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Ghana Stars Warned: 'It's Not About Local Or Non-Local'

Ghana Stars Warned: 'It's Not About Local Or Non-Local'

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Ghana coach Otto Addo has sent a warning to his players ahead of the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Black Stars look set to miss out on the tournament next year as their fate is not in their hands going into the two final qualifiers against Angola and Niger.

Addo has already left Thomas Partey out of the squad and has warned the squad that he will not hesitate to drop players who don't perform.

Read: Chiefs Star Misses Out On National Team Call-Up, Pirates Star Selected

"It's not about local or non-local. It's about performance," Otto said, as per Ghanasoccenet.

"If you train well, why should I leave you on the bench? If I think you are better than Kudus or whoever, then why should I let him play?

"Then, because I want to win. I'm not doing anything just to please somebody. And to be honest, I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid to put whoever on the bench. I'm not afraid. But I'm looking at the performance."

Otto also explained why veteran attacker Andre Ayew has not been included in the latest squad.

"I had a long chat with Andre and gave him the reason why he is not in the squad," he added.

"I talk to players directly and I don't like to put information out about what we spoke about.

"This is the decision we took and it's not like he necessarily agreed, but I still have big respect for him."

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