Coach Avram Grant Releases Squad Ahead Of World Cup Qualifier

Head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars Avram Grant has extended invitation to 23 players ahead of the 2018 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup qualifier against Comoro Islands next week.

The list includes West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) midfielder Samuel Tetteh and Wa All Stars goalkeeper Richard Ofori.

The two legged fixture which will take place on the 13th and 17th of November will be played on Moroni in Comoros and in Kumasi respectively.

It also includes Eintracht Braunschweig right back Phil Ofosu-Ayeh, after his impressive debut in the friendly game against Canada last month as well as Asamoah Gyan who has been out of the team due to injury in recent times and former Ghana U20 striker Ebenezer Assifuah.

Below is the full squad for the qualifying matches against Comoros:

Goalkeepers: Razak Braimah (Cordoba, Spain), Fatau Dauda (AshGold), Richard Ofori (Wa All Stars)
Defenders: Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA), (Phil Ofosu-Ayeh, Eintracht Braunschweig, Germany), Jeffery Schlupp (Leicester City, England), Baba Rahman (Chelsea, England), John Boye (Sivasspor, Turkey), Jonathan Mensah (Evian, France), Gyimah Edwin (Orlando Pirates, South Africa), Daniel Amartey, (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)

Midfielders: Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar, Russia), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie Acquah (Torino, Italy), Solomon Asante (T.P. Mazembe, DR Congo), Samuel Tetteh (WAFA), Andre Ayew (Swansea City, UK), Mubarak Wakaso (Las Palmas, Spain)

Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (SIPG Shanghai, China), Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa, England), Abdul-Majeed Waris (Lorient, France) Ebenezer Assifuah (Sion, Switzerland), David Accam (Chicago Fire, USA).