Sports News of Monday, 18 March 2019

Source: ghanasoccernet.com

Black Stars to start training on Tuesday ahead of Kenya clash

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Ghana will begin training for their final AFCON 2019 qualifier against Kenya on Tuesday, with the players expected to start arriving on Monday.

Coach Kwesi Appiah named a 24-man squad for the game on Sunday, with many new faces and some returnees in the team to face the Harambee stars.

Most of the players named in the team were involved in action for their clubs over the weekend but majority of them are due to arrive on Monday with training scheduled for Tuesday.

The team will assemble at the Presec Legon park to start preparation for Sunday's epic encounter.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah will use the game against Kenya are part of preparations for the AFCON in Egypt, having already qualified for the tournament.

The team will play Mauritania three days later in an international friendly, with Kwesi Appiah expected to name his final squad for the tournament after the two game.

Below is the Squad for the Kenya game

Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Martizburg, South Africa), Lawrence Ati (Sochaux, France), Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)

Defenders: Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan, Italy) Lumor Agbenyenu ( Göztepe S.K, Turkey) Andy Yiadom (Reading Football Club, England) Amos Frimpong (Asante Kotoko, Ghana) Nuhu Kassim (1899 Hoffenheim, Germany) Nicholas Opoku (Udinese, Italy) John Boye (Metz,France) Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belgium)

Midfielders: Andre Ayew ( Fenerbahçe S.K, Turkey) Mubarak Wakaso (Alaves, Spain) Christian Atsu (Newcastle, England) Kwame Bonsu (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), Ernest Asante ( Al Jazira, UAE), Thomas Partey (Atlético Madrid), Alhassan Wakaso ( Vitoria S.C, Portugal), Jeffery Schlupp ( Crystal Palace, England), Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo, Italy)

Strikers: Caleb Ansah Ekuban(Trabzonspor, Turkey) Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) Emmanuel Boateng (Dalian Yifang, China) Kwasi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon, UK)