Partey dropped as Otto Addo names Ghana squad for Angola, Niger AFCON qualifiers

Ghana coach Otto Addo has made the bold decision to drop captain Thomas Partey for the upcoming 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Angola and Niger.

The decision seems to be recompense for Partey’s withdrawal from the national team roster last month, citing an injury, although he refused to travel down for assessment.

At a press conference on Thursday, Addo announced his 25-man squad as the Black Stars aim to make the most of their slim chances of qualifying for the AFCON.

The Black Stars will face Angola in an away tie next Friday, November 15, 2024, before hosting Niger in Accra three days later.

Kudus, Jordan Ayew lead latest Black Stars squad

Ghana’s squad is led by West Ham United star Mohammed Kudus, Leicester City duo Jordan Ayew and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo and Athletic Bilbao’s Inaki Williams.

The goalkeeping options are Lawrence Ati Zigi, Joseph Wollacott and Abdul Nurudeen. In defence, Alidu Seidu, Tariq Lamptey, Alexander djiku and Gideon Mensah are all present.

Elisha Owusu, Michael Baidoo, Ibrahim Sulemana, Ibrahim Osman and Francis Abu make up the midfield options.

Meanwhile, three players from the Ghana Premier League have also been invited, namely; FC Samartex’s Isaac Afful, Asante Kotoko’s Emmanuel Antwi and Nations FC’s Razak Simpson.

Ghana’s currently occupy the third position in Group F of the AFCON qualifiers, five points below Sudan and a further five behind leaders Angola.

This means Ghana need Sudan to lose their last two qualifying matches, while Addo’s side must equally win their own games to secure qualification.

See the Black Stars’ 25-man squad to face Angola and Niger below:

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