Manchester Metropolis ahead Antoine Semenyo and Villarreal midfielder Thomas Partey headline Ghana's 28-man squad for subsequent month's FIFA World Cup, however injured playmaker Mohammed Kudus has been ignored on account of season-ending harm.
Coach Carlos Queiroz named the squad on Monday as Ghana opened its pre-World Cup coaching camp in Cardiff forward of the June 2 pleasant in opposition to Wales.
Kudus was not included after a quadriceps harm and subsequent restoration setback curtailed his season at Tottenham Hotspur.
The 25-year-old was projected to overlook a number of months after struggling the harm in opposition to Sunderland, however was anticipated to return forward of the World Cup.
The membership later reported the Ghana worldwide suffered a setback throughout rehabilitation that might require surgical procedure, which put his World Cup participation unsure on the time.
His absence deprives Ghana of its main attacking midfielder and one in every of its most influential gamers during the last 4 years.
Additionally absent from the squad is Mohammed Salisu. The AS Monaco centre-back ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a league recreation in opposition to Olympique Lyon in January, and Ghana's workforce physician Dr. Prince Pambo confirmed earlier this 12 months that his nine-month restoration timeline guidelines him out of the match.
“Mohammed Salisu will miss the World Cup; his knee harm requires 9 months to get better,” Dr. Pambo informed Asempa FM.
Queiroz, nevertheless, welcomed again a number of gamers coming back from long-term accidents.
Olympique Lyon winger Ernest Nuamah returns for the primary time in virtually a 12 months after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament harm that sidelined him for greater than 12 months.
Former Chelsea left again Baba Abdul Rahman was additionally recalled for the primary time since September 2023 after a powerful season with Greek facet PAOK, the place he made 35 appearances with three targets and three assists throughout all competitions.
Rayo Vallecano defender Abdul Mumin can be again after recovering from an ACL harm, whereas Rennes defender Alidu Seidu and Saint-Étienne midfielder Augustine Boakye additionally return after injury-hit seasons in Europe.
Ajax teen Paul Reverson obtained his first senior call-up after impressing with the Dutch membership's youth setup.
Athletic Bilbao striker Iñaki Williams, who had missed a number of latest nationwide workforce matches by harm and health issues earlier within the season, returned to the squad, which is led by captain Jordan Ayew and Leicester Metropolis winger Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.
Ghana will open their Group L marketing campaign in opposition to Panama in Toronto earlier than going through England in Boston and Croatia in Philadelphia.
The Black Stars started coaching Monday at Dragon Park in Cardiff.
Ghana's Black Stars provisional squad
Goalkeepers: Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Joseph Anang (St. Patrick's Athletic), Solomon Agbasi (Accra Hearts of Oak), Paul Reverson (Ajax).
Defenders: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alidu Seidu (Rennes), Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Jonas Adjetey (Wolfsburg), Kojo Oppong Peprah (Good), Alexander Djiku (Spartak Moscow), Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Villarreal), Kwasi Sibo (Actual Oviedo), Augustine Boakye (Saint-Étienne), Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjaelland), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester Metropolis).
Forwards: Kamal Deen Sulemana (Atlanta), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester Metropolis), Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry Metropolis), Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzen), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Jordan Ayew (Leicester Metropolis).
