2022 World Cup qualifiers: Black Stars to depart for South Africa by chartered flight on Tuesday night

Published on: 09 November 2021

 

The Black Stars of Ghana will depart from Accra to Johannesburg via a chartered flight ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia.

Ghana opened camp on Monday where they thrashed lower-tier side Golden Kick SC 5-1 in a preparatory game at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The game will be played in South Africa because the Ethiopian FA opted for the Orlando Stadium after FIFA and CAF banned their stadium from hosting the qualifiers after failing to meet the minimum licensing requirements.

Coach Milovan Rajevac will travel with a 24-man squad for the game without deputy captain Thomas Partey, Jonathan Mensah and Felix Afena Gyan of AS Roma.

The team will depart from Accra to South Africa on Tuesday evening to continue with preparations ahead of the game on Thursday.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers: Joseph Wollacott (Swindon Town), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St.Gallen), Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak)

Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffour (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Montari Kamaheni (Ashdod), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Ismail Abdul Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko)

Midfielders: Baba Idrissu (Real Mallorca), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen F.C), Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (FC St. Pauli)

Wingers: Andre Ayew (Al Sadd), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC), Kamal Deen Sulemana (Rennes), Samuel Owusu (Al Fayha)

Strikers: Richmond Boakye-Yiadom (Beitar Jerusalem), Caleb Ekuban (Genoa)

Meanwhile Jonathan Mensah (Injured), Thomas Partey (Injured) and Felix Afena Gyan (Unavailable) will not travel with the team to South Africa for the clash against Ethiopia.

The Group G encounter will take place at the Orlando stadium on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 15:00Hrs GMT.

 

 

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