{"id":336413,"date":"2017-01-02T11:43:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T11:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/01\/02\/latif-blessing-fatau-dauda-drooped-as-avram-grant-names-26-man-provisional-squad\/"},"modified":"2017-01-02T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T11:43:08","slug":"latif-blessing-fatau-dauda-drooped-as-avram-grant-names-26-man-provisional-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/02\/latif-blessing-fatau-dauda-drooped-as-avram-grant-names-26-man-provisional-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Latif Blessing, Fatau Dauda drooped as Avram Grant names 26-man provisional squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Monday,  2 January 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>sportsworld.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-01-02<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1483635352_464_70159661.295.jpg\" alt=\"Latif Blessing 7\" title=\"Latif Blessing 7\" width=\"295\" height=\"141\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File photo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana Coach Avram Grant has dropped Ghana Premier League best player Latif Atta Blessing and Fatau Dauda in 26-man provisional team for UAE training ahead of Gabon AFCON 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana named a 26-man provisional team for the Black Stars training tour of the United Arab Emirates ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1483635352_718_15838013.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Andre Ayew, Daniel Amartey, Jordan Ayew, Andy Yiadom, Thomas Partey, Christian Atsu, Adam Kwarasey and captain Asamoah Gyan who were not in the country will meet the team in Dubai to continue preparations for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>For the players that trained here, our sources reveal coach Avram Grant has put defenders Nuru Sulley and Rashid Sumaila on Standby-the two players can only make the squad should Jonathan Mensah and Edwin Gyimah not passed fit.<\/p>\n<p>Austria Lustenau striker Raphael Dwamena and sensational Schalke 04 Bernard Terkpetey have made the squad. Another massive inclusion is Ebenezer Ofori of Swedish side AIK.<\/p>\n<p>Several other players who all trained with the team including Ghana Premier League player of the season Latif Blessing, Godsway Donyo, David Accam and goalkeepers Lawrence Ati-Zigi and Fatau Duada have all been dropped<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 44 updated by: 8 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Monday, 2 January 2017 Source: sportsworld.com 2017-01-02 File photo Ghana Coach Avram Grant has dropped Ghana Premier League best player Latif Atta Blessing and Fatau Dauda in 26-man provisional team for UAE training ahead of Gabon AFCON 2017. 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