Ghana will battle Central Africa Republic in their final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday as both teams eye qualification to the tournament.
The Wild Beasts will face Ghana at the Baba Yara Stadium in a thrilling encounter in Kumasi.
The visitors must beat Ghana at all cost to secure qualification to the continental showpiece but Ghana are just a point away from securing a spot at the AFCON.
At the weekend, Ghana coach Chris Hughton unveiled his 25-man squad for the much-anticipated encounter, with Jonathan Sowah being the only local player to have made the squad.
Unfortunately for Hughton, seven key players have been ruled out of the crucial scheduled for Thursday as Ghana eyes record 24th AFCON qualification.
Deputy captain, Thomas Partey, Kamaldeen Sulemana, goalkeeper Jojo Wollacot, Daniel Amartey, Majeed Ashimeru, Benjamin Tetteh and Mohammed Salisu have all been ruled out.
Meanwhile, players like Richard Ofori, Antoine Semenyo, Inaki Williams, Elisha Owusu and Baba Rahman have made a return to the team.
FULL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers
Lawrence Ati-Zigi
Abdul Mana Nurudeen – benched
Richard Ofori – benched
DEFENDERS
Alidu Seidu
Kingsley Schindler
Stephan Ambrosius – benched
Joseph Aidoo
Alexander Djiku
Nicholas Opoku
Baba Abdul Rahman
Gideon Mensah
MIDFIELDERS
Abdul Samed Salis
Baba Iddrisu
Edmund Addo – not in action
Andre Ayew
Elisha Owusu
Mohammed Kudus
Ransford Koningsdorffer
FORWARDS
Inaki Williams
Antoine Semenyo
Jordan Ayew
Ernest Nuamah
Osman Bukari
Joseph Painstil
Jonathan Sowah
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Sylvester Ntim
