Black Stars coach C. K Akonnor
has given a call-up to the likes of Harrison Afful, John Boye, Baba Rahman,
Mubarak Wakaso and Jeffery Schlupp ahead of the double AFCON header against
Sudan next month.
This is the third call-up the coach has made and this
time around has decided to give another chance to these experienced players
based on their current output at their respective clubs.
Seven (7) players have been dropped from the list of
players who were called for the two friendly matches against Mali and Qatar in
Turkey some three weeks ago.
Among the players dropped are
Lumor Agbenyenu (Sporting Club – Portugal), Yakubu Mohammed (Azam FC –
Tanzania), Kasim Nuhu (Fortuna Düsseldorf – Germany), Bernard Mensah
(Besiktas – Turkey), Kudus Mohammed (Ajax Amsterdam – The Netherlands), Kamal
Deen (FC Nordsjælland), and Eugene Ansah (Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Israel).
Ajax sensation, Kudus Mohammed, who scored against
South Africa in Ghana’s first qualifier, has been left out of the squad after
sustaining an injury against Liverpool in the Champions League.
Ghana will, on Thursday, November 12, 2020, take on
the North-East Africans in the first of a double-header at the Cape Coast
stadium, before travelling to Khartoum, five days later for the reverse
fixture.
Akonnor will be looking to continue the team’s flying start to the qualifiers
following victories against South Africa and São Tomé and Príncipe in November 2019.
The victories put Ghana on top of Group C with 6 points.
Goalkeepers
Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates – South Africa)
Razak Abalora (Kumasi Asante Kotoko- Ghana)
Richard Ati Zigi (St. Gallen – Switzerland)
Defenders
Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg – France)
Nicholas Opoku (Amiens – France)
John Boye (FC Metz – France)
Benson Anang (MSK Zilina – Slovenia)
Baba Rahman (Chelsea FC – England)
Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew – USA)
Joseph Aidoo (Celta de Vigo – Spain)
Gideon Mensah (Vitoria de Guimaraes)
Midfielders
Baba Iddrisu (RCD Mallorca – Spain)
Thomas Partey (Atlético Madrid – Spain)
Mubarak Wakaso (Jiangsu Sunning – China)
Emmanuel Lomotey (Amiens – France)
Forwards
Samuel Owusu (Al-Ahli Jeddah – Saudi Arabia)
Andre Ayew (Swansea City – England)
John Antwi (Pyramid FC – Egypt)
Jeffery Schlupp (Crystal Palace – England)
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace – England)
Jamie Lewelling (Greuther Fürth – Germany)
Tariq Fosu (Brentford – England)
Caleb Ekuban (Trabzonspor – Turkey)
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