Former GFA Communication Director, Ibrahim Saanie Daara has backed the decision of the GFA to delay the release of the Black Stars squad for the World Cup and explained his reasons
Coach Otto Addo was supposed to announce the provisional man squad last Friday and was highly anticipated but didn't due to unknown reasons.
However, names of some players that have made the first phase of the squad has popped up already since last week but Ghanaians still remains desperate to see the full list.
Speaking to JoySports Link, the current CAF Media Officer somehow side with the GFA to delay the announcement of the squad since he believes that can play a huge role in helping Ghana pull surprises at the World Cup.
He added opponents at this moment will be anticipating to see the Black Stars squad to determine their preparations but keeping them in suspense won't give them any fair idea about our team.
"World football has changed completely, and I agree with the point that sometimes you should trick your opponents a bit. As part of it, I will agree with the thought we should not make public our full squad to anybody until the World Cup when we are able to pull surprises."
"If it is, we want to please fans as they want to know what the squad looks like, fans should also understand that the World Cup is the big deal”
“Through these friendly matches, you can see some of your errors, and players who can fit in certain positions or not. But also, you must go into the tournament with some element of surprise."
“If you don’t and maybe you start playing with your first full team in your friendly matches, already you have given maybe 80% of your strategy to your opponents. These days, people are going into the nitty-gritty, the tiniest details before they play matches. We have 3 video analysts, Portugal has 20. Which means they are monitoring the movements and tricks of every player you have.”, he concluded
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to commence on November 20, 2022 in Qatar.
By: Iddriss Abdul Rahim
