against Morocco will take place in Rabat on June 8th before the Black Stars face Ivory Coast at the Cape Coast Stadium on June 12th.

Source: editors.3news.com|Ghana

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Enoch Fiifi Forson is a sports editor with digital media team at Media General, operators of TV3 Ghana, 3News.com and more. Email: Enoch.Forson@mediageneralgh.com

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