The Ghanaian Coach, Chris Haughton has called up Kingsley Schindler to replace the injured Tariq Lamptey for this week’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola.
The German born player who is yet to be capped by Ghana arrived in Accra to join the rest of the squad for the two crucial matches slated for Kumasi and Luanda respectively. Kingsley Shindler, 29, plays for German Bundesliga side FC Köln.
Tariq Lamptey who was part of the Twenty-five-man squad announced for the two matches has been forced to withdraw due to injury.
Meanwhile, 17 players are currently in camp ahead of the trip to Kumasi. They include Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Joseph Wollacott, Alexander Djiku, Denis Odoi, Kingsley Schindler, Patrick Kpozo, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Aidoo, Andre Ayew, Joseph Painstil, Ransford Yeboah, Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew, Mohammed Salisu, Majeed Ashimeru and Edmund Addo.
The other players are expected in camp this morning ahead of the trip to Kumasi.
My Target Is To Build A Winsome Team
Chris Hughton, indicated that his focus is to develop a winning team that can achieve major successes during his tenure.
The former Brighton man, who served as Technical Advisor of the senior side during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was appointed by the GFA last month to lead the team to end its over 41 years trophy drought.
The Black Stars Coach said, “We want to see a winning team because there would be lots of questions as to the type of football, which players are playing, and why these players are not playing, but ultimately what we need to see is a winning football”.
According to Coach Hughton, he is committed to put together a good team, which would go a long way to achieve the best they could achieve for Ghanaians.
Coach Hughton described the Black Stars as one which has more talented young players and was fit to make his mission achievable, having worked with them for a year now.
Speaking on whether he could assure Ghanaians of a trophy anytime soon, the experienced gaffer said, “There is no one coach that would guarantee a trophy, because you cannot guarantee anything. What we can guarantee is to work hard, so we can bring a team together to create the right tactics, the right mentality to put ourselves in the best position to do that”.
The UEFA Pro License coach goes down into Ghana’s history books as the 34th Coach since Ghana last won the African Cup of Nations trophy in Libya 41 years ago.
The 62-year-old’s first match as coach of the Black Stars would be the 2024 African Cup of Nations qualifier game against the Palancas of Angola at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium this Thursday before the return leg on March 27, 2023.
