AFCON 2022Q: Baba Rahman, Afful, Boye return in Black Stars squad to face Sudan

Harrison Afful, John Boye, Mubarak Wakaso and Baba Rahman have all been recalled to the Black Stars team to face Sudan in an AFCON 2022 double header against Sudan.

CK Akonnor’s men will take on the North Africans in Cape Coast on November 12, 2020 before heading to Khartoum for the return leg scheduled for 5 days later.

Rahman and John Boye have both not featured for the national team since AFCON 2019, while Afful missed the AFCON is making a return for the first time in almost 2 years.

Wakaso meanwhile, was left out of the last squad that played Mali and Qatar in international friendlies earlier this month.

There is also a debut call up for German-born Jaimie Leweling. He has played four times for Bundesliga 2 side Greuther Furth this season, making one assist.

Squad list:

Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates FC), Razak Abalora (Asante Kotoko SC), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen)

Defenders: Baba Abdul Rahman (Chelsea FC), Gideon Mensah (Vitoria de Guimaraes, Afful Harrison (Columbus Crew FC), Anang Benson (MSK Zilina), Djiku Alexander (Strasbourg FC), John Boye (FC Metz), Nicholas Opoku (Amiens FC), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo)

Midfielders: Partey Thomas (Arsenal FC), Baba Idrissu (RCD Mallorca), Mubarak Wakaso (Jiangsu Suning FC), Emmanuel Lomotey (Amiens FC)

Forwards/Wingers:

Andre Ayew (Swansea City FC), Tariq Fosu (Brentford), Samuel Owusu (Al-Ahli Jeddah) Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace FC), Caleb Ekuban (Trabzonspor), Jamie Leweling (Greuther Furth), John Antwi (Pyramids FC), Jeffery Schlupp (Crystal Palace)

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