FIFA WC Q: Abdul Ismail Ganiu and four others dropped from Black Stars squad for Zimbabwe doubleheader

Asante Kotoko SC defender, Abdul Ismail Ganiu together with four other players have been dropped from the final Black Stars squad for Zimbabwe clash. 

Ghana have a scheduled doubleheader against the Warriors in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. 

Head Coach Milovan Rajevac named 32 man-provisional list initially before trimming it down to 27 who are set for camping in Cape Coast.

Players who were omitted from the final list include, Mubarak Wakaso, Tariqe Henry Fosu, Alfred Duncan, Emmanuel Gyasi and Abdul Ismail Ganiu. 

The team will commence preparations on Tuesday, October 5 ahead of the first leg on Saturday in Cape Coast before the second leg in Harare on October 12.

Ghana are on three points in Group G, while Zimbabwe lies bottom with none after two games. South Africa lead the group with 4 points followed by Ethiopia with 3 points.

Ghana’s 27-man squad   

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati- Zigi (FC St. Gallen), Richard Atta (Hearts of Oak), Ibrahim Danlad, (Asante Kotoko), Jojo Wallocott (Swindon Town)

Defenders:  Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Andrew Yiadom (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Bordeaux), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).

Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Baba Idrissu (Real Mallorca), Emmanuel Lomotey (Amiens), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht), Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Steadfast FC).

Forwards: Andre Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Kamaldeen Suleymana (Rennes), Joel Fameyeh (Orenburg), Yaw Yeboah (Wisła Kraków), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha FC), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), Benjamin Tetteh (Yeni Malatyaspor)