Striker Kwabena Owusu will have to settle for a place on the bench for the second game in a row as head coach Ibrahim Tanko has named an unchanged team to face Cote d’Ivoire in the semi finals of the AFCON U-23 tournament in Egypt.
Owusu came off the bench to great effect in the last group game against Mali, netting a brace to power the Meteors to the last four.
It appears Tanko is hoping to bring on the Leganes forward when similar magic is required against the cross-country neighbours.
Tanko’s team remains unchanged from the 2-0 win over Mali.
Kick off is at 2pm Ghana time at the Cairo International Stadium.
Ghana finished second in group A with four points and a victory will send them to Friday’s final. The Meteors will have to finish the tournament in the top 3 in order to book a spot in the 2020 Olympic games.
Ghana XI vs Cote d’Ivoire:
Kwame Baah (GK) –
Kingsley Fobi
Edward Sarpong
Zackaria Fuseini
Habib Mohammed
Emmanuel Lomotey,
Yaw Yeboah (C),
Michael Agbekpornu
Evans Mensah,
Robin Polley,
Samuel Obeng
Subs
Richmond Ayi
William Denkyi
Nurudeen Abdullai
Evans Wusu
Simon Zibo
Abass Issah
Kwabena Owusu