Milo makes few changes as he names squad for Ethiopia and South Africa

Ghana national team head coach, Milovan Rajevac has named a 28-man squad for Ghana’s world cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa this month.

A few changes have been made with some of those who were present in the last squad missing and have been replaced by debutants and returnees. Mubarak Wakasu who missed the last two matches returns alongside KAS Eupen’s Manaf Nurudeen who replaces Danlad Ibrahim among the goalkeepers and Richmond Boakye-Yiadom.

There has been no commissions or additions in defence as Ismail Abdul Ganiyu remains the only local defender to have his name added. There is no new addition from the local front as Richard Attah, Ganiyu, Philemon Baffour and Fatawu Issahaku remain the only representatives from the Ghanaian league.

Edmund Addo of Sheriff Tiraspol and AS Roma’s Felix Afena Gyan are the players who have received their debut call ups into the team owing to their stellar performance in Europe for their respective clubs.

Emmanuel Gyasi, Tariq Fosu-Henry, Joel Fameyeh and Yaw Yeboah are some of the casualties, including Samuel Owusu. Alfred Duncan and Majeed Ashimeru also missed out.

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati- Zigi (FC St. Gallen), Richard Atta (Hearts of Oak), Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen), Jojo Wallocott (Swindon Town)

Defenders: Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Andrew Yiadom (Reading FC), Ismail Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko), Gideon Mensah (Bordeaux), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).

Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Baba Idrissu (Real Mallorca), Mubarak Wakaso, (Shenzhen FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam) Daniel Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol).

Wingers: Andre Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Kamaldeen Suleymana (Rennes), Samuel Owusu, (Al Fahya), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC)

Forwards: Richmond Boakye-Yiadom (Beirar Jerusalem), Benjamin Tetteh (Yeni Malatyaspor), Felix Afena Gyan, Caleb Ekuban (Genoa)