AFCON 2021: Black Stars to leave Ghana on Friday for pre-tournament camping

Published on: 23 December 2021
AFCON 2021: Black Stars to leave Ghana on Friday for pre-tournament camping
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The Black Stars will leave Ghana for Doha on Friday to begin their pre-AFCON camping ahead of the tournament in January. 

The locally based players will leave with the technical team on Friday and will be joined by foreign based players in Qatar.

Captain Andre Ayew, who is based in Qatar will meet the squad over there as preparations begin in earnest for the tournament.

Ghana will play a series of friendlies including facing African champions Algeria.

Coach Milovan Rajevac named a 30-man provisional squad on Tuesday.

The West African powerhouse is chasing a fifth AFCON title after last winning the championship in 1982.

Ghana have been drawn in Group C alongside Morocco, Comoros Island and Gabon.

The team play Morocco in their opening game on January 10, before playing Gabon and Comoros Island in subsequent games.

Full Squad:  

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

Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Khalid Abdul Mumin (Vitoria de Guimaraes)

Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Real Mallorca), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal FC), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), David Abagna (Real Tamale United), Salis Abdul Samed (Clermont Foot)

Wingers: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha), Kamal Deen Suleymana (Rennes FC), Dede Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Joseph Paintsil (Genk)

Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Richmond Boakye Yiadom (Beitar Jerusalem), Maxwell Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Benjamin Tetteh (Malatyaspor)

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