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23 days to go! Ghana taps players in Europe for World Cup rebuild

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By Associated Press | Oct 27, 2022

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Liverpool's Luis Diaz, right, challenges for the ball with Brighton's Tariq Lamptey during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool at the Amex stadium in Brighton, England, Saturday, March 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

At a low point after an embarrassing African Cup showing, Ghana has looked overseas to rebuild for the World Cup in Qatar. The reinforcements have come from Germany, England and Spain.

New coach Otto Addo, who was born and played in Germany, used those roots to convince former German under-21 internationals Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer and Stephan Ambrosius to switch allegiance to Ghana. Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey is now a Ghana player after representing England at youth level. Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams, who made one appearance for Spain in 2016, is also part of Addo's evolving squad.

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