By Betsefy
Arsenal’s Thomas Partey and Athletic Bilbao’s Inaki Williams are among the players to be named in Ghana‘s 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup.
Ghana have been one of the last teams to release their squad for the tournament despite the fact that their Group H campaign will begin against Portugal on November 24.
The Black Stars will also take on South Korea and Uruguay in their section, with the national team bidding to reach the knockout round of the competition for the third time, following on from their last-16 spot in 2006 and run to the quarter-finals in 2010.
As well as Partey and Williams, a strong squad also includes Leicester City’s Daniel Amartey, in addition to Southampton’s Mohammed Salisu and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Tariq Lamptey.
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Andre Ayew, as expected, is included, with the 32-year-old bidding to add to the 107 caps and 23 goals that he has managed for the national side.
Jordan Ayew is also in, with the Crystal Palace forward the second-highest goalscorer in the squad, finding the back of the net on 20 occasions in 82 appearances.
Bristol City’s Antoine Semenyo is also included, but there is no position in the squad for Palace midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp, which is arguably the biggest surprise in terms of absentees.
Ghana had allegedly been hopeful of convincing Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi to switch his international allegiance in time for the tournament, but the 22-year-old has delayed a decision on his future at this level.
Ghana squad for World Cup:
Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen), Danlad Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko), Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen); Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Abdul-Rahman Baba (Reading), Alexander Djiku (Racing Strasbourg), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre), Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot); Andre Ayew (Al Sadd), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (SC Freiburg), Elisha Owusu (Gent), Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Salis Abdul Samed (Racing Lens); Daniel Afriyie (Hearts of Oak), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon), Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City), Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Stade Rennes), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
