Ghana’s head coach Otto Addo has announced the squad for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR) in June.

The 26-man squad will start their campaign with a trip to Bamako to face the Eagles on June 6, followed by a home match against the Central African Republic in Kumasi on June 10.

The squad features debut call-ups for Cagliari midfielder Ibrahim Sulemana and West Bromwich forward Brandon Thomas-Asante. Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Frederick Asare is the only home-based player included.

Addo has retained several key players for these crucial matches, including fit-again Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Alexander Djiku (Fenerbahce), Alidu Seidu (Stade Rennes), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Salis Abdul Samed (RC Lens), and Mohammed Salisu (AS Monaco).

Striker Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) and wingers Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City), Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), and Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade) are also in the squad.

Notably, seven players are confirmed injured and will miss the double-header: Baba Iddrisu, Majeed Ashimeru, Inaki Williams, Joseph Paintsil, Nathaniel Adjei, Dennis Odoi, and Daniel Amartey. Long-term injuries have also sidelined Daniel Kofi Kyere and Joseph Aidoo.

The squad will convene on Thursday morning to begin preparations at the University of Ghana Stadium, training for six days before departing for Bamako on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

Squad List:

Goalkeepers:

• Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen)
• Jojo Wollacot (Hibernian FC)
• Frederick Asare (Asante Kotoko)

Defenders:

• Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre)
• Ebenezer Annan (FK Novi Pazar)
• Mohammed Salisu (AS Monaco)
• Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir)
• Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano)
• Alexander Djiku (Fenerbahce)
• Alidu Seidu (Stade Rennes)
• Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Midfielders:

• Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United)
• Ernest Nuamah (Lyon)
• Salis Abdul Samed (RC Lens)
• Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari)
• Edmund Addo (FK Radnicki Nis)
• Thomas Partey (Arsenal)
• Elisha Owusu (AJ Auxerre)
• Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge)

Forwards:

• Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade)
• Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City, on loan from Sporting CP)
• Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth)
• Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)
• Ibrahim Osman (FC Nordsjaelland)
• Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton)
• Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich)

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