The top goal scorer in the Glo Premier League, Emmanuel Baffour, got the chance to fight for a place in the final squad at the Nations after he was named in the 25-man party for pre-tournament camping.
Baffour whose hot streak of eleven goals in eleven games for New Edubiase has won him many friends in Ghana is the only home based outfield player in the side.
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic who barely watches local games told a joint meeting of the emergency committee of the GFA and the Black Stars management committee that he picked the striker on the advice of his assistant Kwesi Appiah.
He is one of five strikers for the pre tournament camping with at least one of them likely to drop out.
The others are Asamoah Gyan, Prince Tagoe, Derek Asamoah and Jordan Ayew.