Black Stars assistant coach, George Boateng, is calling on home-based players in Ghana to earn playing time and not "make up numbers" in the national team.
Local players have found minutes hard to come by when they are called up to the national team.
Philemon Baffour, Ibrahim Danlad and Gladson Awako have to secure considerable minutes despite repeated call-ups to the team.
Hearts of Oak forward, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, is the latest and only home-based player to have been included in Ghana's 29-man squad for Brazil and Nicaragua friendlies.
"We are always considering local players and we always say to the local players, if you come to the Black stars, think that you are also good enough to be there," said Boateng.
"I can understand these boys [home-based players] watch those players [Kudus, Partey, Djiku] on TV and then all of a sudden, you end up in the same dressing room as them."
"You have to try your best. Give your best because you are not here [Black Stars] to make up numbers," the former U-23 Aston Villa coach added.
Ghana will lock horns with Brazil on September 23 in Le Havre, France before facing Nicaragua in Spain four days later.
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