[ 2014-06-01 ]

Ghana name final FIFA World Cup squad
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah trimmed his 26-man party
down on Sunday, with Leicester City full-back
Schlupp and Helsingborg midfielder Accam both
failing to make the cut.

The duo join Jerry Akaminko in missing out on a
place in Brazil, after the Eskisehirspor defender
sustained a broken ankle in the closing stages of
Ghana's 1-0 friendly defeat to the Netherlands on
Saturday.

The 26-year-old is set for three months on the
sidelines and will require surgery.

Of the 23-man squad, 16 players are set to make
their World Cup debut for Ghana in Brazil, while
captain Asamoah Gyan and midfielder Sulley Muntari
will make a third finals appearance and are among
the more senior members of the squad.

The duo were a part of the sides that reached the
last 16 and quarter-finals in 2006 and 2010
respectively.

Ghana face one more warm-up friendly with South
Korea, before beginning their World Cup campaign
against the United States on June 16, while they
will also face Germany and Portugal in a difficult
Group G.

Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars), Fatau
Dauda (Orlando Pirates), Adam Kwarasey
(Stromsgodset)

Defenders: Harrison Afful (ES Tunis), John Boye
(Rennes), Samuel Inkoom (Dnipro), Jonathan Mensah
(Evian), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege), Rashid
Sumaila (Mamelodi Sundowns).

Midfielders: Afriyie Acquah (Parma), Albert Adomah
(Middlesbrough), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese),
Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Christian Atsu
(Chelsea), Andre Ayew (Marseille), Michael Essien
(Milan), Wakaso Mubarak (Rubin Kazan), Sulley
Muntari (Milan), Mohammed Rabiu (Kuban Krasnodar)

Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Marseille), Kevin-Prince
Boateng (Schalke), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain), Abdul
Majeed Waris (Valenciennes)

Source - allsports.com.gh

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