Goran Stevanovic Names Squad For Congo & England Games

Ghana have named a 24-man squad for their fixtures against Congo in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier and England in an international friendly in two weeks time.

New on the list is Asante Kotoko striker Nathaniel Asamoah, who is earning his first Black Stars call up while winger Opoku Agyemang returns after recovering from a protracted injury.

Serbian Goran Stevanovic has recalled Standard Liege’s Daniel Opare and the squad includes Hearts of Oak’s goalkeeper Sammy Adjei who is returning from international retirement.

The four-time African champions meet Congo in Brazzaville on March 27 before engaging the Three Lions in their first ever encounter at Wembley Stadium on March 29.

Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan will miss out on the Congo game due to suspension, but he is expected to be influential in the game against England. The pressure then falls on Partizan’s Prince Tagoe who has been on a goal scoring frenzy in the Serbian league.

Ghana Squad

Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson (Blackpool, England), Sammy Adjei (Hearts of Oak, Ghana) Ernest Sowah (Berekum Chelsea, Ghana)

Defenders: John Paintsil (Fulham, England) Samuel Inkoom (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) Daniel Opare (Standard Liege, Belgium) David Addy (Academica Coimbra, Portugal) Jonathan Mensah (Granada, Spain) Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim, Germany) John Mensah (Sunderland, England) Lee Addy (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia)

Midfielders: Anthony Annan (Schalke 04, Germany), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Bernard Kumordzi (Panionios, Greece) Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese, Italy) Sulley Muntari (Sunderland, England) Derek Boateng (Getafe, Spain) Kevin-Prince Boateng (AC Milan, Italy) Andre Ayew (Marseille, France) Opoku Agyemang (Al-Ahli, Saudi Arabia)

Attackers: Asamoah Gyan (Sunderland, England) Prince Tagoe (Partizan Belgrade, Serbia) Dominic Adiyiah (Partizan Belgrade, Serbia) Nathaniel Asamoah (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)