Ghana names squad for Nations Cup qualifiers

Ghana has named a strong 23-man squad for the back-to-back 2015 African Cup of Nations football qualifiers against Guinea.

Maxwell Konadu, assistant 'Black Stars' coach, who has been handed temporary charge of the side, made two changes to the squad that faced Uganda and Togo in the September qualifiers, reports Xinhua.

South Africa-based Kwabena Adusei makes Ghana's 23-man squad selected for the double 2015 qualifiers.

The 'Black Stars' will travel to Casablanca, Morocco, for the Group E fixture Oct 11 with the return game scheduled for the northern regional city of Tamale the following Wednesday.

Morocco will host the 30th edition of AFCON from Jan 17 to Feb 8, 2015.

Winners and runners-up of each group and also the third-best team will join Morocco for the final tournament.

Ghana placed fourth at the 2013 edition of the tournament in South Africa.

Ghana Squad:

Defenders: Fatau Dauda (Chippa United, South Africa); Adams Stephen (Aduana Stars); and Razak Braimah (Mirandes FC, Spain); Yaw Frimpong (T.P. Mazembe FC, Congo DR); Harrison Afful (Esperance FC, Tunisia); Awal Mohammed (Maritzburg, South Africa); Baba Rahman (FC Augsburg, Germany); Jeffery Schlupp (Leicester City, England); Kwabena Adusei (Mpumalanga Black Aces, South Africa); and Jonathan Mensah (Evian FC, France).

Midfielders: Emmanuel Agyeman Badu (Udinese, Italy); Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar, Russia); Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus, Italy); Mubarak Wakaso (Celtic, Scotland); Atsu Christian (Everton, England); Asante Solomon (T.P. Mazembe FC, Congo DR.); Edwin Gyimah (Black Aces, South Africa); Afriyie Acquah (Parma FC, Italy); and Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France).

Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE); Jordan Ayew (Lorient, France); Abdul Majeed Waris (Trabzonpor, Turkey); and David Accam (Helsenborg, Sweden).