Accra Hearts of Oak’s hitman Daniel Afriyie Barnie and on-fire Bechem United attacker, Augustine Okrah will make an enormous illustration for native gamers following their invitation to the senior nationwide crew, the Black Stars for his or her upcoming worldwide task.
The two have been talked about in a 33-man squad introduced by the Stars new technical crew lead by Coach Otto Addo, a former Ghana worldwide.
The squad will begin preparation for a TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cote d’Ivoire 2023 qualifiers towards Madagascar and Central African Republic.
The Black Stars may even participate in a four-nation event that options Japan, Chile and Tunisia as a part of the construct as much as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in November.
The invitation of the 2 has come as somewhat shock for native followers following their spectacular displaying this season within the Ghana Premier League.
Okrah has been key to Bechem United’s inspiring efficiency this season, coming to the rescue of the membership when on the verge of shedding video games on a variety of instances and can be anticipated to stretch that kind to the nationwide crew.
Barnie may even be anticipated to compete for area within the crew to make a case for native primarily based professionals who are sometimes ignored in call-ups for such excessive profile video games.
Fans may even see the return of Captain Andre Ayew who missed the World Cup play offs towards Nigeria following his two-match suspension over his function in unsavoury occasion on the final AFCON held in Cameroun which resulted a purple card.
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Other veterans like laborious tackling Mubarak Wakasso and skilled Jonathan Mensah.
Ghana will open her marketing campaign with a house recreation on Wednesday, June 1 towards Madagascar and face earlier than the Central African Republic 4 days later.
Below is the complete squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Jojo Wollacott- Swidon Town, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen- Kas Eupen, Lawrence Ati-Zigi- St. Gallen, Richard Ofori- Orlando Pirates.
Defenders: Denis Odoi- Club Brugge, Alidu Seidu- Clermont Foot, Gideon Mensah- Bordeaux, Abdul Baba Rahman- FC Reading, Abdul Mumin- Vitoria Guimaraes, Daniel Amartey- Leicester City, Joseph Aidoo- Celta Vigo, Jonathan Mensah – Columbus Crew.
MIDFIELDERS: Iddrisu Baba- RCD Mallorca, Edmund Addo -FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Elisha Owusu – KAA Gent, Mohammed Kudus- Ajax Amsterdam, Daniel Kofi Kyereh -FC St. Pauli Mubarak Wakaso – Shenzhen.
WINGERS: Joseph Paintsil- KRC Genk, Andre Ayew- Al Sadd FC, Augustine Okrah- Bechem United, Osman Bukari- FC Nantes, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku- Sporting Lisbon, Kamaldeen Sulemana- Stade Rennes, Yaw Yeboah- Columbus Crew, Christopher Antwi-Adjei -VFL Bochum.
STRIKER: Jordan Ayew- Crystal Palace, Daniel Afriyie- Hearts of Oak, Felix Afena Gyan- AS Roma, Kwesi Okyere Wriedt- Holstien Kiel, Antoine Semenyo- Bristol City, Benjamin Tetteh- Yeni Malatyaspor, Braydon Manu- SV Darmstadt.