Asamoah Gyan X1 4-3 Stephen Appiah X1

A band of players led by striker Asamoah Gyan beat a Stephen Appiah-captained team 4-3 on Thursday at Ghana’s pre-World Cup training match in Paris, France. Ghana’s provisional 29-man squad had to play among themselves after plans to engage Auxerre and Montpellier collapsed at the eleventh hour.

A young looking Gyan XI was composed of players like goalkeeper Daniel Agyei, Dede Ayew, Dominic Adiyiah, Lee Arday, Kwadwo Asamoah, Isaac Vorsah.

Captain Gyan was on target, Hoffenheim striker Prince Tagoe scored two goals and AC Milan forward Dominic Adiyiah sealed it.

The Appiah XI paraded Richard Kingson, Hans Adu-Sarpei, Laryea Kingston, Derek Boateng, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie.

Mathew Amoah found the back of the net and substitute Sulley Muntari hit a double for Stephen Appiah’s team.

Latecomers Anthony Annan and Sulley Muntari in the second half as head coach Milovan Rajevac shuffled his personnel on both sides.

Gyan XI: Daniel Agyei/Stephen Ahorlu, Samuel Inkoom, Rahim Ayew, Isaac Vorsah, Lee Addy, Bernard Kumordzi/Anthony Annan, Kwadwo Asamoah, Prince Tagoe, Dominic Adiyiah, Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew/Kevin-Prince Boateng

Appiah XI: Richard Kingson/ Stephen Adams, John Paintsil, Hans Adu-Sarpei, Eric Addo, Jonathan Mensah, Derek Boateng, Laryea Kingston, Kevin-Prince Boateng/Sulley Muntari, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Stephen Appiah, Mathew Amoah

Trio sit out World Cup training match

Ghana trio-John Mensah, Haminu Draman and Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu sat out Thursday’s training match played at their pre-World Cup camping base in Paris, France.

Mensah, whose loan spell at Sunderland was plagued with injuries, is making steady progress and did not take risk by playing in the match.

A source told Ghanasoccernet.com the decision to rest the huge centre-back is precautionary.

Agyeman-Badu is making recovering from a knee injury he picked up during a Serie A match for Udinese.

Draman suffered a knock in training and was excused from yesterday’s practice match.

The trio are expected to be fully fit for next week’s international friendly against Holland in Rotterdam.