Andre Ayew returns to captain Ghana’s starting line-up to face Cote d’Ivoire in an international friendly at Cape Coast Sports Stadium this evening.
The 31-year-old came on late to play a bit-part role when the Black Stars lost 1-0 away to Morocco earlier this week.
Head coach CK Akonnor has given a respite to goalkeeper Razak Abalora who came under the cosh for the goal conceded against the Atlas Lions, replacing him with St. Gallen shot-stopper Lawrence Ati-Zigi.
It is the first start for Zigi since the international friendly defeat to Mali in October last year.
Andy Yiadom and Baba Rahman take up the full-back slots while Daniel Amartey and Alexander Djiku form the centre-back pairing.
Arsenal star and deputy captain Thomas Partey – who was excused from the last game – also starts in a midfield triangle with Baba Iddrisu and Mohammed.
Jordan Ayew leads the frontline and will be flanked by skipper Andre and Emmanuel Gyasi.
The Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire friendly kicks off at 17:00 GMT.
Ghana XI:
12 Lawrence Ati-Zigi
– 2 Andy Yiadom, 17 Baba Rahman, 24 Alexander Djiku, 18 Daniel Amartey
– 21 Baba Iddrisu, 5 Thomas Partey, 20 Mohammed Kudus
– 10 Andre Ayew (c), 9 Jordan Ayew, 22 Emmanuel Gyasi
Substitutes:
1 Danlad Ibrahim, 4 Nicholas Opoku, 8 Emmanuel Lomotey, 13 Joel Fameyeh, 14 Gideon Mensah, 15 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, 16 Razak Abalora, 17 Ismail Ganiyu, 19 Samuel Owusu, 24 Gladson Awako, 25 Moro Salifu, 26 Kwame Opoku, 28 Philemon Baffuor, 29 Rashid Nortey, 30 Joseph Adjei
