Black Stars assistant coach, George Boateng has advised local players to have confidence when they join the national team.
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh is the only locally based side to be called-up for the friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua later this month.
Locally based players have found it difficult to break into the Black Stars squad in recent years.
Those who get called up fail to get some minutes in Matches at the Black Stars.
Then locally based player, Augustine Okrah pulled out of Black Stars, after he was left on the bench against Madagascar and left out of the squad to travel to Central African Republic in June.
He later said he was injured but close sources revealed that, he was annoyed for not getting the opportunity to play, after he was used in an unfamiliar role at training.
George Boateng insists that the local players should be confident when they come to the Black Stars and fight for positions in the team.
"Afriyie Barnieh has been with us, Dennis Korsah has been with us a couple of times... for them it's about trying to make amends," he started.
"I said in my interview last week that when they are coming to the Black Stars they're not coming to make the numbers. They're coming to impress and take the shirt and we try to give the local player an extra confidence and believe that they are good enough otherwise they wouldn't be with us,"
"I understand that the gaps can be big because you've players playing in the [English] Premier League you've Thomas Partey, you've players at Ajax, Strasbourg so, you know we've some big players yet I think if you're a local player and you come to the Black Stars you should have no fear.
"We're scouting and we know we've done our homework and we've seen talents and we believe that you can do it so come and show your best and try to take the shirt," he added.
By: Abdul Razak Salim
