The Black Stars Squad for the matches against Congo and England  March 2011
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Addy, David Nii	21 February 1990	21	D	Associação Académica de Coimbra - Organismo Autónomo de Futebol, Portugal, on loan from FC Porto, Portugal	12	0
Addy, Lee	7 July 1990	20	D	FK Crvena zvezda, Serbia	17	0
Adiyiah, Dominic	29 November 1989	21	F	FK Partizan, Serbia, on loan from AC Milan, Italy	10	2
Adjei, Samuel	1 September 1980	30	G	Accra Hearts of Oak SC	37	0
Agyemang-Badu, Emmanuel	2 December 1990	20	M	Udinese Calcio, Italy	18	0
Agyemang-Prempeh, Nana Opoku	7 June 1989	21	M	Al-Ahly Doha, Saudi Arabia	9	0
	Opoku Agyemang lost his passport and was unavailable to travel to Congo
Annan, Anthony Gildas Kofi	21 July 1986	24	M	FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Germany	42	1
Asamoah, Kwadwo	9 December 1988	22	M	Udinese Calcio, Italy	26	1
Asamoah, Nathaniel	22 February 1990	21	F	Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC	0	0
Ayew, André Morgan Rami	17 December 1989	21	M	Olympique de Marseille, France	29	2
Boateng, Derek Owusu	2 May 1983	27	M	Getafe CF , Spain	23	3
Boateng, Kevin-Prince	6 March 1987 born in West Germany	24	M	AC Milan, Italy, on loan from Genoa CFC, Italy	8	1
Gyan, Asamoah	22 November 1985	25	F	Sunderland AFC, England	46	22
Inkoom, Samuel	1 June 1989	21	D	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	23	1
Kingson, Richard Paul Franck	13 June 1978	32	G	Blackpool FC, England	86	1
Kumordzi, Bennard Yao	21 March 1985	25	M	PAE Panionios GSS, Greece	8	1
Mensah, John	29 November 1982	28	D	Sunderland AFC, England, on loan from Olympique Lyonnais, France	70	0
Mensah, Jonathan	13 July 1990	20	D	Granada CF, Spain, on loan from Udinese Calcio, Italy	10	1
Muntari, Suleyman Ali	27 August 1984	26	M	Sunderland AFC, England, on loan from FC Internazionale Milano, Italy	59	18
Opare, Daniel Tawiah	18 October 1990	20	D	Royal Standard de Liége, Belgium	1	0
Paintsil, John	15 June 1981	29	D	Fulham FC, England	65	0
Sowah, Ernest	31 March 1988	22	G	Berekum Chelsea FC	0	0
Tagoe, Prince	9 November 1986	24	F	FK Partizan, Serbia, on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany	23	4
Vorsah, Isaac	21 June 1988	22	D	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany	19	0

Squad details correct up to and including Ghana's match against Congo on 27 March 2011.
Tallies taken from out-of-date GhanaWeb & NationalFootballTeams - treat with caution.

Diary

Monday, 14 March 2011 - Goran Stevanović has named his squad for the double header against Congo in the qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and England.  The Black Stars coach today released a 24-man squad to represent the nation for the upcoming fixtures.  Ghana plays the Congolese away in Brazzaville on March 27 in a crucial qualifier before turning their attentions to the friendly at the Wembley two days later. 
Stevanović hands Standard Liege's Daniel Opare a recall as Asante Kotoko striker Nathaniel Asamoah gets his first senior call up.  Asamoah Gyan, who is suspended for the game in Congo is also named in the squad as Ghana welcomes Opoku Agyemang back into the team after a long spell through injury.
Ghana are top Group I with a better goal difference though level on four points apiece with Sudan from their opening two games in the qualifying campaign.  Congo has three and Swaziland are yet to pick a point after with the qualifiers set to continue next year.

Thursday, 17 March 2011 - Kevin Prince Boateng could miss this month's crucial African Cup of Nations clash with Congo and the England friendly because of an ankle injury.  AC Milan have written to the Ghana FA to alert them of the troubling right ankle problem that is threatening to curtail his season. He aggravated the ankle problem during training on Wednesday which could rule him out of the two important matches later this month. Despite the warning, AC Milan have revealed that he has not been completely ruled out as he could recover for the weekend's clash with Palermo. Striker Emmanuel Clottey and defender Mohammed Awal on the stand-by list.

Tuesday, 22 March 2011 - Sulley Muntari gives Ghana's preparations for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo a major boost as he is expected in camp tomorrow.  The midfielder's participation in the game in Brazzaville was in doubt after he limped off with a calf injury after just 19 minutes for Sunderland in Sunday's 2-0 home defeat by Liverpool in the Premier League.

Wednesday, 23 March 2011 - It is likely AC Milan's midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng would be likely to play in Ghana's game against Congo if the Ghana Football Association is not convinced about his injury report, the FA's vice-president Fred Pappoe has hinted.  The German-born Ghanaian international pulled out of Sunday's vital African Cup of Nations match in Brazzaville claiming he aggravated an ankle injury after his Club's clash with Palermo last week.

Thursday, 24 March 2011 - Goran Stevanović says he will retain the same team from Congo when they face England in an international friendly next week Tuesday.  "We will retain the same team to travel to London for the England friendly but right now I will not speak anything about the England match since our main focus is on the match against Congo which is a must win for us," the Serbian said.

Friday, 25 March 2011 - Opoku Agyemang cannot make it for this weekend's qualifier against Congo after "mysteriously" losing his passport.  The Al Ahli player was scheduled to leave Qatar on Thursday morning to join his team mates in Nairobi, Kenya but was shocked to learn that he has misplaced his travelling document.  Agyemang was barred from travelling early this week and was asked to play in a crucial game for his club on Wednesday's before leaving but his dream has fizzled into thin air.  "I have asked the Police and Immigration officials who prevented me from travelling on Tuesday but there's still no response.  Initially I thought I left it in my money bag but I have searchederywhere and can't find it. I have also contacted the taxi drivers; maybe I left it in one of the them on my way back home after I was frustrated at the airport. I have spoken to Fred Pappoe (Ghana FA vice president) and we are looking at other options."

Sunday, 27 March 2011 - Sulley Muntari scored the third goal to give Ghana a convincing 3-0 win over Congo after a first half double by Prince Tagoe and Dominic Adiyiah.

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CG