Black Stars coach C.K Akonnor named a 32-man home-based squad that has began preparation for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations double-header qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe.
Ghana are scheduled to take on the Bafana Bafana in round five of the qualifiers before tackling Sao Tome and Principe in the final qualifier.
The Black Stars are tied on 9 points at the top of the standings in Group C after four matches with two games left.
The team will later be joined by other foreign-based players for the two qualifiers. These players are to report to the M Plaza Hotel in Accra at 10am on Monday, February 15, 2021.
Here SPORTSWorldGhana takes a look at the 2020/21 seasonal numbers behind the striking department of Akonnor’s squad. The seven strikers combine to give us 47 goals this season.
Strikers: Kwame Pepprah (King Faisal), Diawusie Taylor (Karela United FC), Kwame Opoku (Asante Kotoko), Joseph Esso (Dreams FC), Evans Etti (Accra Lions FC), Andy Kumi Francis (Unistar Academy), Welbeck Takyi (Tano Bofoakwa)
Diawisie Taylor -Karela United – 10 goals
Kwame Peprah – King Faisal – 8 goals
Kwame Poku – Asante Kotoko – 7 goals
Joseph Esso – Dreams FC – 7 goals
Evans Etti – Accra Lions FC – 7 goals in DOL
Welbeck Takyi – Bofoakwa Tano – 8 goals in DOL
Andy Kumi Francis – Unistar Academy – 7 goals in DOL
