Ahead of their AFCON 2021 qualifier, Black Stars Coach Kwasi Appiah has named the squad who will feature in the double header against South Africa and São Tomé and Principe. The game against South Africa will be played Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the Cape Coast Stadium.
Earlier this year, the Black Stars were booted out of the AFCON 2019 in the round of 16. The Black Stars are housed in Group C with South Africa, Sudan and São Tomé and Principe.
Ghana is currently ranked 51st in the world while South Africa is at the 72nd position. 22 players including two local-based Felix Annan of Kotoko and Mumuni Shafiu of Ashantigold.
The last time the stars won the tournament was in 1982.
Below are the players who were called;
GOALKEEPERS:
1.Richard Ofori (Maritzburg FC, South Africa)
2. Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)
3. Razak Abalora (Azam FC, Tanzania)
DEFENDERS:
4. Andy Yiadom (Reading, England)
5. Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA)
6. Lumor Agbenyenu (Real Mallorca, Spain)
7. Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo, Spain)
8. Kassim Nuhu (Fortuna Dusseldorf, Germany) 9. Nicholas Opoku (Udinese, Italy)
10. Mohammed Salisu (Real Valladolid, Spain)
MIDFIELDERS:
11. Samuel Owusu (Al Fahya, Saudi Arabia)
12. Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
13. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo, Italy)
14. Mubarak Wakaso (Deportivo Alaves, Spain) 15. Iddrisu Baba (Real Mallorca, Spain)
16. Christopher Antwi-Adjei (SC Paderborn, Germany)
FORWARD:
17.Andre Ayew (Swansea, England)
18.Mohammed Kudus (FC Nordsjaelland, Denmark)
19. Emmanuel Boateng (Dalian Yifang, China)
20. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace, England)
21. Torric Jibril (TP Mazembe, DR Congo)
22. Shafiu Mumuni (Ashantigold)
Story by: Akosua Adjei
