Foreign clubs refuse to release Ghana players for U20 World Cup preps, Tetteh coping well
Ghana U20 coach Sellas Tetteh has not had all his players released for their preparations for next month's World Cup but he is looking he is confident he can cope with the difficulties.
After two weeks of training in Accra, coach Sellas Tetteh says he is having to make do with his available arsenals as only 3 of 13 invited foreign-based from the 35-man provisional roster announced late March.
Forward Osei Barnes from Portuguese side Pacos Ferriera, Manchester City’s Yaw Yeboah as well as defender Emmanuel Ntim from French side Valenciennes are the players to have reported to camp. A couple more of the players are expected to arrive in Ghana during the weekend.
“We have three and we are still working very hard [to get the rest]. If we get, that is okay but the ones we have too is okay,” Ghana U-20 head coach Sellas Tetteh said.
“We are working towards that. These are some of the challenges. It is the way you manage and control the challenges that makes you who you are and we are managing it,” he added.
The Black Satellites after Thursday’s training session at the Accra Stadium have been released for a few days and will return for their Tuesday departure to New Zealand to intensify preparations.
Ghana will partake in a mini tournament that will have tournament hosts New Zealand, Qatar as well as the Black Satellites’ group opponents, Panama.
The team will after the mini tournament move to an acquired training camp in neighbouring Australia for a two-week period - May 15-29 before returning to New Zealand for the World Cup proper.
Ghana’s 35-man provisional list
Goalkeepers: Kwame Baah (Heart of Lions), Mutawakilu Seidu (Hearts of Oak), Michael Sai (Berekum Chelsea), Lawrence Ati Zigi (Red Bull Salzburg)
Defenders: Kingsley Fobi (Right to Dream), Owusu Bempah (Hearts of Oak), Joseph Aidoo (Inter Allies), Joseph Adjei (Wa All Stars), Nicholas Opoku (Berekum Chelsea), Emmanuel Ntim (Valenciennes), Latif Abubakar (Egypt), Yakubu Mohammed (Tema Youth), Patrick Asmah (BA United), Patrick Kpozo (Inter Allies), Agbenyenu Lumor (F.C. Porto)
Midfielders: Thomas Agyapong (Man City), Aseidu Attobrah (New Edubiase), Emmanuel Oti-Essigba (Sporting Braga), Kennedy Boateng (WAFA), Godfred Donsah (Calgliari), Kofi Yeboah (Wa All Stars), Michael Otoo (Unistar), Prosper Kasim (Inter Allies), Emmanuel Antwi (Liberty Professionals), David Atanga (Red Bull Salzburg)
Forwards: Issah Abbas (Asokwa Deportivo), Benjamin Tetteh (Dreams FC), Samuel Afful (Hasaacas), Yaw Yeboah (Man City), Ebenezer Ofori (AIK Stockholm), Clifford Aboagye (Granada), Osabutey Jonah (Tema), Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave), Samuel Tetteh (WAFA), Osei Barnes (Pacos Ferriera)
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