Black Stars to open camp on Monday

Ghana will open camping on Monday ahead of Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash with Malawi in Accra.

Majority of the Black Stars players are expected to arrive in Monday night having played for their clubs in Europe on Sunday.


Just two of the foreign-based player have arrived so far with striker Asamoah Gyan the first to land in the country for the game.


The Al Ain attacker landed in Accra on Thursday and has been keeping himself fit with his personal training ahead of the arrival of his colleagues.


Defender Isaac Vorsah, who signed a lucrative deal with Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, arrived on Sunday night.


The home-based players have also arrived in the team’s camp and as most of the players are based in Europe.

They are expected to land on Monday night ahead of the team’s first training session on Tuesday morning in the Accra Sports Stadium.


Coach Kwesi Appiah called up 24 players for the game.


The Black Stars will host Malawi in Accra on 8 September in the first-leg of the final qualifier for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.


They will travel to Monrovia three days later to play Liberia in an international friendly.


Squad

Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey (Stromgodset, Norway), Ernest Sowah (Berekum Chelsea), Fatau Dauda (AshantiGold)


Defenders: Daniel Opare (Standard Liege, Belgium), Harrison Afful (Esperance, Tunisia), Razak Nuhu (Stromgodset, Norway), Samuel Inkoom (Dnipro, Ukraine), John Boye (Rennes, France), Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim, Germany), Jerry Akaminko (Eskisehirspor, Turkey), Rashid Sumaila (Kotoko)


Midfielders: Anthony Annan (Osasuna, Spain), Isaac Coffie (Chievo, Italy), Derek Boateng (Dnipro, Ukraine), Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese, Italy), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus, Italy), Christian Atsu (Porto, Portugal), Solomon Asante (Berekum Chelsea), Andre Ayew (Marseille, France)


Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Marseille, France), Boakye Yiadom (Juventus, Italy), Emmanuel clottey (Berekum Chelsea), Abdul Majeed Warris (Hacken, Sweden), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE).