{"id":357451,"date":"2017-09-27T16:42:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T16:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=357451"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:03:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:03:13","slug":"damba-commends-appiah-for-inclusion-of-wafu-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/damba-commends-appiah-for-inclusion-of-wafu-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"Damba commends Appiah for inclusion of WAFU duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Black Stars goalkeeper Abukari Damba believes Kwesi Appiah deserves commendation for recognizing and handing a call-up to local duo Vincent Atingah and Isaac Twum.<\/p>\n<p>The pair excelled in the just ended Wafu 2017 tournament and have been named among the initial 26 man squad for Ghana\u2019s world cup qualifier against the Cranes of Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>Twum who plays his football for Inter Allies was named the Wafu tournament most valuable player, while Atingah of Hearts of Oak put together a series of impressive displays at the heart of defense.<\/p>\n<p>Damba feels that Appiah has made the additions based on sections of the team that require improvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must also commend him for recognizing the quality that the Wafu tournament produced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVincent Atingah in my estimation was a revelation at the competition and so was Twum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir inclusion is also based on the challenges the team faces as far as the composition of our line players are concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on that these two gentlemen have been added and its a step in the right direction,\u201d he told Citi Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana play the Cranes of Uganda on October 7, in Kampala with a chance to take second place in Group E.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By:Benjamin Nketsia\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Black Stars goalkeeper Abukari Damba believes Kwesi Appiah deserves commendation for recognizing and handing a call-up to local duo Vincent Atingah and Isaac Twum. 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