{"id":48435,"date":"2023-03-23T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T17:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/23\/andre-ayew-dropped-as-chris-hughton-names\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T17:20:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T17:20:18","slug":"andre-ayew-dropped-as-chris-hughton-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/23\/andre-ayew-dropped-as-chris-hughton-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Ayew dropped as Chris Hughton names"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, has named his\u00a0starting XI for the first leg of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers against Angola today.<\/p>\n

Ghana will host\u00a0Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium this afternoon with kick-off scheduled for 16;00GMT.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lawrence Ati-Zigi, who kept the post at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is in post.<\/p>\n

He will be protected by a back four comprising centre-back pair Alexander Djiku and Daniel Amartey.<\/p>\n

Thomas Partey is starting as the main man in midfield alongside Edmund Addo.<\/p>\n

In-form Ajax attacker, Kudus Mohammed keeps his place in the team.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jordan Ayew, Kamaldeen Sulemana, and Inaki Williams are leading the lines.<\/p>\n

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Chris Hughton, who has signed a 21-month deal, will be hoping on a win note to keep Black Stars at the top.<\/p>\n

Ghana will travel to Luanda for the reverse game on March 27 in the matchday four games of the qualifiers.<\/p>\n

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