Black Stars coach Otto Addo on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 finally named his squad for the FIFA World Cup 2022 playoffs against Nigeria.
The former Ghana international invited 27 players to come aid the Black Stars overcome Nigeria to book a slot at the next FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar.
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The Back Stars will take on the Super Eagles in two matches scheduled for Kumasi and Abuja respectively as the search for a ticket to November’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar heats up.
Ghana will host the 1st leg at the Baba Yara Sports stadium on Friday, March 25 before travelling to Abuja for the 2nd leg on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
PrimeNews takes a look at some of the AFCON 2021 players who failed to make Otto Addo's first call.
Captain Andre Ayew and striker Benjamin Tetteh have both not been included after they received red cards in Ghana’s last group game against Comoros and are suspended for the Nigeria tie.
The three Ghana Premier League players who made the AFCON squad – Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak), Maxwell Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics) and Sandan Abagna David (RTU) have also been dropped.
There’s also no place in the squad for Columbus Crew captain Jonathan Mensah, while experienced midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has also been snubbed.
Left back Baba Rahman (injured) and enterprising winger Kamaldeen Sulemana (injured) also miss out due to injury.
Winger Samuel Owusu, right back Philemon Baffour, whose inclusion in the AFCON squad caused outrage, are both left out this time.
- Maxwell Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics)
- David Sandan Abagna (Real Tamale United)
- Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak)
- Benjamin Tetteh (Malatayaspor)
- Kamaldeen Sulemana (Stade Rennais)
- Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha)
- Baba Rahman (Reading FC)
- Richmond Boakye Yiadom (Beltar Jerusalem)
- Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC)
- Andre Ayew (Al Sadd)
- Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew)
- Philemon Baffour (Dreams FC)
