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\"Richard Veteran Richard Kingson has been without a club since the end of last season<\/span> <\/p>\n

Veteran goalkeeper Richard Kingson has been left out of Ghana’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations next month.<\/p>\n

The move confirms that youngster Adam Kwarasey is the Black Stars’ first-choice keeper.<\/p>\n

Another notable inclusion is Jordan Ayew, who will become the third son of Ghana great Abedi Pele to play at a Nations Cup.<\/p>\n

And the top scorer in the Ghana Premier League, Emmanuel Baffour, has also been included by coach Goran Stevanovic.<\/p>\n

Kingson was first-choice stopper for Ghana throughout the 2010 Nations Cup and World Cup but has been without a club since being released by Blackpool following their relegation from the English Premier League in May.<\/p>\n

Kwarasey opted to play for Ghana having represented Norway at youth level and has recently replaced Kingson as number one.<\/p>\n

Also making the trip to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon 2012 is midfielder Charles Takyi, who only recently got clearance to switch allegiance from Germany to Ghana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ghana are the joint favourites to win the tournament, which kicks off on 21 January.<\/p>\n

They are in Group D of the competition along with Botswana, Mali and Guinea and will be based in Franceville in the south-east of Gabon.<\/p>\n

Also missing from the line-up is striker Dominic Adiyiah, who was part of Ghana’s squad at the 2010 World Cup but who has since moved to a Turkish second division club, Karsiyaka, and fallen off the radar.<\/p>\n

Striker Baffour is one of the locally-based players to make the line-up, having impressed with a scoring streak of 11 goals in 11 games for his Ghanaian club New Edubiase.<\/p>\n

Bristol City winger Albert Adomah, who has won two caps, has also missed out on making the squad.<\/p>\n

Stevanovic has named a 25-man squad, which will have to be whittled down to 23 before the tournament starts.<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adam Kwarasey, Daniel Adjei, Ernest Sowah<\/p>\n

Defenders:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samuel Inkoom, John Paintsil, Daniel Opare, Masahudu Alhassan, Lee Addy, John Boye, John Mensah, Jonathan Mensah, Isaac Vorsah<\/p>\n

Midfielders:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles Takyi, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, Derek Boateng, Anthony Annan, Mohammed Abu, Kwadwo Asamoah, Sulley Muntari, Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew<\/p>\n

Strikers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emmanuel Baffour, Prince Tagoe, Derek Asamoah, Asamoah Gyan, Jordan Ayew<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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