Still waiting: Visa challenges delay Black Stars Squad announcement -Saani Daara

The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Saane Daara, says challenges in securing visas for players invited for Black Stars international friendly against Canada in October 13 is the cause of the delay in announcing the squad.

The two teams will face each other at the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington in a match both teams will use as part of their preparations for their respective 2018 World Cup qualifying campaigns.

Canada has named its team for the match, but Ghana is yet to announce the squad invited for the match.

And Saani Daara says some players are facing a few challenges in securing visas for the trip to the United States.

He adds that the team will be made known to the public once all the players are given the green light to travel to Washington DC.

'Some players are having challenges with visas while others have also pulled out due to injuries. That is why we have not named a team to play against Canada.

'We believe it will be unprofessional to name a squad and then come back after a few hours to announce that this player or that player cannot feature because he did not get a visa to travel.

'We want to sort all those issues first and then name a team for the match,' Saani Daara said.