AFCON 2021: “I strongly believe this squad will deliver” – Milovan Rajevac, Black Stars Head Coach

Head coach for the Ghana senior national soccer team, Black Stars today announced a 30-man provisional squad at the GFA Secretariat for preparations in Qatar ahead of the AFCON 2021 to come off in Cameroon.

The Serbian trainer insists the squad he handed a call up to are belligerent to deliver during the AFCON.

Ghana will be competing in Group C, the group that includes Morocco, Gabon and Comoros.

With the hope reaching the destination, coach Milovan revealed “I strongly believe this is the list of the players that are ready to fight for the country and ready to deliver so I believe in those guys and it’s a great feeling you hear from some of them we call; that they say that I was waiting for this call throughout my life so definitely I believe that these group of players are ready to deliver, they are ready to fight and they don’t have any doubt and the determination for this country is very high so I strongly believe that they will make everybody proud.” He stated.

The four time African champions will commence preparations in Doha Wednesday and wrap up with a friendly against the title holders, Algeria before the departure for Yaounde on January 5th.

Check full squad below

Goalkeepers: Joseph Wolacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen)

Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Khalid Abdul Mumin (Vitoria de Guimaraes)

Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Real Mallorca), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal FC), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), David Abagna (Real Tamale United), Salis Abdul Samed (Clermont Foot)

Wingers: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC), Samuel Owusu (Al-Fayha), Kamal Deen Suleymana (Rennes FC), Dede Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Joseph Paintsil (Genk)

Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Richmond Boakye Yiadom (Beitar Jerusalem), Maxwell Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Benjamin Tetteh (Malatyaspor)

Source: ghanasportspage.com