Anxiety rocks Black Stars over impending dropping of players
10th June 2019
There is massive anxiety in the Black Stars camp as Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah is set to announce his final 23-man squad today at the team's camping base in Dubai, UAE.
Appiah must omit five players from his provisional 29-man squad for the continental showpiece which starts on June 21st.
Local media reports suggest, FC Nantes striker Majeed Waris has been axed, alongside Ebenezer Ofori, Yaw Yeboah, Mohammed Alhassan and Fatawu Safiu.
Currently, 28 players are left in camp following the injury to St. Gallen defender Musah Nuhu which has ruled him out of the tournament.
Ghana has been paired in Group F alongside defending champions Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau.
Here are the 28 players in camp below:
Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United, South Africa, Lawrence Ati- Zigi (Sochaux, Montbeliard, France), and Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana).
Defenders: John Boye (Metz, France), Andy Yiadom (Reading, England, Abdul Baba Rahman (Reims, France), Lumor Agbenyenu (Goztepe A.S, Turkey), Kassim Nuhu, (Hoffeinham, Germany,) Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC, USA), Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belguim), Joseph Attamah (Basaksehir, Turkey), and Mohammed Alhassan (Hearts of Oak, Ghana)
Midfielders: Mubarak Wakaso (Deportivo Alaves, Spain), Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Kwadwo Asamoah (Internazionle, Italy), Ebenezer Ofori (New York FC, USA), Afriyie Acquah (Empoli, Italy), Andre Ayew ( Fenerbache, Turkey), Christian Atsu (Newcastle United, England), Samuel Owusu (Cukaricki, Serbia), Thomas Agyepong (Hibernian, Scotland), Yaw Yeboah (Numancia, Spain), Abdul Fatawu (Asante Kotoko, Ghana).
Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Kayserispor, Turkey), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace, England), Abdul Majeed Waris ( Nantes, France), Caleb Ekuban (Trabzonspor, Turkey and Kwabena Owusu (Leganes, Spain).