Hudson Odoi, Nketiah & Tariq Out As Coach Otto Addo Names 33 Man Squad for 2023 AFCON Qualifiers

• Ghana coach Otto Addo has announced his squad to play in next month's AFCON qualifiers and international friendlies
• The squad does not include Callum Hudson-Odoi, Eddie Nketiah, Tariq Lamptey and Inaki Williams, all who have appeared on the radar of the Ghana Football Association
• Ghana will play Madagascar and the Central Africa Republic as well as participate in a four-nation pre-World Cup tournament to be staged in Japan next month

The newly confirmed Coach Otto Addo-led four-man Black Stars technical team have announced a 33-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the international friendlies.

Ghana will square off against Madagascar on June 1 before playing the Central Africa Republic four days later. The Black Stars will also be involved in the Kirin Cup tournament in Japan next month as part of preparations for the World Cup.

The four-time African champions will be welcoming the services of experienced midfielder Mubarak Wakaso, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Jonathan Mensah after the trio missed out on the World Cup qualifiers in March.

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Meanwhile, two locally-based players namely Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Augustine Okrah have also earned their call-ups to coach Otto Addo's squad but the key absentee is vice-captain Thomas Partey, who is recuperating from his thigh injury sustained in April.

Below is the squad for the AFCON qualifiers and pre-World Cup friendlies:

Goalkeepers: Joseph Wollacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates), Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen)

Defenders: Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Dennis Odoi (Fulham), Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Baba Abdul-Rahman (Reading FC)

Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Real Mallorca), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (St. Pauli), Elisha Owusu (Gent), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen FC)

Wingers: Osman Bukari (Nantes), Joseph Paintsil (Genk), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting Lisbon), Christopher Antwi Adjei (Bochum), Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew), Augustine Okrah (Bechem United), Andre Ayew (Al Sadd), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Stade Rennes)

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Strikers: Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City), Felix Afena-Gyan (AS Roma), Kwasi Okyere-Wriedt (Holstein Kiel), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Braydon Manu (SV Darmstadt), Benjamin Tetteh (Yeni Malatyaspor), Daniel Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak)

Thomas Partey misses out on Ghana's squad ahead of 2023 AFCON qualifiers

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the Black Stars have been dealt a massive injury blow as deputy skipper Thomas Partey is set to miss Ghana's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.

Partey sustained muscle damage in a Premier League fixture against Jordan Ayew's Crystal Palace in February and is currently recuperating.

Despite returning to full-scale training at Arsenal, the midfield linchpin will miss next month's qualifiers and international friendlies, according to reports emerging in the local media.