Chris Hughton Names First Black Stars Squad for AFCON Qualifying Match Against Angola.
Former Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has named his first squad as coach of Ghana's senior national team, the Black Stars, ahead of this month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Angola.
The Black Stars will host Palancras Negras at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Thursday, March 23, before traveling to Luanda for the rematch on March 27.
The 25-man squad is dominated by players who played for Ghana in the World Cup last year in Qatar. Hughton has made some notable additions to the team, including Joseph Paintsil and Joseph Wollacott, who missed the tournament due to a broken finger.
Meanwhile, Baba Rahman has been ruled out due to an injury, and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, a regular in the squad, has been left out.
Ghana is joint top of Group E with four points from two games, having won 3-0 over Madagascar and drawn 1-1 with Central African Republic in June of last year. Hughton will look to build on these positive results and lead his team to victory in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Here is the entire team:
Lawrence Ati Zigi (FC St. Gallen), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), and Joseph Wollacott are the goalkeepers (Charlton Athletic)
Defenders: Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion), Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Mohammed Salisu (Southampton FC), Alexander Djiku (Southampton FC), Alexander Djiku (Southampton FC (Strasbourg)
Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht), Abdul Salis Samed (Lens), and Edmund Addo are the midfielders (Spartak Subotica)
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), Joseph Painstil (Genk), Kamal Deen Sulemana (Southampton FC), and Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer (Genk) are the wingers (Hamburger SV)
Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Andre Ayew (Nottingham Forest), Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), and Antoine Semenyo are among the forwards (AFC Bournemouth)
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