Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has named a provisional 30-man squad for next month’s Total Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The Black Stars squad announced by Rajevac include four debutants namely, Khlaid Abdul Mumin of Vitoria de Guimaraes and Salis Abdul Samed from French Ligue 1 side Clermont Foot.
Other new faces in the squad are Maxwell Abbey Quaye from Accra Great Olympics and David Abagna of Real Tamale United.
Arsenal star Thomas Teye Patey, who missed last month’s World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa due to injury, has been included in the squad.
Celta Vigo defender Joseph Aidoo has been surprise exclusion from the squad that has Belgium based winger Joseph Painstil and the Ayew brothers.
Ghana will hold a nearly three-week training camp in Qatar, including three warm-up matches, before flying to Cameroon ahead of the Cup.
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Joseph Wolacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen)
Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Khalid Abdul Mumin (Vitoria de Guimaraes)
Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Real Mallorca), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal FC), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), David Abagna (Real Tamale United), Salis Abdul Samed (Clermont Foot)
Wingers: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha), Kamal Deen Suleymana (Rennes FC), Dede Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Joseph Paintsil (Genk)
Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Richmond Boakye Yiadom (Beitar Jerusalem), Maxwell Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Benjamin Tetteh (Malatyaspor)
