The six England-based players included in the 30-man Ghana provisional squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations are set to earn automatic spots in the final list for the tournament.
Ghana Black Stars head coach Milovan Rajevac named his preliminary squad to begin preparations in Qatar for the upcoming tournament in Cameroon.
The Serbian will trim his squad from 30 to 28 for next month’s tournament with two players to be dropped.
According to GHANAsoccernet.com sources none of the players invited from England will be affected as all of them will be named in the final squad.
Arsenal ace Thomas Partey, Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew and the likes of Daniel Amartey, Andy Yiadom, Baba Rahman, and Joseph Wollacott will be on plane to Cameroon for the tournament.
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Below is the current 30-man provisional squad invited for the pre-AFCON training camp:
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)
SOURCE: GHANASOCCERNET
