Ahead of Ghana's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers against Angola, coach Chris Hughton expressed his disappointment at Tariq Lamptey's absence due to a knee injury.
The Brighton defender has been replaced by Kingsley Schindler for the match at Baba Yara Stadium. Lamptey played for Ghana at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has made 20 appearances for Brighton this season.
Goalkeeper Joseph Wollacott and centre-back Mohammed Salisu also have injury concerns. Despite a fake post about Wollacott's injury, Hughton confirmed he is fit, while Salisu's participation will be considered due to recent issues.
"Yes, it’s a big miss for us simply because he is only been involved for a short period of time but this is what having a squad is all about because what can happen is, you can have players that can get injured two, three weeks before the International call up so you are aware there might be problems and with Tariq we knew that two weeks before that there was potentially going to be a problem"
"This is about a squad, always there are going to be difficulties, always there is going to be surprises and that can be sometimes two or three days before games, this is where you have to utilize the squad the best way you can and the players the best way you can"
The game is scheduled to kick off at 16:00GMT, and Ghana will play the return game in Luanda on March 27.
Ghana and Angola are currently joint-top of Group E in the qualifiers.
