Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku, reveals Tariq Lamptey's father, Ahmed was determined to see his son don the Black Stars jersey.
Kurt Okraku confirmed via his Facebook handle that Tariq Lamptey, Inaki Williams, Mohammed Salisu, Stephan Ambrosius, Patrick Pfeiffer and Ransford Yeboah have all agreed to feature for the Ghana senior men national side after months of engagements.
Ghana has qualified to the World Cup final in Qatar later this year, after edging out arch-rivals Nigeria in the play-offs in March this year.
Subsequently, Ghana has been drawn in the same group together with Uruguay, South Korea and Portugal.
Kurt Okraku thanked Tariq Lamptey's father for his role in convincing his son to accept to play for Ghana.
"Tariq Lamptey, Inaki Williams, Mohammed Salisu, Stephan Ambrosius, Patrick Pfeffer and Ransford_Yeboah available for national selection," he announced via his social media account.
"Below, yours truly with the Dad of Tariq (Ahmed). Bro, thanks for the trust and your determination to see Ghana succeed," he acknowledged.
By: Abdul Razak Salim