Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey (left) and Inaki Williams (right) could feature for Ghana at the World Cup later this yearBrighton defender Tariq Lamptey and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams are among five players who have switched their international allegiance to Ghana.London-born Lamptey, 21, represented England at youth levels while Williams, who was born in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents, was capped once by Spain. Wing-back Lamptey had looked set to switch to the West African nation after asking to be left out of the England Under-21 squad for the European U21 Championship qualifiers last month.The pair join three players based in Germany – Stephen Ambrosius, Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer and Patric Pfeiffer – in committing to the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Uncapped German-born defender Pfeiffer, 22, plays for Darmstadt 98, but Hamburg’s duo of Ambrosius, 23, and forward Konigsdorffer, 21, have both represented Germany at under-21 level.Hughton looks to boost Ghana through diasporaThe Ghana Football Association (GFA) expects their availability will help take the West Africans to the next level.”The availability of these players means a lot to the Ghana Football Association and the technical team of the Black Stars,” GFA president Kurt Okraku said.”We have always maintai… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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