AFCON:Ghana names final squad for AFCON 2015

hana coach Avram Grant has named his final 23-
man squad that will travel to Equatorial Guinea to
participate in this month's Africa Cup of Nations.
The squad, which is dominated by foreign-based
players, sees several players named for their
maiden appearances in African football's flagship
event.
Youngsters Baba Rahman, Daniel Amartey, Frank
Acheampong David Accam and Kwesi Appiah will all
be making their first appearances at the Africa Cup
of Nations.
Injury to striker Abdul-Majeed Waris means
Norway-based attacker Mahatma Otoo has been
given a late call-up to join the squad.
England-based defender Jeffrey Schlupp was also
excluded from the squad because of an injury that
will rule him out of action for about three weeks.
Defender Samuel Inkoom, midfielder Ibrahim Moro
and Kwabena Adusei, who were part of the
provisional squad were all left out of the final 23-
man squad.
The Black Stars will be led at the tournament by
captain Asamoah Gyan who joins Andre Ayew,
Jonathan Mensah, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and
Mubarak Wakaso will provide the needed
exeperience for the tournament in Equatorial
Guinea.
The Black Stars have been drawn against Senegal,
Algeria and South Africa in Group C.
Ghana squad
Goalkeepers: Razak Braimah (Mirandes, Spain),
Fatau Dauda (AshGold) and Ernest Sowah (Don
Bosco, DR Congo)
Defenders: Harrison Afful (Esperance, Tunisia),
John Boye (Erciyesspor, Turkey), Jonathan Mensah
(Evian, France), Awal Mohammed (Maritzburg,
South Africa), Baba Rahman (Augsburg, Germany),
Gyimah Edwin (Mpumalanga Black Aces, South
Africa), Daniel Amartey, (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)
Midfielders: Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar, Russia),
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie
Acquah (Parma, Italy), Solomon Asante (T.P.
Mazembe, DR Congo), Christian Atsu (Everton,
England), Mubarak Wakaso (Celtic, Scotland), Andre
Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France), Frank
Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), David Accam
(Chicago Fire, USA)
Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Lorient, France), Mahatma
Otoo (Songdal, Norway) Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain,
UAE), Kwesi Appiah (Cambridge United, England).
Source: Ghana FA