2022 WCQ: Kudus, Partey, and Duncan return as Rajevac names squad for Zimbabwe games

Arsenal’s Thomas Partey, Ajax’s Kudus Mohammed and Fiorentina’s Alfred Duncan have been named in coach Milovan Rajevac’s provisional 32-man provisional squad to face Zimbabwe in two FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month.

Partey and Kudus missed Ghana’s games against Ethiopia and South Africa earlier this month due to injury while Duncan was left out by then head coach CK Akonnor.

The list includes Swindon Town FC goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott – a 26 year old shot stopper who has been given his first International call up.

Asante Kotoko youngster Danlad Ibrahim makes a return to the squad.

Ghana host Zimbabwe at the Cape Coast Stadium on October 9 before traveling to Harare for the reverse fixture on October 12, 2021.

Ghana’s Provisional squad

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati- Zigi (FC St. Gallen), Richard Atta (Hearts of Oak), Ibrahim Danlad, (Asante Kotoko), Jojo Wallocott (Swindon Town)

Defenders:  Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Andrew Yiadom (Reading FC), Ismail Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko), Gideon Mensah (Bordeaux), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).

Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Baba Idrissu (Real Mallorca), Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina), Emmanuel Lomotey (Amiens), Mubarak Wakaso, (Shenzhen FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht), Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Steadfast FC).

Forwards: Andre Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Kamaldeen Suleymana (Rennes), Tariq Fosu-Henry (Brentford FC), Joel Fameyeh (Orenburg), Yaw Yeboah (Wisła Kraków), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha FC), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), Benjamin Tetteh (Yeni Malatyaspor)