Head coach of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton has named his 25man squad for Ghana’s crucial 2023 AFCON qualifying clash with Central African Republic.
The squad includes 24 foreign based players and 1 home-based attacker(Jonathan Sowah) from Medeama Sporting Club with the exclusion of deputy skipper Thomas Partey, Amartey,Ashimeru who missed out on injuries.
Below is the list of 25 players announced by the Ghana FA as selected by Coach Chris Hughton.
Goalkeepers
Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Richard Ofori
Defenders
Alidu Seidu, Kingsley Schindler, Stephan Ambrosius, Joseph Aidoo, Alexander Djiku, Nicholas Opoku, Baba Abdul Rahman, Gideon Mensah
Midfielders
Abdul Samed Salis, Baba Iddissu, Andre Ayew, Elisha Owusu, Edmund Addo, Mohammed Kudus, Ransford Koningsdorffer
Forwards
Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew, Ernest Nuamah, Osman Bukari, Joseph Painstil, Jonathan Sowah
The game is scheduled to kick off at 16:00gmt at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Thursday, September 7.
Both Ghana and Central African Republic will be looking for a win next week to secure qualification to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
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