2022 World Cup playoff: Black Stars hold first training session with 7 players

The Black Stars held their first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday afternoon with seven players ahead of their World Cup playoff against bitterest rivals Nigeria.

The Black Stars are scheduled to take on the Super Eagles on Friday, March 25 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja for a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be played in Qatar later this year.

Despite the Ghana FA not announcing the squad for the aforementioned games, seven players who are Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Abdul Manaf, Joojo Wallacot (Swindon Town), Andy Yiadom (Reading), Dennis Korsah (Hearts of Oak), Abdul Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon) and Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol) were the first to train today.

A full house is expected by the close of the day. The team will depart Accra for Kumasi on Tuesday to begin preparations for the first leg of the playoff scheduled for Friday, March 25 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

Meanwhile, the technical team is expected to announce the squad for the playoff tomorrow. AS Roma youngster Felix Afena Gyan has been included in the team and will honor the call-up.

French-born Gent midfielder Elisha Owusu is also expected to make the squad. Dutch-born and Willem II right back Leeroy Owusu is not expected to be in the squad after the Ghana FA failed to complete his nationality switch in time for the game.

Jeffrey Schlupp has reportedly not been included in the squad, while Osman Bukari and Majeed Waris are reportedly in the standby list.