Soccer News of Friday, 6 June 2014

Source: goal.com

Ayew picks No. 10, Gyan 3, Essien drops 8 jersey at WC

The squad numbers for Ghana Black Stars in the 2014 Fifa World Cup have been revealed with no major changes.

Captain Asamoah Gyan maintains his number 3 jersey whiles Michael Essien has handed over the number 8 jersey to Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and has opted to wear 5.

Andre Dede Ayew will be in the influential number 10 jersey, Schalke 04 midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng will be donning the number 9 whiles defender Harrison Afful is expected to wear the number 23 jersey but Sulley Muntari will maintain his 11 jersey.

Parma youngster Afriyie Acquah has been handed the number 6 jersey previously worn by Anthony Annan in South Africa.

Full numbers

1 Stephen ADAMS

2 Samuel INKOOM

3 Asamoah GYAN

4 Daniel OPARE

5 Michael ESSIEN

6 Afriyie ACQUAH

7 Christian ATSU

8 Emmanuel AGYEMAN-BADU

9 Kevin Prince BOATENG

10 Andre AYEW

11 Sulley MUNTARI

12 Adam KWARASEY

13 Jordan AYEW

14 Albert ADOMAH

15 Rashid SUMAILA

16 Fatau DAUDA

17 Rabiu MOHAMMED

18 Abdul Majeed WARIS

19 Jonathan MENSAH

20 Kwadwo ASAMOAH

21 John BOYE

22 Mubarak WAKASU

23 Harrison AFFUL