The Ghana senior national team, Black Stars, will be opening camp in Cape Coast today, Friday, May 28, to begin preparations for two international friendly matches scheduled for next month, the GFA has announced.
The Black Stars ate to play guests to Morocco on Tuesday, June 8 in Rabat and then host close border neighbours Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday, June 12 at the Cape Coast stadium.
Bar skipper Andre Ayew and Tariqe Fosu-Henry who have club commitments in the English Championship playoff final between Brentford and Swansea City as well as the 8 local players on duty this weekend, all 20 other players in head coach CK Akonnor’s 30-man squad for the two games are expected to report to camp on the first day.
Coach Akonnor will use the test games to assess his squad ahead of the African qualifiers to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in September where the Black Stars are scheduled to begin their campaign against Ethiopia and South Africa.
Black Stars squad for the two friendlies:
Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates), Razak Abalora (Asante Kotoko), Ibrahim Danlad (King Faisal)
Full-backs: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK), Gideon Mensah (Vitoria Guimaraes), Andy Yaidom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC)
Centre-backs: Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Ismail Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko), Joseph Adjei (Legon Cities), Nicholas Opoku (Amiens FC)
Central midfielders: Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC), Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Kudus Mohammed (Ajax Amsterdam), Rashid Nortey (Medeama SC), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Steadfast FC), Emmanuel Lomotey (Amiens SC), Gladson Awako (Great Olympics), Baba Idrissu (RCD Mallorca)
Wingers: Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha FC), Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), Frank Acheampong (Shenzhen FC), Tariqe Fosu Henry (Brentford FC), Kamal Sowah (OH Leuven), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Nordsjaelland)
Forwards: Andre Ayew (Swansea City FC), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace FC), Kwame Opoku (USM Alger), Joseph Paintsil (Ankaragücu).
