As part of their preparations for the 2022 World Cup, the four-time AFCON champions Ghana will compete in a four-nation competition in Japan.
The Black Stars’ coach, Otto Addo, has chosen a 33-man roster for the AFCON Qualifiers, with some indigenous players earning call-ups. Players that compete in local leagues, such as the Ghana Premier League, have often been overlooked when it comes to senior national team selection. With Austine Okrah and Afriyie Barnieh of Bechem United and Hearts Of Oak, respectively, gaining call-ups, this is a step in the right direction.
AUGUSTINE OKRAH
Coach Otto Addo has given Augustine Okrah of Bechem United his first call-up for the upcoming games.
AFRIYIE BARNIEH
Afriyie Barnieh plays as a forward striker for Hearts of Oak. For the Phobians, he has 10 goals and 7 assists in all competitions so far.
Below are the players named for 2023 AFCON Qualifications
Goalkeepers
Jojo Wollacott (Swindon Town FC)
Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen Lawrence FC)
Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen FC)
Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates FC)
Defenders
Denis Odoi (Club Brugge FC)
Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot FC
Gideon Mensah (Bordeaux FC)
Abdul Baba Rahman (Reading FC)
Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes FC)
Daniel Amartey (Leicester City FC)
Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo FC)
Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew FC)
Midfielders
Iddrisu Baba (Mallorca FC)
Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol FC)
Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent FC)
Mohammed Kudus (Ajax FC)
Daniel Kofi Kyereh (St. Pauli FC)
Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC)
Wingers
Joseph Paintsil (Genk FC)
Andre Ayew (Al Sadd FC)
Augustine Okrah (Bechem United FC)
Osman Bukari (Nantes FC)
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting CP)
Kamaldeen Sulemana (Stade Rennes FC)
Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew FC)
Christopher Antwi-Adjei (Bochum FC)
Strikers
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace FC)
Daniel Afriyie (Hearts of Oak FC)
Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma FC)
Kwesi Okyere Wriedt (Holstien Kiel FC)
Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City FC)
Benjamin Tetteh Yeni (Malatyaspor FC)
Braydon Manu (SV Darmstadt FC)
