Returnee Black Stars coach, Milovan Rajevac has named a 32-man squad for the October round of games in the African qualifiers to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Ghana is scheduled to slug things out with Zimbabwe in back-to-back Group C ties in Cape Coast and Harare on October 9 and 12 respectively.
The Serbian is set for a second bow as Ghana coach after being unveiled last Friday – September 24.
Naming his maiden squad, the 67-year-old decided to hand first-time call-ups to two players – English League Two side Swindon Town FC goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott and one-time Ghana U-20 and U-23 striker Benjamin Tetteh of Yeni Malatyaspor.
Milo’s quite elaborate squad includes returns for Fiorentina’s Joseph Alfred Duncan who appeared to have been frozen out by recently sacked coach CK Akonnor.
Arsenal star Thomas Partey, as well as Mohammed Kudus of Ajax, make a return to the squad after missing out on the opening qualifying games against Ethiopia and South Africa in September due to injuries.
Other returnees are young Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim and Genoa FC forward Caleb Ekuban .
First-choice goalkeeper Richard Ofori is ruled out of the games due to an injury he sustained in the defeat to South Africa in Johannesburg.
Milo’s maiden squad (provisional):
Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati-Zigi (FC St. Gallen), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak), Ibrahim Danlad (Asante Kotoko), Jojo Wollacott (Swindon Town)
Defenders: Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Andrew Yiadom (Reading FC), Ismail Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko), Gideon Mensah (Bordeaux), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg)
Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Baba Idrissu (Real Mallorca), Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina), Emmanuel Lomotey (Amiens), Mubarak Wakaso, (Shenzhen FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (St. Pauli), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Steadfast FC)
Forwards: Andre Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes), Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford FC), Joel Fameyeh (FC Orenburg), Yaw Yeboah (Wisła Kraków), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha FC), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), Benjamin Tetteh (Yeni Malatyaspor)
