Ghana have only 18 players available for the upcoming Kirin Soccer Cup four-nation tournament which will be held in Japan from Friday, June 10 to Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
The Black Stars arrived in Japan on Wednesday without several players who have withdrawn from the squad for the tournament.
Ghana take on the host country in the semi-finals of the 21st edition of the international friendly tournament at the Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe on Friday.
Otto Addo’s side will later face either Chile or Tunisia in the 3rd place playoff or in the finals on Tuesday at the Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka.
First choice goalkeeper Jojo Wollacot, Gideon Mensah, Jonathan Mensah, Richard Ofori, Antoine Selorm Semenyo and Elisha Owusu didn’t travel with the team to the Asian country for the two friendlies.
There are other players who also withdrew from the team due injuries, ailments or permission to return to their clubs to hold talks over a possible move away this summer transfer.
The players left for the four-nation tournament are as follows:
GOALKEEPERS:
Lawrence Ati-Zigi
Abdul Manaf Nurudeen
DEFENDERS:
Alidu Seidu
Dennis Nkrumah Korsah
Daniel Amartey
Andy Kyere Yiadom
Abdul Rahman Baba
MIDFIELDERS:
Edmund Addo
Mubarak Wakaso
Mohammed Kudus
ATTACKERS:
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
Andre Ayew
Jordan Ayew
Benjamin Tetteh
Felix Afena-Gyan
Kwasi Okyere Wreidt
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh
Christopher Antwi-Adjei
