OFFICIAL: Chris Hughton announces Ghana’s final 27-man squad for 2023 AFCON; Baba Rahman, Issahaku Fatawu & others DROPPED

Ghana coach Chris Hughton announced on Monday his 27-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, set to be held in Cote D’Ivoire in mid-January.

Hughton had announced a 55-man preliminary squad last month, and while the final squad includes a lot of familiar faces, it also saw the exclusions of many players such as Baba Rahman, Fatawu Issahaku, whiles Ghana Premier League stars Jonathan Sowah, Rchmond Lamptey, and Fatawu Hamidu made the cut for the Ghana’s quest to end 41-year-old trophy drought.

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Arsenals’ midfielder, Thomas Teye Partey is also out of the squad.

The squad is as follows:

GOALKEEPERS:
Lawrence Ati Zigi
Richard Ofori
Jojo Wollacott

DEFENDERS:
Alidu Seidu
Dennis Odoi
Kingsley Schindler
Gideon Mensah
Fatawu Hamidu
Daniel Amartey
Nicholas Opoku
Alexander Djiku
Mohammed Salisu

MIDFIELDERS:
Samed Salis
Baba Iddrisu
Majeed Ashimeru
Elisha Owusu
Richmond Lamptey
Mohammed Kudus
Andre Ayew
Ransford Konigsdorffer
Osman Bukari
Joseph Paintsil
Jordan Ayew
Ernest Nuamah

FORWARDS:

Iñaki Williams
Antoine Semenyo
Jonathan Sowah