Hearts of Oak midfielder has warned foreign-born stars who have recently switched allegiance that there are no automatic pass into the Black Stars.
Inaki Williams of Athletic Bilbao, Mohammed Salisu of Southampton, Tariq Lamptey of Brighton & Hove Albion, Stephan Ambrosius, Patrick Pfeffer, and Ransford Yeboah of Brighton & Hove Albion all committed their international futures to Ghana last week.
Speaking to GTV Sports on Monday the former AC Milan star said:
“It’s not something new. When we were playing, [Kevin] Prince [Boateng], Owusu Abayie, [Albert] Adomah and [Adam] Kwasarey all came in,”
“It’s good that Williams and the others have decided to play for the team and the others that are about to come. It is not that you should switch your nationality because you want to play in the World Cup. The thing is that Ghana is different, Black Stars is different,” he added.
“I don’t know about this Black Stars but the one we had was different so you can switch and come in and re-switch and go back because you won’t be able to play,”
According to Muntari, representing Ghana at the World Cup involves a great deal of responsibility for the players, and only those with the necessary competences of their status can succeed.
“If you do not commit yourself to the nation, you will not play,” he continued.
“It is beautiful but also rough, meaning people fight for their positions and you are not playing for only yourself or the passport you have but you are playing for everybody in Ghana and the continent because you represent the Black Stars, you represent the whole of Africa at the World Cup,”
Muntari also mentioned that he is open to playing for the Black Stars and if he can’t even play he will sit on the bench and contribute.
“Ghana, even if I’m in my crutches today and they call me to come and help, I will definitely run and go. Even if I can’t play, I will sit there and contribute,”
