Football Fans Blast Coach Otto Addo For Dropping Joseph Painstil Ahead of Brazil and Nicaragua Friendlies

• Black Stars fans have reacted to the latest squad by Ghana coach Otto Addo for the friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua
• Coach Otto Addo dropped in-form KRC Genk forward Joseph Painstil for the two games later this month
• The Black Stars are making a return to the World Cup after edging Nigeria in the play-offs earlier this year

Fans of the Black Stars of Ghana have reacted to the squad released for the international friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua later this month following the omission of Joseph Painstil.

The in-form forward was dropped by Ghana coach Otto Addo despite his blistering start to the season in Belgium.

Painstil, who has netted three goals and provided an assist in seven games, failed to make the team with the coach preferring Fatawu Issahaku and Benjamin Tetteh.

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The Black Stars will face Brazil in France on September 23, before engaging Nicaragua three days later in Spain.

How fans reacted on social media

@DansoCaleb wrote:

Most of the mild fielders are injured. And he called some people who are out of form currently leaving the likes of Shullup, Salis, Emmanuel Gyasi, Ashimeru and Joseph Painstil behind. So tell me bro. Can this squad match against Brazil?

@Yrich133 posted:

Are you trying to tell us Isshaku and Barnieh are better than Joseph Painstil

@_donmoses1 tweeted:

Some people are playing politics with our national team. Salis Abdul Samed and Joseph Painstil have been playing 90 minutes week in week out scoring goals all but no call up, yet they've called players who're eating bench. Some even in team B. We won't agree oo

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@Andy_Cornestone also added:

Surprised not to see Joseph Painstil in the squad. What at all does Otto Addo see in Baba Rahman. Imoro Ibrahim is far better and Danlad Ibrahim is far better than Manaf Nurudeen

@ruud_kagawa tweeted:

We have watched Fatau Isahaku playing and we can all testify that is overhyped.. why is he in the squad? I'm surprised not to see Jeffrey schlupp, Joseph painstil and majeed Ashimiru.

Ghana coach Otto Addo names 29-man squad for Brazil and Nicaragua friendlies

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has named his squad for the international friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua later this month.

The team will face Brazil on September 23 in Le Havre, France, before engaging Nicaragua three days later in Spain.

In a post on social media by the Ghana Football Association, the team consists of several new players, including England youth star Tariq Lamptey.