Last coach to engage in this exercise among the 5 African representatives, Otto Addo unveiled on Monday his list of 26 players who will represent Ghana at the 2022 World Cup.
With Thomas Partey from Arsenal, the brothers André and Jordan Ayew, Mohamed Kudus, very prominent with Ajax Amsterdam, or Daniel Amartey, the executives are there, as are the dual nationals who recently said yes, like of Inaki Williams and Tariq Lamptey. The five Ligue 1 players who had been pre-selected will all travel to Qatar: Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), Alidu Seidu (Clermont), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes). Among them, only Salis Abdul Samed, only preselected in the past, will discover the selection.
Guardians problem
The big question concerns the goalkeeper position where the holder Joseph Wollacott and his lining Richard Ofori have withdrawn and it is therefore the former Sochalien Lawrence Ati Zigi (Saint-Gall) who could inherit the role of number one. Midfield boss Baba Iddrisu is also out, while the experienced Mubarak Wakaso, Jeff Schlupp, Andy Yiadom and Richmond Boakye were left out, as was AS Roma’s attacking nugget, Felix Afena-Gyan.
In Qatar, the Ghanaians will face Portugal (November 24), South Korea (November 28) and Uruguay (December 2) in Group H. Swiss.
Ghana’s squad for the 2022 World Cup
Guardians: Manaf Nurudeen, Danlad Ibrahim, Lawrence Ati Zigi.
Defenders: Denis Odoi, Tariq Lamptey, Alidu Seidu, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Aidoo, Alexander Djiku, Mohammed Salisu, Abdul-Rahman Baba, Gideon Mensah
Midfielders: Andre Ayew, Thomas Partey, Elisha Owusu, Salis Abdul Samed, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel Kofi Kyereh
Forwards: Daniel Barnieh Afriyie, Kamal Sowah, Issahaku Abdul Fatawu, Osman Bukari, Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew, Kamaldeen Sulemana
