On-loan Chelsea defender Abdul Baba Rahman has been omitted from the Black Stars squad list for next month's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar.
Baba Rahman, who recently suffered English Championship relegation with Reading FC, couldn't make the final 24-man squad announced by Ghana coach Chris Hughton on Tuesday morning.
The tough-minded full-back made eighteen league appearances for Reading FC in the just ended season. He is expected to return to his parent club, Chelsea in June.
Hughton has selected a 24-player group for the crucial game. The squad includes the return of Alidu Seidu and Kwasi Okyere Wriedt, while Ernest Nuamah, who plays for Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga, receives his first call-up to the senior national team due to his impressive performances.
Additionally, Nicholas Opoku, a defender from Amiens, Patrick Kpozo, based in Moldova, and Majeed Ashimeru, a midfielder from Anderlecht, have been recalled to the squad.
Ghana currently leads their Africa Cup of Nations Cote D'Ivoire 2023 qualifying group with 8 points from two wins and two draws in the first four matches. The match against Madagascar will be held at Stade Kianja Barea in Antananarivo at 17:00 local time.
Here is the full squad:
Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Joseph Wollacott (Charlton Athletic), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen)
Defenders: Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), Nicholas Opoku (Amiens)
Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Majeed Ashimeru (Anderlecht), Salis Abdul Samed (Lens), Edmund Addo (Spartak Subotica)
Wingers: Joseph Painstil (Genk), Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), KamalDeen Sulemana (Southampton), Ernest Nuamah (FC Nordsjaelland)
Attackers: Andre Ayew (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (Holstein Kiel).
