{"id":71984,"date":"2023-05-30T18:25:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/30\/no-local-player-in-black-stars-squad\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T18:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:25:18","slug":"no-local-player-in-black-stars-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/30\/no-local-player-in-black-stars-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"No local player in Black Stars squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Black Stars coach Chris Hughton has named\u00a0a 24-man squad for the matchday five games of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Madagascar.<\/p>\n

Ghana will be hosted at the\u00a0Stade Kianja Barea in Antananarivo on Sunday, June 18, 2023.<\/p>\n

However, for the second time, the squad does not have any Ghana Premier League player despite Hughton\u2019s extensive monitoring of the local league.<\/p>\n

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It is unknown if Hughton, who has been appointed on a 21-month deal, will offer an explanation as to why there was no local player.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars must secure either a victory or a draw against Madagascar away from home to secure qualification for next year\u2019s AFCON tournament in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Ghana sits top of Group E with eight points.<\/p>\n

The last inclusion of local-based players in a Black Stars squad occurred in November 2022, when Daniel Afriyie Barnieh of Hearts of Oak and Ibrahim Danlad of Asante Kotoko were called up for the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars, who are four-time African champions, are aiming to end the country\u2019s 41 years AFCON trophy drought.<\/p>\n

Squad below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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