Soccer News of Friday, 29 September 2006

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Jones calls up 38 into Meteors

Cecil Jones Attuquayefio has called up thirty-eight players into Ghana?s Olympics team, the Black Meteors to begin camping in the second week of October.

The thirty-eight players are drawn from the premier league and division one leagues.

Over forty players were initially called into camp by the Black Meteors coaching staff before the World Cup finals hosted by Germany in June.

The programme for Olympic team?s preparations is fashioned not to conflict with the league schedule.

Players in the national team would be breaking camp periodically to honour club commitments.

Cecil Jones Attuquayefio would get down to job on Monday, October 9 when the entire team assembles for training.

As part of the training programmes of the Black Meteors, the head coach, Cecil Jones Attuquayefio has proposed six trial matches with premier league clubs.

The preparatory period for the Olympic team would end on Thursday, November 2.

Ghana has drawn a bye and would thus play her first game in the qualifying series in February 2007.

Meanwhile, the preliminary round qualifiers for the Olympic Games begins on October 6.

Full Squad

Goalkeepers:

Eric Nii Baah (Asante Kotoko) Patrick Antwi and Kotei Blankson (Liberty Professionals) and Frank Andoh(AshantiGold)

Defenders:

Daniel Addo, (Kessben FC), Bawa Mumuni and Sherrif Danladi (Liberty Professionals), Yaw Frimpong (Feyenoord Academy), Osei Bonsu (Mamobi Mitdjilland), Rahim Ayew (Nania FC), Hassan Mohammed and Charles Vardis (Hearts of Oak) Ofosu Appiah (Hearts of Lions), Michael Akuffo (Feyenoord Academy), Iddrisu Yahaya and Akwasi Bobie (King Faisal)

Midfielders:

Hamza Abdulai (Real Sportive), Obed Ansah (Heart of Lions), Opoku Antwi (Bofoakwa Tano), Michael Helegbe (Liberty Professionals), Prince Antwi (AshantiGold), Aziz Iddris (Tema Youth), DouglasNkrumah and George Yamoah (Asante Kotoko), Anthony Annan (Hearts of Oak) and Clement Coffie (Gamba All Blacks)

Attackers:

Edward Owusu Peprah (King Faisal) Rueben Senyo (Hearts of Oak) Eric Bekoe (Liberty Professionals) Alex Asamoah (AshantiGold) Issaka Ibrahim (Okwawu United) Nafiu Iddrisu and Mahadi Abubakari (Feyenoord Academy)

Abraham Annan (Heart of Lions) Bismark Idun (Gamba All Blacks) Tomton Mathias (Maxbees FC) Raymond Dartey (Tema Youth) and Fredrick Asante (Zaytuna F. C.)