Sports News of Tuesday, 16 March 2021

Source: ghanafa.org

Three Black Satellites players earn Black Stars call up

The three players will team up with the rest of the squad on Tuesday, March 16 The three players will team up with the rest of the squad on Tuesday, March 16

Black Stars Head Coach C.K Akonnor has handed call ups to three players of the victorious Black Satellites squad.

The trio, Ibrahim Danlad, a goalkeeper of Asante Kotoko who was adjudged the overall best goalkeeper of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania, Philemon Baffuor of Dreams FC who plays at right-back and Fatawu Issahaku, a player of Division One side Steadfast FC who has also adjudged the overall best player of the Nations cup.

The three players will team up with the rest of the squad on Tuesday, March 16, to continue preparation for the two remaining Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Ghana will take on South Africa on March 25 before hosting São Tomé and Principe four days later.

The Black Stars sit at the top of Group C with 9 points and are in search of a ticket to the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.