Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac, has insisted that his 30-man provisional squad was not interfered.
The Serbian trainer on Tuesday, December 21 named his provisional squad for the 33rd edition of the Arica Cup of Nations [Afcon] scheduled for next year in Cameroon.
Defending his call-ups, the 63-year-old gaffer said he personally named the squad together with his assistants.
“Nobody interfered with my selection. This is a squad that I decided with my assistants,” Rajevac told the press.
Meanwhile, the Black Stars squad for the tournament is made up of five players from the Ghana Premier League.
The local players are Hearts of Ok goalkeeper Richard Attah, Dream FC’s Philemon Baffour, Real Tamale United’s David Abagna, Dreams FC’s Abdul Fatau Issahaku and Great Olympics star Maxwell Abbey Quaye.
The Black Stars will camp in Doha Qatar, before travelling to Cameroon on January 7, 2022 for the Afcon tournament.
Ghana will open the tournament against Morocco on January 10 and will face Comoros and Gabon in their other Group C games.
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)
Source: Modern Ghana
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