{"id":14349,"date":"2011-12-15T14:29:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T14:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/ghana-coach-confirms-provisional-25-man-afcon-squad\/"},"modified":"2011-12-15T14:29:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T14:29:10","slug":"ghana-coach-confirms-provisional-25-man-afcon-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/ghana-coach-confirms-provisional-25-man-afcon-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Coach Confirms Provisional 25-man Afcon Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Posted On Thursday, 15th December 2011<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic (middle) and Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi (right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has confirmed that his 25-man squad for next month\u2019s African Cup of Nations includes Jordan Ayew and Emmanuel Baffour.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MTNFootball.com exclusively revealed on Wednesday the full squad now confirmed by the Serbian coach.<\/p>\n

The select band of players will head for camping in South Africa on 7 January where they will test their battle readiness against Kaizer Chiefs on 12 January.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars will then play South Africa\u2019s Bafana Bafana in Rustenburg three days after.<\/p>\n

Thirteen new players are in the Black Stars squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as compared to Ghana\u2019s squad for the last edition in Angola.<\/p>\n

The number represents a 56.52% change from the dominantly young squad that took Ghana all the way to the grand finale only to lose to a more experienced Egypt side two years ago.<\/p>\n

Forwards; Prince Tagoe, Jordan Ayew, Emmanuel Baffour and Derek Asamoah are the major beneficiaries this term-replacing Mathew Amoah, Dominic Adiyiah, Haminu Dramani and Ransford Osei in the process.<\/p>\n

Also, Sulley Muntari, Derek Boateng, Mohammed Abu and Charles Takyi replace Michael Essien, Ibrahim Ayew, Opoku Agyemang and Moussa Narry.<\/p>\n

In defence Daniel Opare, Masawudu Alhassan and John Boye get the nod ahead of Hans Adu Sarpei, Harrison Afful and Eric Addo.<\/p>\n

Richard Kingson and Philemon McCarthy make way for Adam Kwarasey and Ernest Sowah in the goalkeeping department<\/p>\n

Leicester City man John Paintsil who missed the last edition through injury takes his place.<\/p>\n

Ghana are drawn in Nations Cup Group D alongside Botswana, Guinea and Mali which is based in the Gabonese city of Francevile.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s 25-man provisional squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goalkeepers:<\/strong> Adam Kwarasey, Daniel Agyei, Ernest Sowah<\/p>\n

Defenders:<\/strong> John Painstil, Samuel Inkoom, Daniel Opare, Massawudu Alhassan, Lee Addy, Isaac Vorsah, Jonathan Mensah, John Mensah, John Boye<\/p>\n

Midfielders:<\/strong> Derek Boateng, Anthony Annan, Jordan Ayew, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, Abu Mohammed, Dede Ayew, Sulley Muntari, Charles Takyi, Kwadwo Asamoah<\/p>\n

Strikers:<\/strong> Asamoah Gyan, Prince Tagoe, Derek Asamoah, Emmanuel Baffour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted On Thursday, 15th December 2011 Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic (middle) and Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi (right) Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has confirmed that his 25-man squad for next month\u2019s African Cup of Nations includes Jordan Ayew and Emmanuel Baffour. MTNFootball.com exclusively revealed on Wednesday the full squad now confirmed by the Serbian coach. 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