Ghana national team head coach, Otto Addo has named his squad that will take on Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup qualification playoff. The first leg will be played in Accra on 25th Match in Ghana while the second leg in Nigeria will be played four days later.The aggregate winner of the two-legged playoff will take one of the five slots allocated to Africa. Eight other teams will contest for the remaining slots.Addo has maintained a large chunk of the players that were part of the Ghana squad at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Captain Andre Ayew misses out through suspension while there is a place for Roma youngster Felix Afena Gyan who snubbed an AFCON call-up.Other notable inclusion are Daniel Amartey of Leicester City, Dennis Odoi who turns out for Fulham, Arsenal’s Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus of Ajax and Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew who is expected to be the main man upfront. Crystal Palace’s Jeffrey Schlupp and Southampton’s Mohammed Salisu is among those left out.Black Stars squad for play-offs against @NGSuperEagles #BringBackTheLove #BlackStars #GoBlackStarsGo #WCQ2022 #GHANGA pic.twitter.com/5h0HQuQ7Nr— Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) March 22, 2022 Full squad.Goalkeepers: Joseph Wollacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates), Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen)Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Dennis Korsah (Hearts of Oak), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Dennis Odoi (Fulham), Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes), Montari Kamaheni (Ashdod FC)Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Real Mallorca), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), Elisha Owusu (Gent)Wingers: Osman Bukari (Nantes), Joseph Paintsil (Genk), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting Lisbon), Christopher Antwi Adjei (Bochum), Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew)Forwards: Christopher Antwi Adjei (Bochum), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Kwasi Wriedt(Holstein Kiel), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)
