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Black Stars goalkeeper, Adam Kwarasey has deferred any talk on a possible switch from Norway till after the African Cup of Nations. Kwarasey, was named Ghana�s number one as the Black Stars begin preparations for the continental gathering set to begin in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea later this month and the Norway-based goalkeeper insists his focus rest on the competition. The tourney that pieces Africa�s best 16 together would be Kwarasey�s first and the goalkeeper says �surely I will like to play in the big leagues like the speculations claim but now my focus is on the Nations Cup. All talks about a possible move should be deferred till the tournament is over.� The goalkeeper is among the 25 players named to begin preparations for the three-week tourney, which pits Ghana in Group D with Botswana, Guinea and Mali at the first phase. Highlighting what he brings to the team tipped alongside the Elephants of Ivory Coast as tournament favorites, he said �commitment is all I bring on board.�I am not so experienced at the international level but what I have is my commitment to give my all for this team.� Expanding further on commitment, Kwarasey said with the recent talk about diluted commitment by players with half Ghanaian parentage due to Kevin Prince Boateng�s decision to quit the Black Stars �only time will tell my level of commitment to Ghana. �I grew up with my father and my siblings so I have a very strong bond with Ghana and there is no question about my level of commitment to the country.� On Ghana�s chances for the biannual gathering, the player said �this will be my first time at the Nations Cup. Just being part of the team is good enough. Winning it will be incredible.� The 24 year old Str�msgodset goalkeeper took over from Richard Kingston as number one after a successful nationality switch that coincided with Coach Goran Stevanovic decision to axe club-less players from the Black Stars.