BREAKING: GHANA RELEASES SQUAD LIST FOR AFCON 2017

The Postponed squad list announcement by the Ghana FA has been settled as promised and Coach Avram Grant held a Press Conference to announce his squad for the 2017 AFCON that will take place in Gabon.

Notable names appeared on the list like Veteran highest goal scorer in all competitive tournament for Ghana Asamoah Gyan, Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey and the Ayew brothers all made the squad.

 

Coach Avram Grant during press conference

Here is the 26-man squad for the team camping in Al Ain, UAE that made up the squad list:

Goalkeepers: 

Razak Braimah (Cordoba, Spain), Adam Kwarasey (Rosenborg, Norway), Richard Ofori (Wa All Stars)

Defenders: 

Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA), Andy Yiadom(Barnsley, England), Baba Rahman (Schalke, Germany), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), (John Boye (Sivasspor,Turkey), Jonathan Mensah (Anzhi, Russia), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City, England), Edwin Gyimah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa).

Midfielders: 

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy),Afriyie Acquah (Torino, Italy), Mubarak Wakaso (Panathinaikos, Greece),Christian Atsu (Newcastle, England), Ebenezer Ofori (AIK Stockholm, Sweden), Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Samuel Tetteh (Leifering, Austria), Joseph Larweh Attamah (Başakşehir, Turkey).

Forwards:

Asamoah Gyan (Al Ahli, UAE) Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa, England), Abdul-Majeed Waris (Lorient, France), Bernard Tekpetey (Schalke, Germany), Rahpael Dwamena (Austria Lustenau, Austria), Andre Ayew (West Ham, England), Ebenezer Assifuah (Sion, Switzerland).

However, the target set by the Coach for the tournament is to win it but they will have to focus first on qualifying from one of the "tough" groups in the competition.