Accra Hearts of Oak’s Daniel Afriyie Barnieh makes Ghana’s squad for World Cup

Hearts of Oak superstar Daniel Afriyie Barnieh has been named by Ghana head coach Otto Addo for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.

The former Ghana U20 captain has been in  great for both club and country over the last three seasons.

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The 21-year-old scored four goals for the Black Galaxies in the qualifying matches against Benin and against Nigeria to help the team secure qualification to next year’s CHAN tournament in Algeria.

He has also been key for the u23 team having scored three times in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against a few week ago.

Barnieh has two caps for the Black Stars since making his debut  during the Kirin Soccer Cup four-nation tournament in Japan.

He and Kotoko’s Danlad Ibrahim are the only local based players invited by coach Otto Addo for the world cup.

The Black Stars will begin their world cup campaign  against Portugal on the 24th of  November, followed by South Korea on November 28 and Uruguay on December 2.