Why I did not risk playing Thomas Partey against Brazil - Ghana coach Otto Addo explains

Black Star coach, Otto Addo has opened up on why he did not take any risk playing Thomas Partey against Brazil last Friday.

The Arsenal midfielder suffered a slight injury during the warm-up and was dropped from the squad as a precautionary measure as the Black Stars suffered a 3-0 defeat.

Partey was replaced by Real Mallorca midfielder Baba Idrissu.

"With the tactics, it doesn’t affect a lot because tactics involve the style of play and players with such abilities so I think tomorrow’s game we will be okay," coach Otto Addo said at his pre-match press conference.

"Hopefully Thomas will be healthy very, very soon. We didn’t want to take that risk in a friendly game to play him against Brazil but surely playing a player like him against a squad like Brazil would have been helpful."

Ghana will take on Nicaragua today in their final September friendly as preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 continues with the 28-year-old.

The Black Stars will be looking to bounce back to winning ways against the North American country after they were thrashed by Brazil in Le Harve and with only two games to play before the finals.

The match will take place at Estadio Francisco Artes Carrasco in Lorca at 18:00 GMT.