With barely 72 hours to the first of the two-legged World Cup playoff on March 25th in Kumasi, the Ghana Football Federation has finally made public a 27-man list to take on the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Ajax player Mohammed Kudus and goalkeeper Richard Ofori are back in the Black Stars after missing the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon earlier this year due to injuries.
Coach Otto Addo has also included three debutants namely Denis Odoi and Elisha Owusu. Both players who play in Belgium were not born in Ghana but have Ghanaian roots through their fathers.
Odoi, a former Fulham defender has earned his first invitation, at age of 33 after playing for youth teams of Belgium and making one appearance for the senior side.
French-born Owusu is 24 and hasn’t tasted international football.
The third debutant is Heart of Oak defender Dennis Korsah who is enjoying an impressive in the Ghana Premier League.
See the 27-man list…
Goalkeepers: Joseph Wolacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen), Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates)
Defenders: Danis Odoi (FC Brugge), Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Bordeaux), Dennis Korsah (Hearts of Oak), Montari Kamaheni (Ashdod FC), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes)
Midfielders: Iddrisu Baba (Mallorca), Edmund Addo (FC Sherif), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax), Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent), Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Daniel Kofi Kyereh (FC St. Pauli)
Wingers: Issahaku Abdul Fatal (Sporting CP), Osman Bukari (FC Nantes), Joseph Paintsil (KAA Gent), Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew)
Strikers: Felix Arena Gyan (AS Roma), Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VFL Bochum), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Kwasi Wriedt (Holstein Kiel).
