Milovan Rajevac invites five local players in Black Stars AFCON provisional squad
FootballEngland-base stars Thomas Partey, Daniel Amartey and Jordan Ayew join Black Stars camp
- Ghana's Black Stars players who ply their trade in the English Premier League have joined their teammates in camp in Doha
- Thomas Partey, Daniel Amartey and Jordan Ayew join the team in Tuesday as preparations continue for the Nations Cup
- Goalkeeper Jojo Wollacot who plays in the English lower divisions also arrived on Tuesday
Arsenal star Thomas Partey, Daniel Amartey of Leicester City and Crystal Palace's Jordan Ayew have arrived at the Black Stars camp in Qatar ahead of the AFCON 2021.
The English-based stars and Swindon Town goalkeeper Joseph Luke Wollacot joined the team as preparations continued for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon this month.
In photos posted on Twitter, sighted by SportsBrief.com, the players immediately zoomed into training as coach Milovan Rajevac supervised practice.
The arrival of the trio is huge boost for Ghana coach as the team eyes AFCON success at the tournament which begins on Sunday, January 9, 2021.
All three have been in top form before their arrival, with Thomas Partey scooping a Man of the Match award in Arsenal's defeat to Manchester City.
Jordan Ayew was also adjudged Palace's Player of the Match in the 3-2 defeat to West Ham United on New Year's day.
And Daniel Amartey was rock-solid as Leicester defeated Liverpool in the English Premier League a week ago.
The Black Stars have almost a full house in training as captain Andre Ayew joined from his base in Qatar with goalkeeper Jojo Wollacot also joining.
Spain-based Baba Iddrisu also arrived on Tuesday after featuring in Real Mallorca's 1-0 defeat to Barcelona on Sunday.
Baba Rahman and Andy Yiadom are yet to join the team and it is uncertain if Mohammed Kudus will be at AFCON 2021.
England based players expected in camp on Tuesday
Earlier, SportsBrief.com reported that, five players, today, are expected to join the rest of the Ghana Black Stars team already preparing for the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Doha, Qatar.
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FootballCaptain of the Ghana Black Stars, Andre Ayew, his brother, Jordan Ayew, goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott, Arsenal's Thomas Partey, and Leicester City's Daniel Amartey are the players expected in Doha today, Tuesday.
Coach Milovan Rajevac will most likely oversee training with a near full house ahead of the friendly against Algeria tomorrow, with only Kamaldeen Baba Iddrisu, Baba Rahman and a few others still absent.