The coach of Ghana’s senior national football team, Milovan Rajevac, has invited 24 players for the crucial joint CAN/2010 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho, but there are no major changes in the team that lost 0-1 to Libya. The team has seven local players, three of them strikers, according to the Ghana Football Association. Ghana needs a handsome win to clinch an automatic place in the next round of the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations competitions. Gabon is the other country in the group.
The full squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Richard Kingston (Wigan Athletic, England), George Owu (El Masry, Egypt), Isaac Amamoo (Etasellat, Egypt).
Defenders: John Paintsil (Fullham, England), Harrison Afful (Gomoa Feyernood, Ghana), Samuel Inkoon (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), John Boye (Stade Rennes, France), David Addy (Randers FC, Denmark), John Mensah (Olympique Lyon, France), Eric Eddo ( P SV Eindhoven, Holland), Jonathan Quartey (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa).
Midfielders: Daniel Yeboah (Liberty Professionals, Ghana), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan, Italy), Anthony Annan (Staeback, Norway), Haminu Dramani, (Locomotive Moscow, Russian), Moussa Narry (Auxerre, France), Stephen Appiah (unattached), Agyeman Badu (Berekum Arsenals, Ghana).
Strikers: Junior Agogo (Zamalek, Egypt) Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda, Holland), Yaw Antwi (Liberty Professionals, Ghana), Eric Bekoe (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), Kwadwo Poku (Asante Kotoko), Prince Tagoe (Al-Ittifaq, Saudi Arabia).
