[ 2021-03-19 ]

Black Stars to Engage Uzbekistan In International Friendly
The Ghana Football Association is delighted to
announce an International friendly between Ghana
and Uzbekistan on Thursday, March 25, in Tashkent,
Uzbekistan.

The GFA has therefore decided to honour the match
with a chunk of the home-based players who have
been preparing in Accra for the Africa Cup of
Nations qualifiers as the Association intends to
utilize fully, the opportunity in the March FIFA
window with this useful exercise.

The team will also use the match as a dress
rehearsal for the 2021 WAFU Cup of Nations in
Nigeria and the upcoming CHAN qualifiers.

As a result, Coach of the home-based Black Stars,
Ibrahim Tanko has named a 20-man squad for the
friendly. With a number of these players currently
training with the Black Stars in Accra, he has
decided to make some few additions for the game.

Samuel Ashie Quaye, Percious Boah and Afriyie
Barnieh of the victorious Black Satellites team
have been drafted in.

Accra Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Richard Atta has
also been called up.

The team will depart Accra on Monday, March 22,
play the game on Thursday, March 24 and return on
Friday, March 26, 2021.

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Joseph Addo (Aduana FC), Richard Atta
(Hearts of Oak), William Essu (Vision FC)

Defenders: Christopher Nakai Nettey (Asante
Kotoko), Imoro Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko), Yussif
Mubarik (Asante Kotoko), Joseph Adjei (Legon
Cities), Yiadom Konadu (WAFA), Dennis Korsah
(Ebusua Dwarfs), Samuel Ashie (Great Olympics)

Midfielders: Justice Blay (Medeama SC), Moro
Salifu (Bechem United), Rashid Nortey (Medeama
SC), Michel Otou (Great Olympics), Maxwell Nii
Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics), Agyenim Boateng
(Dreams FC)

Strikers: Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak),
Percious Boah (Dreams FC), Kwame Pepprah (King
Faisal), Diawusie Taylor (Karela United)

Source - Ghana FA

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