Breaking News: Black Meteors squad for All Africa Games named, no foreign-based player invited

Published on: 25 August 2015

By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter

The technical committee of the national U23 side the Black Meteors has named the 23-man squad for the All Africa Games without any foreign-based player, GHANASoccernet.com can confirm.

Reports in the media had earlier revealed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports had disclosed that there is no funds to secure tickets for the foreign based contingent of the team to join but attempts to reach the ministry for confirmation proved futile.

It is however not clear whether the foreign based players were not invited becauae of that claim.

All the 20 players invited are hence from the local league with two players from Kotoko, WAFA, New Edubiase, Medeama and Wa All Stars.

The team which is expected to leave on the 27th of August is made up of 3 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 6 midfielders and 4 attackers.

Below is the full list

Final list for Black Meteors All African Games

Goalkeepers 1. Richard Ofori -Wa All Stars 2. Eric Ofori Antwi -Kotoko 3. Felix Annan -WAFA

Defenders 4. Amos Acheampong -Utrecht 5. Emmanuel Nti Mensah -New  Edubiase 6. Patrick Kojo Asmah - BA United 7.Jeremiah Arkoful -Tema Youth 8.Richard Osei Agyemang -Berekum Chelsea 9.Baba Mensah -Inter Allies 10. Lawrence Lartey -Ashgold

Midfielders 11. Sadiq Alhassan -Wa All Stars 12. Latif Anabila - New Edubiase 13 . Kennedy  Ashia -Liberty 14.Tamimu  Montari -Liberty 15. Conney Idan -Medeama 16. Kwame Boahene -Medeama

Forwards 17. Dauda Mohammed-Kotoko 18 . Bright Adjei -Tema Youth 19. Richard Gadze -Dwarfs 20. Samuel Tetteh -WAFA

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