Black Stars Start Training For World Cup Qualifiers

Ghana's first training session for next month's 2014 World Cup qualifying double against Sudan and Lesotho got underway on Monday morning with ten players. Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan and his colleagues trained under coach Kwesi Appiah at the Accra Sports Stadium. Other players who were available to Kwesi Appiah for training are Kwadwo Asamaoh, Christian Atsu, Awal Mohammed, Richmond Boakye-Yiadom, Baba Rahman, Rashid Sumaila, Mahatma Otoo and Isaac Cofie. All three called up goalkeepers Fatau Dauda, Daniel Agyei and Stephen Adams also trained. The team will continue training on Tuesday before their departure to Ethiopia on Wednesday for camping where they will be camping until 5th June when they arrive in Khartoum for the Sudan game. Ghana will then travel to Johannesburg on 9th June and they will train in the South African capital for four days before departing to Maseru for the match against Lesotho.