The Black stars of Ghana will be hoping to win the Nations cup for a record 5th times in Equitorial Guinea, a feat they last achieved in over 3 decades. However they will be without some notable key players due to one reason or the other.



Striker Asamoah Gyan will captain the squad once again and will shoulder much of the goal scoring reponsiblities.

Ghana's full Squad:


Goalkeepers:

Razak Braimah(Mirandes, Spain), Fatau Dauda(AshGold) and Ernest Sowah(Don Bosco, DR Congo)

Defenders:

Harrison Afful (Esperance, Tunisia), John Boye (Ercryesspor,Turkey), Jonathan Mensah(Evian, France), Awal Mohammed (Maritzburg, South Africa), Baba Rahman (Augsburg, Germany), Gyimah Edwin (Mpumulanga Black Aces,South Africa) Daniel Armatey (FC Copenhagen, Denmark).

Midfielders:

Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar, Russia), Emmanuel Agyemang- Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie Acquah (Parma, Italy), Solomon Asante (T.P Mazembe, DR Congo), Christian Atsu (Everton, England), Mubarak Wakaso (Celtic, Scotland), Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), David Accam(Chicago Fire, USA).


Stikers:

Jordan Ayew(Lorient, France), Mahatma Otoo (Songdal, Norway), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE), Kwesi Appiah ( Crystal Palace, England).


Notable absentees:

Jeffrey Schlupp and Majeed Waris; Injury

Michael Essien.

Samuel Inkoom.

Gk, Adam Kwarasey.

Sulley Muntari; world cup misconduct.

Kevin Prince Boateng; world cup misconduct.


Ghana's Group C Fixtures

19 Jan V Senegal in Mongomo

23 Jan V Algeria in Mongomo

27 Jan V South Africa in Mongomo


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it's cos nairaland doesnt seem to be in the afcon mood and we all know y

it's cos nairaland doesnt seem to be in the afcon mood and we all know y

we dont want to rub it in their faces.

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Alright, no probs.


Anyway, whether or not they are not in the mood, you will see their mood by the time the tournament starts proper especially with surprise results.