Ghana’s local national team is report to camp today ahead of their friendly international with the Japanese U-23 side in Tokyo next month.
The local Black Stars will report at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram under the tutelage of Maxwell Konadu who will oversee their preparations for this international fixture.
The Assistant Coach of the full national team, the Black Stars, has called up 25 players to prepare for this encounter which is being organized to test the battle readiness of both countries for important assignments.
Japan have qualified to the football tournament at the Rio Olympics coming up in August and want to test their strength against African opposition as they are group in a pool that also includes Nigeria.
With both Ghana and Nigeria having virtually the same playing style, the Japanese FA deems it right to play Ghana before they head to the Olympics.
Ghana will also use this game to test the readiness of the local players ahead of the qualifiers to the next African Nations Championships (CHAN) in Kenya in 2018.
FULL SQUAD:
GOALKEEPERS
1. RICHARD OFORI – WA ALL STARS
2. ROBERT DABOU – ASHANTIGOLD
3. MUNTARI TAGOE – MEDEAMA
DEFENDERS
4. HAFIZ ADAMS – WA ALL STARS
5. AMOS FRIMPONG – ASANTE KOTOKO
6. ABDUL BASHIRU – DREAMS FC
7. DANIEL DARKWAH – ADUANA STARS
8. KADRI MOHAMMED – ASHANTIGOLD
9. ABDUL GANIYU – WA ALL STARS
10. AHMED ADAMS – ASANTE KOTOKO
11. NICHOLAS OPOKU – BEREKUM CHELSEA
MIDFIELDERS
12. GOCKEL AHORTOR – INTER ALLIES
13. ISAAC TWUM – INTER ALLIES
14. ERIC KWAKWA – MEDEAMA
15. KWEKU ASUANDZIE – WA ALL STARS
16. SABHAN LARYEA – HEARTS OF OAK
17. LATIF BLESSING – LIBERTY PROFESSIONALS
18. EMMANUEL OCRAN – WA ALL STARS
19. SAMUEL TETTEH – WAFA
20. EVANS MENSAH – INTER ALLIES
21. EMMANUEL OSEI BAFOUR – ASHANTIGOLD
ATTACKERS
22. SADICK ADAMS – BEREKUM CHELSEA
23. RICHARD ARTHUR – WA ALL STARS
24. MUSAH IBRAHIM – HEARTS OF OAK
25. LAWSON BEKUI – DREAMS FC
Local Black Stars Move To Camp Ahead of Japan Friendly
