Five Ghana Premier League players named in Black Stars squad for Somalia games

Five Ghana Premier League players have been named in the Black Stars squad for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Somalia, marking the highest number of locally based players in recent national team selections.The latest squad announcement by head coach Kim Lars Björkegren represents a notable increase in domestic representation, with only Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Benjamin Asare having featured in Ghana’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup earlier this year.