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Afcon 2021: Black Stars squad announcement

Ghana boss Milovan Rajevac will finally announce his provisional squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Tuesday, December 21, Footy-Ghana.com has confirmed.

The Black Stars are scheduled to set up a training camp in Doha Qatar from December 22 up until January 7, 2022, when the team flies out to Cameroonian capital Yaounde for the continental showpiece.

Rajevac is expected to announce a squad list of not more than 40 players for the 17-day pre-tournament preparations.

A press briefing is scheduled to come off at the headquarters of the GFA at 14:OO GMT  on Tuesday.

The Serbian trainer’s squad for the 33rd Afcon tournament is to be finalized on Friday, December 30 for onward submission to the Confederation of African Football (Caf).

The Black Stars will play at least three test games before wrapping up their training camp in Doha. A game against African champions Algeria on January 5 has been publicly confirmed so far.

Four-time champions Ghana will be competing against Morocco, Gabon and Comoros in Group C of the Afcon scheduled for January 9 to February 6, 2022,

Summary: Black Stars’ pre-Afcon 2021 plan

December 21, 2021 – Provisional squad announcement
December 22, 2021 – Camp opens
December 28, 2021 – First friendly vs Club side
December 30, 2021 – Submission of final squad
January 1, 2022 – Second friendly vs Afcon-bound country
January 5, 2022 – Third friendly vs Algeria
January 7, 2022 – Depart for Cameroon

 

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