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Experienced coach JE Sarpong has stated that defender Baba Rahman shouldn’t have been included in the latest Black Stars call-up.
Baba Rahman was named among the twenty-three players invited by coach CK Akonnor for AFCON qualifier against Sudan.
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Rahman has been relegated to the Chelsea FC U-23 side where he has made only two appearances.
He was excluded from the Chelsea squad for the ongoing English Premier League campaign.
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Reacting to Baba Rahman’s inclusion to the Black Stars squad for the Sudan double-header, coach JE Sarpong said in an interview that, “My problem with CK Akonnor’s selection has to do with that of Baba Rahman. Has Baba Rahman being consistent with his team. If it’s because he plays for the reserve side and has earned a call up then it’s a big No.”
Coach JE Sarpong believes if CK Akonnor wanted to invite the experienced players for the younger ones to understudy then he should have handed a call-up to Black Stars all-time leading topscorer Asamoah Gyan who has now joined Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities FC.
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“Asamoah Gyan should have also be invited if CK Akonnor is giving reasons for selecting some players to be understudied by the young players”.
Ghana will face Sudan at the Cape Coast stadium on Thursday, November 12, before travelling to Khartoum to face the Falcons five days later in the reverse fixture.
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