On March 23, the Black Stars will host Angola in Kumasi before taking on the Black Antelopes three days later in Luanda in an effort to secure a spot in the tournament for the following year.
Mohamed Kudus and Thomas Partey became the team’s captains as the new Ghana coach picked his first squad since taking over.
Lawrence Ati Zigi, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, and Jojo Wollacott, who is making a comeback after missing the Qatar 2022 World Cup due to injury, are the goalkeepers who have been called up.
Together with the Ayew brothers, Andre and Jordan, Antoine Semenyo, Inaki Williams, and Kamal Sowah, Joseph Painstil returns after being controversially left out of the World Cup squad.
The midfielders include Majeed Ashimeru, Abdul Salis Samed, and Edmund Addo, while Tariq Lamptey, Denis Odoi, Gideon Mensah, Mohammed Salisu, and Daniel Amartey are also invited.
The Squad List
Defenders : Mohamed Salisu (Southampton FC), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion), Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), and Denis Odoi (Club Brugge) (Strasbourg)
Midfielders: Thomas Partey of Arsenal FC, Majeed Ashimeru of RSC Anderlecht, Abdul Salis Samed of Lens, and Edmund Addo are all midfielders (Spartak Subotica)
Wingers: Kamal Deen Sulemana of Southampton FC, Osman Bukari of Red Star Belgrade, Joseph Painstil of Genk, and Jordan Ayew of Crystal Palace (Hamburger SV)
Forwards: Ajax Amsterdam’s Mohamed Kudus, Nottingham Forest’s Andre Ayew, Club Brugge’s Kamal Sowah, Athletic Bilbao’s Inaki Williams, and Antoine Semenyo are among the forwards (AFC Bournemouth)
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β π¬π Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) March 9, 2023