AFCON 2023Q: Coach Chris Hughton Names Ghana’s Black Stars Squad To Face Madagascar

The head coach of the Ghana national team, Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Chris Hughton), has invited 24 players for Ghana’s Afcon qualifying game versus Madagascar in Antananarivo.

Ernest Nuamah’s performances for Danish side, Nordjsaelland, has earned a maiden Black Stars call-up for the 19-year-old.

Nuamah has scored 15 goals in 33 appearances for Nordsjaelland, and was earlier named in the Black Meteors squad for their Afcon qualifying double-header with Algeria.

Spanish-based midfielder, Iddrisu Baba has once again been overlooked in the latest Black Stars call up for their game against Madagascar next month in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.

The 27 year old couldn’t make the cut in the last squad announced despite playing actively for Real Mallorca in the Spanish Laliga, having made 28 appearances.

On-loan Chelsea defender Abdul Baba Rahman has been omitted from the Black Stars squad list for next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar.

Baba Rahman, who recently suffered English Championship relegation with Reading FC, couldn’t make the final 24-man squad announced by Ghana coach Chris Hughton on Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, Alidu Seidu and Kwasi Okyere Wreidt have earned Black Stars returns.

Captain, Andre Ayew and his vice, Thomas Partey maintain their spots alongside, Mohammed Kudus and Jordan Ayew.

But there is no place for Club Brugge’s Kamal Sowah, who has been called-up four times, but had yet to make a competitive debut.

Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo also misses out due to injury.

 

No local player included
There was no home-based player in the latest Black Stars 24-man squad for next month’s 2023 AFCON qualifier against Madagascar.

Astonishingly, head coach Chris Hughton and his assistant Mas-ud Didi Dramani have been touring some Ghana Premier League centers for some time now and many a football faithful had a firm believe he will for the first time include a local player to the list but none made the cut

 

The Black Stars face Madagascar on June 18 and sit top of Group E, with 8 points

 

Here’s the full squad:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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