Yahaya Mohammed surprisingly breaks into Ghana's 2013 Africa Cup of Nations squad

Dec 13, 2012 3:00:00 PM

Coach Kwesi Appiah has announced his charges for the 29th edition of the Nations Cup in South Africa as he seeks to end Ghana's 31-year trophy drought

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has announced a 26-man squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Surprisingly six locally-based players and 20 foreign-based ones which includes Amidaus Professionals' in-form attacking midfielder Yahaya Mohammed.

Mohammed scored nine goals in nine Glo Premier League appearances this season.

Olympique Marseille striker Jordan Ayew, defender Samuel Inkoom and AC Milan’s Sulley Muntari did not make the cut as speculated by a section of the media early on.

Appiah will prune the register down to a final 23-man roster for the tournament after the Black Stars’ training camp in the United Arab Emirates.

Below is the full list of the 26-man provisional squad:

Name	Club
Goalkeepers:
Adam Kwarasey	Stromsgodset
Fatau Dauda	AshantiGold
Daniel Adjei	Liberty Professionals
Defenders:
Harrison Afful	Esperance
Jerry Akaminko	Eskisehirspor
John Boye	Rennes
Richard Kissi Boateng	Berekum Chelsea
Jonathan Mensah	Evian
Awal Mohammed	Maritzburg
John Paintsil	Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Isaac Vorsah	Red Bull Salzburg
Rashid Sumaila	Asante Kotoko
Midfielders:
Christian Atsu	FC Porto
Albert Adomah	Bristol City
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu	Udinese
Anthony Annan	Osasuna
Kwadwo Asamoah	Juventus
Solomon Asante Berekum	Chelsea
Andre Ayew	Marseille
Derek Boateng	Dnipro
Rabiu Mohammed	Evian
Mubarak Wakaso	Espanyol
Forwards:
Asamoah Gyan	Al Ain
Richmond Boakye Yiadom	Sassuolo
Emmanuel Clottey	Esperance
Yahaya Mohammed	Amidaus Prof

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