Tariq Lamptey has expressed his happiness over his maiden Black Stars call-up and “can’t wait” to wear the shirt.
The highly-rated right back is part of the 29-man squad who have been invited for September friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua, having switched nationality to play for Ghana in July.
Lamptey was in the country and watched Ghana’s 3-0 win over Madagascar at the Cape Coast Stadium in June.
I’m happy that everything is completed with FIFA and I’m able to play for Ghana.
I thank God for giving me this opportunity, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved in making this happen. pic.twitter.com/pHSre5Ti1K— Tariq Lamptey (@TariqLamptey) September 7, 2022
“I’m really excited to start this journey and looking forward to representing Ghana. I can’t wait to play in front of you amazing fans. Thank you for the warm welcome let’s gooo ???⚡️!”
The 21-year old joins Inaki Williams,Stephan Ambrosius and Ransford Yeboah Könlgsdörffer who have all been handed debut invitations to the Black Stars squad following their switch of allegiance.
He is expected to feature in the two friendly matches , against Brazil on September 23 in Le Havre, France, before engaging Nicaragua three days later in Spain.
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