AFCONQ 2025: Nuamah & Sulemana return to Ghana squad

Ernest Nuamah (L) of Lyon in action against Francisco Ortega of Olympiacos during the UEFA Europa League occer match between Olympique Lyon and Olympiacos in Lyon, France, 26 September 2024. EPA/YOAN VALAT

by Austin Ditlhobolo

Saturday Oct 05, 2024. 15:29

Ghana head coach Otto Addo has announced his 25-man squad that will face Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

Olympique Lyon forward Ernest Nuamah and Ibrahim Sulemana of Atalanta have made a return to the squad after recovering from injury setbacks that kept them out of last month’s qualifiers.

The Black Stars will play Sudan at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, October 10 before traveling to Libya for the reverse fixture at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium in Benina, Libya, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Ghana are currently placed third in the Group F standings – five points behind leaders Angola with four matches left.

Full squad list:

Goalkeepers: Joseph Wollacot, Frederick Asare, Lawrence Ati-Zigi

Defenders: Alexander Djiku, Alidu Seidu, Tarik Lamptey, Abdul Munin, Salisu Mohammed, Jerome Opoku, Kingsley Schindler, Gideon Mensah, Isaac Afful

Midfielders: Mohammed Kudus, Thomas Partey, Elisha Owusu, Majeed Ashimeru, Ibrahim Sulemana, Ernest Nuamah, Ibrahim Osman, Fatawu Issahaku, Joseph Paintsil

Strikers: Antoine Semenyo, Inaki Williams, Jordan Ayew, Brandon Thomas Asante