Ghana’s provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has been announced with striker Asamoah Gyan among 29-listed players.
Head coach Kwasi Appiah opted to stick to his usual three suspects in the goalkeeping department while calling up as many as ten defenders, 11 midfielders and five outright strikers for the Black Stars’ UAE training camp from June 1.
Appiah made room for three locals, namely; Felix Annan and Abdul Fatawu Safiu of Asante Kotoko as well as Hearts of Oak’s Mohammed Alhassan.
Receiving a first-time call-up is FK Cukaricki of Serbia winger Samuel Kwame Owusu while Chelsea left-back Baba Abdul Rahman (on loan at Reims) gets to make a return to the national team since the horrific injury at the last Afcon finals in Gabon which slowed down his club career.
Two players from the Ghana U-23 team, Black Meteors – Yaw Yeboah and Kwabena Owusu who feature for Spanish clubs have also been given a chance to stake a claim for spots in the final squad for Egypt 2019.
While holding their training camp in Dubai, the Black Stars are scheduled to play high-profile friendlies against two Afcon-bound sides Namibia and South Africa.
Provisional squad
Goalkeepers:
Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United, South Africa), Lawrence Ati- Zigi (FC Sochaux, France), Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana).
Defenders:
John Boye (Metz, France), Andy Yiadom (Reading, England), Baba Abdul-Rahman (Reims, France), Lumor Agbenyenu (Goztepe A.S, Turkey), Kasim Nuhu Adams, (Hoffeinham, Germany,) Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC, USA), Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belguim), Nuhu Musah (St Gallen, Switzerland), Joseph Attamah (Basaksehir, Turkey), Mohammed Alhassan (Hearts of Oak, Ghana)
Midfielders:
Mubarak Wakaso (Deportivo Alaves, Spain), Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Kwadwo Asamoah (Internazionle, Italy), Ebenezer Ofori (New York FC, USA), Afriyie Acquah (Empoli, Italy), Andre Ayew (Fenerbache, Turkey), Christian Atsu (Newcastle United, England), Samuel Kwame Owusu (Cukaricki, Serbia), Thomas Agyepong (Hibernian, Scotland), Yaw Yeboah (Numancia, Spain), Abdul Fatawu Safiu (Asante Kotoko, Ghana).
Strikers:
Asamoah Gyan (Kayserispor, Turkey), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace, England), Abdul Majeed Waris (FC Nantes, France), Caleb Ekuban (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Kwabena Owusu (Leganes, Spain).
