Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac has announced a 28-man squad for this month’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying Group G games against Ethiopia and South Africa.
The Serbian trainer has handed debut call-ups to 18-year-old AS Roma forward Felix Afena-Gyan and FC Sheriff Tiraspol midfielder Edmund Addo.
There is also a return for Richmond Boakye-Yiadom, who plays for Beitar Jerusalem in Israel. Asante Kotoko defender, Ismael Ganiyu, who was dropped from last month’s squad is included.
Ghana will take on Ethiopia on Thursday, November 11 at Orlando Stadium in South Africa before hosting Bafana Bafana on Sunday, November 14 at Cape Coast Stadium.
The Black Stars are second in Group G with 9 points—one point behind leaders South Africa.
Rajevac must win both games to leapfrog the Bafana Bafana at the top of the group to make it to the playoffs for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Joseph Wollacott (Swindon Town), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St.Gallen), Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak)
Defenders:
Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffour (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Ismail Abdul Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko)
Midfielders:
Baba Idrissu (Real Mallorca), Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), 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), Benjamin Tetteh (Yeni Malatyaspor), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Caleb Ekuban (Genoa)
