Sports News of Thursday, 31 January 2019

Source: 3news.com

Black Satellites squad for U-20 AFCON released

Ghana Ghana

Participating nations at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations have revealed their squads for the tournament.

The squads made available to cafonline.com see 21 players each for the eight nations.

Ghana’s squad is dominated by members of the 2017 U-17 squad that won Silver in Gabon.

Coach Jimmy Cobbina’s Black Satellites will begin battle on Sunday against Burkina Faso, before later taking on Senegal and Mali in Group B.

The tournament, however, begins on Saturday with hosts Niger taking on South Africa in Group A. It is scheduled to end on Sunday, February 17.

Below is the Satellites’ 21-man squad:

1. Danlad Ibrahim [Asante Kotoko]
2. Nathaniel Adjei [Danbort FC]
3. Fard Ibrahim [Vejle FC, Denmark]
4. Maxwell Arthur [Dreams FC]
5. Sabit Abdulai [UD Extremadura, Spain]
6. Ibrahim Sulley [Rising Star]
7. Emmanuel Kumah [Tudu Mighty Jets]
8. Prosper Ahiabu Deyegbe [WAFA]
9. Basit Umar [New Edubiase]
10. Mohamed Kudus [Nordsjaelland, Denmark]
11. Ibrahim Sadiq [Nordsjaelland, Denmark]
12. Montari Kamaheni [Dreams FC]
13. Baidoo Michael [Midtjylland, Denmark]
14. Frank Arhin [Ostersunds FK, Sweden]
15. Ishaku Konda [Lask Linz FC, Austria]
16. Nurudeen Abdul Manaf [KAS Upen, Belgium]
17. Enoch Atta Agyei [Azem FC, Tanzania]
18. Daniel Lomotey Agbloe [WAFA]
19. Babawo Saliw [Dynamo Brest, Belarus]
20. Gideon Mensah Nordsjaelland, Denmark]
21. Fredrick Asare [Accra Lions FC]