Thomas Partey Dropped as Chris Hughton Names Squad to Face CAR in Crucial AFCON Qualifier

• Black Stars coach Chris Hughton has named the squad for the CAR game
• Ghana will be without Arsenal star Thomas Partey for the game next week
• Baba Abdul Rahman, Elisha Owusu and Baba Iddrisu return to the team

Arsenal star Thomas Partey has not been named in the Ghana squad to face the Central African Republic in the final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next week.

Partey has reportedly picked an injury and will be out for a while, leaving Chris Hughton with no option than to name his team without his deputy captain.

His absence will be a huge blow for the Black Stars who need at least a draw to qualify for the tournament in Ivory Coast next year.

In a list published by the Ghana Football Association, Stephan Ambrosius and Baba Rahman return to the team while Medeama's Jonathan Sowah earns his first-ever Black Stars invite.

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Also included in the squad are midfielders Elisha Owusu and Baba Iddrisu. Goalkeeper Richard Ofori, who missed the World Cup due to injury is also back in the squad with Jojo Wollacot out due to a knock.

The players are expected to start arriving on Monday for the game slated for September 7 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, as reported by GHANASoccernet.

Below is the full squad for the CAR game:

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Richard Ofori

Defenders

Alidu Seidu, Kingsley Schindler, Stephan Ambrosius, Joseph Aidoo, Alexander Djiku, Nicholas Opoku, Baba Abdul Rahman, Gideon Mensah

Midfielders

Abdul Samed Salis, Baba Iddissu, Andre Ayew, Elisha Owusu, Edmund Addo, Mohammed Kudus, Ransford Koningsdorffe

Forwards

Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew, Ernest Nuamah, Osman Bukari, Joseph Painstil, Jonathan Sowah

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The four-time African champions failed to secure early qualification and will have to wait until the final game in Group E to confirm their participation at the tournament in Ivory Coast next year.

The Black Stars will host the Central African Republic in September with the hopes of securing one of the spots for AFCON 2023.