2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - GHANA - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW

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2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - GHANA - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW

AFRICA CUP 2015 QUALIFIERS

There is no place for goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey or Milan's Michael Essien on the list for the two Group E matches.

The Black Stars' will host Uganda on 5 September in Kumasi and take on Togo five days later.

There are recalls for Leicester City's Jeffery Schlupp and David Accam, who plays in Sweden for Helsingborg, after the pair missed the World Cup finals.

The duo were named in Ghana's initial squad for the World Cup in Brazil but neither made the final 23-man list for Brazil.

Also left out are Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng, who were both sent home from the World Cup in Brazil over ill-discipline.

The top two from each group and the best third-placed team will join hosts Morocco for January's Africa Cup of Nations finals.

 


GHANA SQUAD

 

GOALKEEPERS

Fatau Dauda 
(Chippa United, South Africa)

Adams Stephen 
(Aduana Stars) 

Razak Braimah 
(Mirandes FC, Spain)

 

DEFENDERS

Daniel Opare 
(FC Porto, Portugal)

Harrison Afful 
(Esperance FC, Tunisia)

Awal Mohammed 
(Maritzburg, South Africa)

Baba Rahman 
(FC Augsburg, Germany)

Jeffery Schlupp 
(Leicester City, England)

John Boye 
(Erciyesspor FC, Turkey) 

Jonathan Mensah 
(Evian FC, France)

 

MIDFIELDERS 

Emmanuel Agyeman Badu 
(Udinese, Italy)

Rabiu Mohammed 
(Krasnodar, Russia)

Yusif Chibsah 
(Sassuolo, Italy), 

Kwadwo Asamoah 
(Juventus, Italy)

Mubarak Wakaso 
(Rubin Karzan, Russia)

Atsu Christian 
(Everton, England)

Asante Solomon 
(T.P. Mazembe FC, Congo DR.), 

Gyimah Edwin 
(Black Aces, South Africa)

Afriyie Acquah 
(Parma FC, Italy) 

Andre Ayew 
(Olympique Marseille, France)

 

STRIKER 

Asamoah Gyan 
(Al Ain, UAE)

Jordan Ayew 
(Lorient, France)

Abdul Majeed Waris 
(Spartak Moscow, Russia)

David Accam 
(Helsenborg, Sweden)

 

 

21 Aug 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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