The Black Stars team will arrive in Cape Coast on Tuesday to start preparations for the World Cup Qualifier on Sunday against the Pharaoh’s of Egypt.
Ghana will play the Egyptians, who have already qualified for the World Cup for pride and a better place on the FIFA Coca-Cola rankings.
The game has been scheduled to be played at the Cape Coast Stadium, the first time the Black Stars will play in the Central region for some time now.
Coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 23-man-squad for the game with two new comers, Nasiru Mohammed of BK Hacken and Warseland Beveren’s Nana Opoku Amponmah included in the squad.
Ghana’s squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Richard Ofori (Maritzburg, South Africa), Joseph Addo (Aduana Stars, Ghana), Lawrence Ati (Sochaux, France).
DEFENDERS: Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA), Daniel Opare (Augsburg, Germany), Lumor Agbenyenu (Portimonse, Portugal), Abbas Mohammed (Harrisburg City, USA), Nicholas Opoku (Club Africain, Tunisia), Kasim Nuhu (Young Boys, Switzerland), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City, England)
MIDFIELDERS: Joseph Attamah (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey), Mubarak Wakaso (Alaves, Spain), Ebenezer Ofori (Stuttgart, Germany), Godfred Donsah (Bologna, Italy), Nasiru Mohammed (BK Hacken, Sweden), Patrick Twumasi (Astana FC, Kazakhstan), Nana Ampomah (Waasland-Beveren, Belgium), Christian Atsu (Newcastle United, England), Edwin Gyasi (Aalesund, Norway).
FORWARDS: Raphael Dwamena (FC Zurich, Switzerland), Asamoah Gyan (Kayerispor, Turkey), Majeed Waris (Lorent, France), Boakye Yiadom (Crvena Zvezda, Serbia).
FIFA World Cup qualifier: Black Stars to arrive in Cape Coast today
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