Ghana head coach Otto Addo has called up Brandon Thomas-Asante and Ibrahim Sulemana for the first time as the Black Stars prepare to face Mali and Central African Republic in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
West Bromwich Albion’s Thomas-Asante was born in England and eligible to play for either the Three Lions, the Black Stars or Jamaica while Sulemana plays in Italy with Cagliari who were relegated from the Serie A.
Among the regular names called up were Tariq Lamptey in defence, West Ham United’s Mohammed Kudus and Arsenal’s Thomas Partey in midfield and Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo in the attack.
🚨Head Coach Otto Addo has named the squad for our upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Mali and Central African Republic.
🆕 Fresh Additions: Ibrahim Sulemana, Brandon Thomas-Asante
🇬🇠#BlackStars will face Mali on June 6, 2024, at Bamako’s Stade 26 Mars,… pic.twitter.com/fPN0V7a7YL
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Ghana have one win and a defeat after two games in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and must find their winning rhythm to stand a chance of making it to the finals in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Full Ghana squad list
Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati-Zigi (FC St. Gallen), Jojo Wollacott (Hibernian FC), Fredrick Asare (Asante Kotoko)
Defenders: Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre), Ebenezer Annan (Novi Pazar), Mohammed Salisu (AS Monaco), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), Alexander Djiku (Fenerbahce), Alidu Seidu (Stade Rennais), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Midfielders: Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United), Ernest Nuamah (Olympique Lyon), Salis Abdul Samed (RC Lens), Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari), Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Edmund Addo (Radnicki Nis), Elisha Owusu (AJ Auxerre), Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge)
Forwards: Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City ), Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Ibrahim Osman (FC Nordsjaelland), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion)
