Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin
Ashanti Region dominated the list of selected players following the nationwide tour for Ghana's U17 male national team with the Garden City producing nine of the 40 selected players for the second phase of the trials.
The Upper East Region surprisingly tied with Western Region at second with six players each from the two regions selected among the players after coach Paa Kwesi Fabin spent nearly one month combing the country for talents.
Brong Ahafo, one of the key hubs of talents in the country disappointingly produced just five budding talents while Northern Region produced four talents to be four highest producer on the list.
Greater Accra, the key talent producer for Ghana, could only have three players along with Central Region while Volta Region and Upper West unsurprisingly produced just one talent each.
In Greater Accra over 1,000 players turned up to be observed by the coach and the fact that only three were deemed fit for the Black Starlets shows the lack of depth in talent in the capital ravaged by the lack of playing pitches.
Following the successful nationwide tour of the recruitment team of the Male National Under-17 team, the technical team of the Black Starlets selected 40 players for the Phase Two of the selection process.
The selected players are requested to report for camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram on Thursday 4th February, 2016 by 4pm.
The said players must arrive in camp with two passport size pictures and training kits consisting of hose, shin guards and boots.
The selected 40 players will engage in further trials with players from selected academies and selected players from Airtel Rising Stars before a final list of 35 players is selected to form the 2016/2017 National Under-17 Black Starlets squad.
The intensive selection exercise in Prampram is scheduled to last two weeks.
Below is the list of 40 players selected from the nationwide tour:
NO. NAME REGION POSITION
1 Tawfik Yahuza Northern Goal Keeper
2 Sylvester Simba Northern Striker
3 Abdul Aziz Yakubu Northern Striker
4 Sandan David Abagna Northern Midfielder
5 Abdul Rauf Abubakar Upper East Striker
6 Abdul Razak Yussif Upper East Defender
7 Benjamin Aloma Upper East Defender
8 Isaac Ayamga Upper East Midfielder
9 Robert A. Ayamga Upper East Winger
10 Sumaila Musah Upper East Striker
11 Bukari Abdul Rafiu Upper West Goal Keeper
12 Ahmed Ramzy Yussif Brong Ahafo Striker
13 Nuhu Sule Brong Ahafo Midfielder
14 Samuel Nyarko Brong Ahafo Striker
15 Sulemana Mohammed Brong Ahafo Midfielder
16 Silas Kyeremah Brong Ahafo Midfielder
17 Abdul Abrahim Ashanti Striker
18 Frederick Agyemang Ashanti Midfielder
19 Rashid Ibrahim Ashanti Winger
20 Hassan Seidu Salia Ashanti Midfielder
21 Tigasi Matthew Ashanti Goal Keeper
22 Michael Nii Armah Okai Ashanti Goal Keeper
23 Osman Faisal Ashanti Defender
24 Emmanuel Toku Ashanti Striker
25 Faisal Adam Ashanti Midfielder
26 Evans Akuteye Western Defender
NO. NAME REGION POSITION
27 Obed Yankey Western Midfielder
28 George Ashie Western Defender
29 Lawal Abubakar Western Striker
30 Obed Appiah Western Midfielder
31 Abdul Malik Alkhalifa Western Defender
32 Isaac Adu Mensah Central Defender
33 Kwadwo Asamoah Central Midfielder
34 Gideon Acquah Central Defender
35 Emmanuel Sebbie Eastern Striker
36 Paul Tetteh Addour Eastern Defender
37 Benjamin Ofori Boateng Volta Defender
38 Eric Ayiah Gt. Accra Midfielder
39 Jonathan Nana Donkor Gt. Accra Midfielder
40 Ibrahim Selly Seydou Gt. Accra Goal Keeper
